De La Red

[dreamiigd.livejournal.com]

Okay so i know it's not the 30th in many places yet but im gonna be busy tomorrow so i wanted to post it today. But hey, it's Saturday in Australia :)

Hey everyone, this is my first post so please bear with me. I've decided to do this because as im sure you're all aware, it's the 30th October. Which means, yes, Halloween's just around the corner but today also marks the two years Ruben de la Red has not been sashaying across numerous pitches and progressing through the ranks of football.


Unfortunately after much testing, doctors failed to find out what was wrong with him. He still has no idea what happened to him that night but he does know that playing could potentially kill him. After the deaths of footballers such as Antonio Puerta, he has been quoted as saying the following:
I have to think about Rubén before thinking about De la Red.

After missing the rest of the 2008/2009 season and also the 2009/2010 season, his shirt number was given to Raul Albiol but was told that he would have it back upon his return.

Everything that has happened to Ruben makes my heart ache.I hate knowing that medicine is not advanced enough to find out what's wrong with him ! He may be waiting around for years to come only to be told that he's never gonna play again. The 2 years he's been gone from football has obviously affected his form but i would love just to see him play with anyone/anything as long as it goes on for ninety minutes and his heart doesn't fail him. But honestly as much as i'd love to see this happen, i'm just glad that Ruben is still alive. He still has his family, friends and fans around him.
And a number of things that will keep him going on a day to day basis so let's just hope and pray for footballers, may no-one ever have to go through this again.

So talented :(

Also i think there should be a greater emphasis put on this subject as it seems to keep happening. Especially after what just happened to Miguel Garcia the other day :(

Comments

[julie77a.livejournal.com]

I saw him playing for Real Madrid when they came to Israel and he was AMAZING.
This is very very sad.

[anais-molko.livejournal.com]

loooooool i knew this :D

[dreamiigd.livejournal.com]

LOLOL! now we all know and i'm right there with you :D

[anais-molko.livejournal.com]

he's gonna be a great coach one day i can feel it

[scousing.livejournal.com]

:( you'd think that with the amount of technology in modern medicine we could do something.
keep fighting <3

[ttentten.livejournal.com]

thanks for posting this.

was there any truth to the rumour that mourinho was going to bring him on as a member of the coaching staff?

there was also an interesting article about heart problem's in football in SI:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/sid_lowe/10/28/spain.cardiac/

[lady-quark.livejournal.com]

the thing that Mou offered him a coaching staff job is trufax, yes.
I think Ruben hasn't made a decision yet, though.

[ttentten.livejournal.com]

i hope he takes it, though it's probably very hard to watch people play and not be able to yourself. i am so excited about zidane's decision to help out w the CL.

[lady-quark.livejournal.com]

yes. I've written this like a week ago, I want, truly want, him to be part of our coaching staff, because he belongs to us. but the mere idea that he'll have to watch all 'his' boys play while he himself 'only' gets to do the work for them ... I can imagine that to be tough as well. :/

and YEZ Zidane. so excited ...

[dreamiigd.livejournal.com]

you're welcome and i'm really not sure but i certainly hope so. Ruben will be awesome as a coach :)

Thanks for that, it really does make me wonder why it affects the spanish so much. i've heard of rare cases here and there but spain seems to top it all

[ttentten.livejournal.com]

*heart problems... blah.

[kalasoma.livejournal.com]

I read this piece by Sid Lowe only yesterday. Thanks for posting.

[lady-quark.livejournal.com]

I miss him sfm.
And even though he'll most certainly will be an amazing coach, I'll always miss him on the field.
He was a brilliant player and he could have achieved so much.

[dreamiigd.livejournal.com]

ikr? :( seriously he had so much going for him and then this happened. Ruben ftw

[lady-quark.livejournal.com]

eternal win.

[zparklemotion.livejournal.com]

I really hope he gets some kind of coaching job, working with the sport he loves &hearts

[kitty69lover.livejournal.com]

i can't help but feel a great sorrow every time i think of him and what happened and how his future was simply severed.

:(

[homunculus-10.livejournal.com]

I really hope that, whatever happens, his future isn't one that'll weaken his resolve.

[miselemeas.livejournal.com]

:(

I was only thinking about him the other day (when Garcia suffered a heart attack). It's such a shame he cannot play again until he finds out what's wrong and gets a diagnosis, even if it's the worst news given to him. It must be hell for him not knowing what caused him to collapse and just waiting to find out.

[piratesswoop.livejournal.com]

i hope he takes up the coaching job ♥

and ia, i really hope this brings more awareness to players to get checked for cardiovascular conditions. it seems like there have been so many athletes, mostly football and basketball players, who have died too young because of unknown or undetected heart issues.

[mila-casillas.livejournal.com]

This vid made me weepy. I love him sfm.

[motsdesoie.livejournal.com]

i really admire him

[leinyan.livejournal.com]

dhkdsdja that video. sad doesn't even begin to cover what has happened to him, or the other players who suffered similar fates.

[pettys.livejournal.com]

:'(