MADRID, 30 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Córdoba CF has confirmed this Thursday that the Serbian defender Dragi Gudelj wants to continue playing football with an automatic defibrillator implanted, after suffering ventricular tachycardia last Saturday that caused cardiac arrest and sudden death, according to a statement from the club.
“He wants to play again. Dragi Gudelj will soon be implanted with an ICD (implantable automatic defibrillator) device and could continue defending the Córdoba CF shield,” the entity reported.
According to the medical tests carried out on the footballer, who collapsed last Saturday during the match against Racing de Ferrol on matchday 29 of Group 1 of the First Federation, he suffered a ventricular tachycardia that caused cardiac arrest and, therefore, therefore, the sudden death suffered. “The rapid intervention of the medical services managed to save his life,” said Córdoba.
“The intention of the Cordovan defender is to play football again, following the example of players like Christian Eriksen. The Danish player suffered a sudden death in a Euro 2020 match and was able to compete again at the highest level. He plays in the Manchester United”, gave the entity as an example.
Finally, Córdoba wanted to “warmly thank the absolute predisposition and affection” with which Dragi Gudelj, brother of Nemanja, a Sevilla player, was treated by the professionals at the Reina Sofía University Hospital.