{"id":11430,"date":"2025-03-08T22:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T23:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2025-03-09T01:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T01:02:43","slug":"barcelona-president-explains-sudden-death-of-club-doctor-as-players-pay-emotional-tributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/barcelona-president-explains-sudden-death-of-club-doctor-as-players-pay-emotional-tributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona president explains \u2018sudden\u2019 death of club doctor as players pay emotional tributes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barcelona’s match on Saturday was postponed after the tragedy (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has spoken out on the \u2018sudden\u2019 death of the club\u2019s first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia.<\/p>\n

Garcia tragically passed away on Saturday just hours before Barcelona\u2019s match against Osasuna with the La Liga match postponed as a result.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fans had already gathered inside the Camp Nou with Barcelona making a stadium announcement 20 minutes before kick-off and releasing a statement on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The match was called off at Barcelona\u2019s request following consultation with La Liga officials and Osasuna.<\/p>\n

Speaking later on Saturday evening, Barcelona president Laporta confirmed Garcia died earlier on Saturday afternoon \u2018at the team\u2019s training camp\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018A man very much loved by everyone passed away this afternoon during the team’s gathering at the hotel,\u2019 Laporta told Barcelona’s official website.<\/p>\n

\u2018As you can imagine, the players, the coaching staff, the coach, everyone was very sad.<\/p>\n

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Garcia alongside Barcelona star Dani Olmo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018There was an overwhelming sense of sadness because he was a very beloved person. We all loved him.<\/p>\n

\u2018He was a man who travelled to every match to take care of all the players, the coaching staff, anyone. He never said no to anyone. A great professional, a great doctor. It is very sad what happened.<\/p>\n

\u2018This is very painful new. It has left us devastated, in a state of shock, because it was so sudden.<\/p>\n

\u2018We got in touch with his mother and his wife to offer our condolences and support in these painful moments.<\/p>\n

\u2018We wanted them to know immediately. Carles leaves behind two children Gerard and Ana. His wife, as you can imagine, was also deeply affected. we want to be there for all of them.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Garcia (left) was a ‘beloved’ member of the Barca team (Picture: Diego Souto\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Devastated Barcelona players have paid tribute to Garcia with midfielder Pedri among the first to share his condolences.<\/p>\n

\u2018I still can\u2019t believe it,\u2019 the Spain international wrote on Instagram. \u2018A big hug to Carles\u2019 family and friends.\u2019<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen wrote: \u2018I am at a loss for words. I send all my strength and support to your family and friends. Rest in peace. We will miss you very much and we will always carry you in our hearts, Carles.\u2019<\/p>\n

Alongside a picture of the two together, Dani Olmo said: \u2018It’s hard to believe and accept everything that has happened.<\/p>\n

\u2018Carles, thank you very much for everything you have helped me with, not only this year, but throughout my entire career. You will be greatly missed, and you will always be remembered in our hearts, and in the hearts of my family. RIP Doc\u2019<\/p>\n

Ronald Araujo said: \u2018Unbelievable. Rest in peace Doc. Much strength to the family and friends. May God strengthen their hearts in this difficult time.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barcelona’s match on Saturday was postponed after the tragedy (Picture: Getty) Barcelona president Joan Laporta has spoken out on the \u2018sudden\u2019 death of the club\u2019s first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia. Garcia tragically passed away on Saturday just hours before Barcelona\u2019s match against Osasuna with the La Liga match postponed as a result. Fans had already…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11436,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430\/revisions\/11436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}