It is not easy to play any game. On the field, where many players ration the name for the performance, the game also proves dangerous for many. Many players have died while playing on the field. Now such sad news has come from the football world. R Dhanarajan, the defender of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, has passed away. He died on Sunday night playing 'Sevens' football match at Perinthalmna in Malappuram district.
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Dhanarajan, 39, suddenly fell down during a football match at Perinthalman in the All India Sevens Football Tournament. Dhanarajan was part of the Perinthalmana Football Club and was playing against Shasta Medicals Thrissur. According to reports, the incident happened at 9 pm at the Perinthalamna Nehru Stadium. The organizers said that after the first half of the football match was over, Dhanarjan requested the referee to stop the game for a few minutes.
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Dhanarajan had complained of chest pain and then fell to the ground. A medical team, which was on standby, took him to the nearest hospital. However, one of the organizers, Abdul Aziz, said he died within minutes of arriving at the hospital. His body was then taken to Manjeri Medical College for postmortem. Dhanarajan was a part of the Sevens tournament for the last seven years and earlier played for the Santosh Trophy tournament in Kerala. Mohan Bagan, East Bengal, and Viva Kerala and concise captain lamp Mohammdns football club, Dnrajn Federation Cup held in Manjeri in 2014. In addition to playing for the big-name clubs like United.