Argentine soccer player Esperón dies in accident
Posted October 07, 2019 7:00 am
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine soccer player Ezequiel Esperón has died after falling from the sixth floor of a building in Buenos Aires. He was 23.
Esperón's boyhood club Atlético All Boys confirmed the death in a statement, saying it was "deeply saddened" by the accident.
The accident happened Sunday when part of a balcony collapsed, according to witnesses.
Esperón previously played as a midfielder for Mexico's Atlante and Brazilian rivals Gremio and Internacional. He had been without a contract since leaving Atlante in May.
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