Luc De Rijck

Luc De Rijck (18 August 1965 – 4 April 1991) was a Belgian professional football player. He died at the age of 25 after suffering a heart attack.

Luc De Rijck

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-08-18)18 August 1965
Place of birth	Lier, Belgium
Date of death	4 April 1991(1991-04-04) (aged 25)
Place of death	Vosselaar, Belgium
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Lierse
1985–1986	KFC Rita Berlaar
1986–1991	KFC Turnhout
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

De Rijck was a leading top-scorer for his club and in the second division at the time of his death. His heart attack was initiated by an air bubble injected when he was connected to an oxygen machine at the club's physician offices.^[1]

See also

• K.V. Turnhout

References

1. Eddy Surmont (7 May 1993). "Le décès du joueur Luc De Rijck devant le tribunal correctionnel de Turnhout. Une machine à réoxygéner le sang au coeur du débat". Le Soir. Retrieved 23 September 2010.