Cristian Neamţu

Cristian Neamţu (22 August 1980 - 20 February 2002)was a Romanian football player.^[1]

Neamtu was the reserve goalkeeper of the Romanian First Division club FC Universitatea Craiova and was considered one of the country's most promising young keepers. ^[2]

The goalkeeper was pronounced dead after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage during a training session in Cyprus. The Craiova squad, had been training in Larnaca, Cyprus, ahead of the restart of the Romanian league programme.

Neamtu had been on a life-support machine at a Nicosia hospital after clashing violently with team-mate Marius Şuleap as he rushed out of his goal to clear from the midfielder. Suleap's knee accidentally struck the keeper's head, knocking him out.

References

1. ^ Deceased soccer players - Cristian Neamtu
2. ^ Romanian keeper dies

See also

• List of footballers who died while playing

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Name	Neamtu, Cristian
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Date of birth	22 August 1980
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Date of death	20 February 2002
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