Posted on 01/14/2022 9:47:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former Mali international Ousmane Coulibaly, who suffered a heart attack on the pitch during a Qatar Stars League match last week, has thanked Colombia international James Rodriguez for helping to save his life.
The 32-year-old Coulibaly collapsed in front of the goal near the end of the first half of his team Al Wakrah's match against Al Rayyan at Doha's Al Gharafa Stadium and was treated by medical and ambulance staff before being stabilised in hospital.
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"Thanks to God and the work of these heroes I was saved," defender Coulibaly said in the post, while also thanking hospital staff and first responders at the match.
Coulibaly is not the first professional footballer to suffer a heart attack on the pitch.
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His team cut him, which shows they have a lot of heart.
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