[Archived] RIP Christian Benitez

[KyleBRFC]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23492978

Wow terrible news RIP

[Tom]

Really sad news always rated him as a player as well had some real power and pace about him

[Amo]

Hearing stuff like this always makes me aware of my own mortality. If a professional athlete's heart can crap out on him, it can happen to a nobody like me. Sometimes you just never know when your number's up.

[roverandout]

rip, I bet it had something do with the heat in Qatar, makes you wonder if its wise having the world cup over there

[Lhrover]

RIP, was an amazing player.

used to sign him on fifa and FM almost every season. One of the most underrated strikers in world football

[hi-jaq]

Wow... thats no age to pass away.

Mrs freinds husband died at 45 recently and I thought that was bad.

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

RIP... cracking player, with the type of attitude on the pitch that every player should have, mega hard working and totally selfless.

[Ozz]

[Lathund]

rip, I bet it had something do with the heat in Qatar, makes you wonder if its wise having the world cup over there

Heat is the cause of appendicitis now is it?

(As per several sources who have reported it as being appendicitis turning into a more generalized peritonitis, which led to circulatory collapse)

[Butty]

Although he didn't score many at Birmingham when he was there you could see he was a powerhouse. Absolute tragedy he's died. RIP ChuCho.

[roverandout]

Heat is the cause of appendicitis now is it?

(As per several sources who have reported it as being appendicitis turning into a more generalized peritonitis, which led to circulatory collapse)

thanks for clearing that up as at the time I had no idea of the cause, as did no-one until later

[Guest Norbert]

Same way as Harry Houdini (possibly). Can't have been a nice way to go, although it surely must have been a slow burning problem not dealt with, or a sudden rupture.

You can see I have no medical knowledge here.