One of Indonesia’s iconic goalkeepers, Choirul Huda, has died in the line of duty when he collided with a team-mate during a football match.
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Thirty-eight year-old Huda played his entire career at Indonesia Super League outfit Persela, according to local reports.
He collided with his defender Ramon Rodrigues towards the end of the first half against Semen Padang when he rushed off his line to smother an attacking move from the opposition, but was unable to avoid Rodrigues, who was rushing back to clear his lines.
The veteran goalkeeper was still conscious immediately after the incident, holding his cheeks and looking dazed on the floor, but the situation soon became critical.
Huda later died in the Regional General Hospital in Lamongan where he was rushed to by medics, who earlier tended to him after the collision.
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