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Gerson de Oliveira, former striker for Emelec and son of former goalscorer Apache Alcides, died this Saturday due to kidney disease that was diagnosed since 2014 when he was a member of the Delfín Sporting Club manabita team in series B.
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The mortal remains of the 32-year-old former player are veiled in the La Bendición 4 room of the Jardines de Esperanza cemetery, in the north of Guayaquil. The funeral will be this Sunday, January 8 at 5:00 p.m.
In August 2017, the famous and unforgettable Apache, Owner of one of the most violent shots in the history of the national tournament, he told EL UNIVERSO that his son required an urgent donation of a kidney.
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“I know that donations are difficult in these times, but I want this message to reach as far as possible, to each person who reads it. I don’t have money to buy a kidney, but I know that there are still people with a divine and wonderful heart”, published the Brazilian, champion with Barcelona in 1981.
At that time, Gerson was admitted to the IESS hospital in Los Ceibos for chronic kidney failure. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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