Alfredo Quintana, the Cuban goalkeeper of the Porto handball club and the Portuguese national team, died on Friday, at the age of 32, after failing to pass a cardiorespiratory arrest that he suffered last Monday, the club reported on its networks social.
The message we never thought to share: our dear Alfredo Quintana left today. You will be remembered forever as one of ours. A real Dragon. Rest in peace, Eternal Quintana!
🔵⚪#FCPorto #FCPortoSports pic.twitter.com/3bEf1714gO
– FC Porto (@FCPorto) February 26, 2021
“A message we never thought to share: our dear Alfredo Quintana left today,” Porto wrote on his Twitter profile. “You will always be remembered as one of us. A true dragon. Rest in peace, eternal Quintana!”, The message added.
Quintana was arrested during training and has since been treated in the intensive care unit of São João Hospital in Oporto.
The Spanish newspaper As He emphasized that the goalkeeper was in one of the best moments of his sporting career, as he had just shone with Portugal at the World Cup in Egypt. He added 72 games with the Portuguese team.
Last Sunday was his last game, when he played for his club’s victory in the Portuguese league against Aguas Santas (26-34), in a duel in which Quitana made 15 saves. Last Wednesday, Porto had a handball match in the Champions League against Meshkov Brest of Belarus, which was finally postponed, as the whole team was aware of the health of its goalkeeper.
Abanca Ademar’s captain, José Mario Carrillo, was “shocked” by the goalkeeper’s death and highlighted “the happiness he radiated and transmitted to those around him”.
“I have an indelible memory that I think I will always have with me, because, more than a partner, he was an extremely friendly and very close person, who always encouraged everyone even when things didn’t work out.” , added the sportswoman shared a team with him. Cuban.
Quintana left the island in 2009 and became a Portuguese citizen in 2014.