Hearts and black ribbons bloomed this Sunday on the Facebook pages of the young Vitor Godinho's relatives. The profile photos have been modified to pay tribute to this 14-year-old Portuguese teenager who died on March 29 while suffering from Covid-19 disease. A few days after the death in France of Julie, 16, Portugal records the youngest known victim in Europe of the pandemic of new coronavirus.
In a soccer jersey, a trophy in the hands, the pictures of the young smiling brown, lover of fustal (indoor football), are widely shared. "This time, you failed to triumph over this opponent, as you have done so many times. We are torn apart and speechless, ”deplores the Maceda Cultural and Leisure Center (CCRM), for which he played. "You have been, you are and you will always be an excellent partner," says a teammate.
Desta vez não conseguiste fintar este adversário, como tantas vezes fizeste! Estamos de rastos e sem palavras! Descansa em paz Campeão!
Gepostet von CCRM - Centro Cultural e Recreativo de Maceda am Sonntag, 29. März 2020Vitor Godinho was from Ovar, a municipality in the Aveiro district in the north-west of the country.
Wave of emotion in local clubs
The announcement of his death generated a wave of emotion among the local clubs, going so far as to touch the Portuguese Football Federation.
O Sport Clube Beira-Mar apresenta, à família, aos amigos e ao clube do atleta Vítor Godinho do CCRM - Centro Cultural e Recreativo de Maceda, os mais sentidos pêsames. # Paixãoaurinegra
Gepostet von Sport Clube Beira-Mar am Sonntag, 29. März 2020Its president, Fernando Gomes, broke a message on the FPF website: "It is with deep sadness that I send my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Vitor Rafael Bastos Godinho, a young futsal player at CCRM. In this hour of deep pain for all your loved ones, I also send a word of comfort to the whole football family of the Aveiro district who shares with us the sadness of such an early disappearance. "
Medical investigation in progress
The 14-year-old boy was admitted to São Sebastião hospital in Santa Maria da Feira on Saturday March 28. Diagnosed positive for Covid-19, he died early in the morning this Sunday.
Unlike Julie, the 16-year-old French high school student who died on March 25, who a priori had no comorbidities, Vitor suffered "from a complex clinical situation, with other serious pathologies," said the director general of health. Portuguese, Graça Freitas. The teenager was particularly affected by psoriasis, a disease that can weaken the immune system, reports the Portuguese daily Diário de Notícias.
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Graça Freitas therefore called for "a lot of reserve", pending the conclusions of the medical investigation still underway. Portugal has nearly 6000 cases of contamination with the new coronavirus and 119 deaths.