Emerson Leal, 2001 Copa do Brasil winner with Gremio, dies at 46
Former defensive midfielder Emerson Leal, a 2001 Copa do Brasil winner with Gremio, died on Tuesday (27) at the age of 46 in Esteio. He had been in hospital since 20 October after suffering a heart attack during a match with friends.
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O ex-volante Émerson Leal morreu nesta terça-feira, 27, aos 46 anos, em Esteio, na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Revelado pelas categorias de base do Grêmio e integrante do elenco campeão da Copa do Brasil de 2001, ele estava internado em estado grave na UTI do Hospital São Camilo desde 20 de outubro, após sofrer um infarto durante uma partida de futebol com amigos.
Naquele dia, Émerson atuava em um jogo recreativo havia cerca de 20 minutos quando passou mal. Recebeu os primeiros socorros no local de um médico que participava da partida, com massagem cardíaca até a chegada da equipe do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (Samu), e permaneceu sob cuidados intensivos ao longo da última semana. Dias antes, no sábado, o ex-jogador já havia relatado dores no peito após uma atividade esportiva.
Natural de Esteio, foi promovido ao elenco principal do Grêmio em 1999. Disputou 108 partidas e marcou cinco gols com a camisa tricolor, período em que participou da conquista nacional de 2001.
A trajetória do meio-campista também teve interrupções clínicas. No fim de 2004, após retornar de empréstimo ao Sport, exames do departamento médico gremista detectaram alterações cardíacas e motivaram seu afastamento preventivo dos gramados. Liberado em 2007, retomou a carreira defendendo o Juventude e ainda passou por Novo Hamburgo, Madureira, América-RN, Canoas e Novo Horizonte até encerrar as atividades esportivas.
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