Oleh Danchenko, a Ukrainian Defender was said to have died during a training session but was revived afterward.
The tragedy happened while the 28-year-old was at a training session in Turkey. He was on loan from AEK Athens to Zorya Luhansk.
As medical personnel raced to help him, Danchenko, a former Shakhtar Donetsk player who had competed in the Champions League, fell and experienced a heart attack.
According to Skai, a defibrillator was available at the scene for use on Danchenko by the members of the Austrian team.
He lay “dead” and without a pulse for a while, so it seemed to be failing.
He was eventually revived and transported by ambulance to an intensive care unit.
Shakhtar released the following on social media: “We wish Oleh Danchenko a speedy recovery 🙏.”
“Former player of Shakhtar have experienced clinical death at the training camp in Turkey.”
“Stay strong, we are with you 🧡”.
Danchenko’s terrifying health concern occurs only a year after the tragic death of his wife Viktoria in a vehicle accident at the age of 27.
When their Kia Cerato hit a truck and crashed a barrier on a highway, Oleh was also in the vehicle with her.
Tragically, Viktoria passed away at the scene of the accident.
Three years after they first connected on a train in 2017, the pair got hitched and stayed together untill her sudden demise.
Oleh Danchenko
Oleh Danchenko, a professional footballer from Ukraine who was born on August 1st, 1994, plays right back for Zorya Luhansk on loan from the Greek team AEK Athens.
Danchenko is a product of FC Metalurh Zaporizhya’s junior squad systems.
On March 22, 2014, he made his FC Chornomorets debut against SC Tavriya Simferopol in a Ukrainian Premier League match.
He signed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2016, however he continued to play on loan for FC Chornomorets for the duration of the six-month period.
He was assigned to FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan for the end of the 2018–19 campaign on January 31, 2019.
He committed to Rubin Kazan for four years on June 15, 2019.
The Russian Premier League imposed a new maximum of 8 foreign players for the 2020–21 season; the team was not required to register with the league.
He joined Ufa on loan with a buy option on August 15, 2020.
Danchenko officially signed with AEK Athens on January 31, 2021, for a deal that would last through the summer of 2024.
His wife passed away in a car accident the same day he signed his contract with Zorya Luhansk, on January 14, 2022.
Cardiac Arrest In Football
Many well-known football players have recently struggled with various cardiac conditions, which has prompted some of them to quit even before reaching their peak.
Here are some of the athletes that have so far experienced heart problems:
Iker Casillas
Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas Fernández is a retired professional football player.
After spending nearly a year on the sidelines due to a heart attack he had while participating in a training session with Porto in May 2019, he ended his playing career in February 2020.
Lilian Thuram-Ulien
French author and former defender in professional football Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien.
He signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain in June 2008, but it was soon terminated because he was found to have the same heart condition that had killed his sibling.
Due to his illness, he officially declared his retirement from professional football on August 2, 2008.
Dani Carvajal
Daniel “Dani” Carvajal Ramos is a right-back for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is a professional football player from Spain.
Carvajal was out of commission in October 2017 due to a cardiac problem. He made eight appearances during that season’s Champions League, which Madrid won for the third time in a row and a total of 13 times.
Sami Khedira
Former German professional football player Sami Khedira was a central midfielder.
He was forced to miss a month of work in February 2019 to receive therapy when it was determined that he had an abnormal heartbeat. On April 6, he started acting once more.
Kanu Nwankwo
Former football player Nwankwo Kanu represented the Iwuanyanwu Nationale of Nigeria, Ajax of the Netherlands, Inter Milan of Italy, and Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion, and Portsmouth of England.
Having a congenital heart problem since birth, Kanu underwent surgery in 1996. Having a congenital heart abnormality himself inspired Kanu to create the “Kanu Heart Foundation” in 2000.
Christian Eriksen
Eriksen who was then at Inter Milan was implanted with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), but as a result, he was not allowed to play in Serie A which forced him to move to the English Premier League.
Sergio Aguero
The football community was surprised when he made the announcement in December 2021 during a sad press conference.
