Vozinha dies after contracting in Chile, as his contract with Colo-Colo was terminated

• Colo-Colo said it learned about the termination of Vozinha’s contract 24 hours earlier, but that the player’s death was reported to the club three hours after the problem was communicated to the club.
• According to the 40-year-old goalkeeper, the match against Santyago, Chile, was terminated at 8:35 p.m. local time, and the player was attacked.
• AP was unable to confirm the details of the medical situation. According to AP, the death occurred after the player was taken to a hospital in Santiago. According to AP, the player died at 12.

Associated Press reports that the goalkeeper died in Santiago, Chile, on Monday after being taken to Colo-Colo after the match, which is believed to have been related to the contract dispute.

As AP reports, Vozinha’s contract was terminated by the club at 8:35 p.m. local time. The termination was made shortly after the player was injured in a match, and the club said it was done before the player’s death.

Colo-Colo said in a statement that Vozinha, 24-year-old, was a footballer who had died after a dispute over contract documentation related to the club’s business. After the match, the club said it had been informed that the player’s contract was terminated; however, the club said it had not received any information about the player’s death.

In addition to the termination of the contract, AP says it was not clear whether the medical situation was related to the dispute. According to AP, the club said that the termination was completed before the player was taken to the hospital. In a statement, Marca said that the termination of the contract might have been made before the player’s death.

According to AP information, the match was interrupted after the player was injured. Marca reports that the club’s contract termination was completed after the player’s death.

Vozinha, a Cape Verde international, died in Santiago. According to AP, the goalkeeper’s wife, who is also the mother of the player’s child, said that Vozinha may have been suffering from a heart condition. She said that the player’s death had been caused by the injury.

AP also adds that Vozinha had been transferred to Chile from G.D. Chaves in the summer. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Cape Verde team will face Japan, which will be led by coach Argetnini, and Colo-Colo will be in Group 32.

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