Luc De Rijck Explained

Luc De Rijck
Birth Date:1965 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Lier, Belgium
Death Place:Vosselaar, Belgium
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Position:Striker
Years1:1983–1985
Clubs1:Lierse
Years2:1985–1986
Clubs2:KFC Rita Berlaar
Years3:1986–1991
Clubs3:KFC Turnhout

Luc De Rijck (18 August 1965 – 4 April 1991) was a Belgian professional football player. He died at the age of 25 after suffering a heart attack.

De Rijck was a leading top-scorer for his club and in the second division at the time of his death. His heart attack was initiated by an air bubble injected when he was connected to an oxygen machine at the club's physician offices.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le décès du joueur Luc De Rijck devant le tribunal correctionnel de Turnhout. Une machine à réoxygéner le sang au coeur du débat . Eddy Surmont . 7 May 1993 . . 23 September 2010.