Last update 18 February, 2023 by Alberto Llopis
The worst news has been confirmed. The death of Christian Atsu, soccer player 31 years that he was a member of the Turkish Hatayspor. After 11 days missing after the brutal earthquake that devastated a part of Turkey and Syria, The lifeless body of the soccer player was found among the rubble of the building of 9 flats where he lived. This has been confirmed by his agent publicly and all the media have echoed. Despite the fact that the news was released that he had been rescued alive a few weeks ago.
BREAKING: Hatayspor winger Christian Atsu has tragically been found dead following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. pic.twitter.com/awqZujvz9O
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 18, 2023
The news was reported that he had been rescued a few days ago
Although the news came out that he had been rescued alive a few weeks ago, finally the outcome has not been happy.
According to public the O'Bola newspaper at the time, football player Christian Atsu would have been found alive among the rubble of the earthquake that has affected the Hatay area. News that was later discarded. The Terribles earthquakes that devastated Syria and Turkey have left more than 50.0000 deceased and many thousands of others still not located among the rubble. And the world of football has not gotten rid of it. Volcano Demirel, former Turkish international and now Hatayspor manager, Atsu team, He asked in a heartbreaking message for help for the affected area.
Christian Atsu is not the only Hatayspor player affected by the earthquake
He former Malaga footballer among many other teams, was found dead after 11 days under the rubble. But other footballers of the Turkish team like Onur Ergun y Burak Oksuz were found alive and others as Kerim Alici they would have left on their own foot. Others like the sporting director of Hatayspor, Taner Smokes, would not have been found yet.
Volkan Demirel, exporter of Fenerbahce and now coach of Hatayspor, he sent a desperate message to the world while he could not contain the tears and disgust: “Aid. I want to ask you to send all the resources you have. It is not only Hatay or Antakya. Please, I ask you, for the love of God, there are people who are dying here”.