Paul Burton Explained

Paul Burton
Fullname:Paul Jorge Burton Salvatierra
Birth Date:25 June 1992
Birth Place:Beni, Bolivia
Death Place:Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2011–2012
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2014
Clubs2:San José
Caps2:32
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Club Petrolero
Caps3:66
Goals3:1
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Oriente Petrolero
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:113
Totalgoals:1

Paul Jorge Burton Salvatierra (25 June 1992 – 11 December 2016) was a Bolivian footballer. Burton was left brain dead after a failed surgery for a herniated disc.[1] He died a few days later, on 11 December 2016.[2]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Mamoré2011Primera División80000080
2011–1250000050
Total130000000130
San José2012–13Primera División210001[3] 000220
2013–141100000110
Total320001000330
Club Petrolero2014–15Primera División3510000351
2015–16310002[4] 0330
Total661000020661
Oriente Petrolero2016–17Primera División20000020
Career total11310010201161
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Declaran con muerte cerebral a Paúl Burton . Paul Burton Declared Brain Dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161208015145/http://diez.bo/futbol/2016/12/06/declaran-muerte-cerebral-paul-burton-17958. 8 December 2016. 15 June 2020. dead. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Fallece el boliviano Paul Burton . Bolivian Paul Burton dies . 11 December 2016 . 15 June 2020 . marca.com . Spanish.
  3. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearances in the Relegation/promotion playoff