Luciano van den Berg explained

Luciano van den Berg
Fullname:Luciano Thomas van den Berg
Birth Date:22 June 1984
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Almere, Netherlands
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:FC Abcoude
Youthclubs2:FC Omnniworld
Years1:2004–2005
Caps1:2
Goals1:0

Luciano Thomas van den Berg (22 June 1984 – 18 September 2005) was a Dutch football defender.

Club career

He made his debut for Stormvogels Telstar as a substitute against VVV Venlo in the 2004/2005 Eerste Divisie playoffs, immediately scoring the winning goal.[1] He started his first match against FC Zwolle the next season, on the day before he lost his life in a car accident.

Death

Van den Berg died in September 2005 when he lost control of his car, drove through a roadblock and crashed.[2] A close friend of Nigel de Jong, he was aged 21.[3] The club retired his number 22 in his honour.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://staantribune.nl/in-memoriam-luciano-van-den-berg/ In Memoriam: Luciano van den Berg
  2. http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1558224/2005/09/18/Telstar-voetballer-rijdt-door-wegafzetting-en-verongelukt.dhtml Telstar-voetballer rijdt door wegafzetting en verongelukt
  3. http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/telstars-luciano-van-den-berg-verongelukt.htm Telstars Luciano van den Berg verongelukt
  4. http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/10392/telstar-fans-herdenken-van-den-berg Telstar-fans herdenken Van den Berg