Eduardo da Silva is a Croatian football player in Brazil born of Arsenal and the Croatian national team. Due to a very severe leg fracture is still but whether he will ever play again.

The life story of Eduardo is different from that of other Brazilian players who play in Europe and have made it there. Eduardo was born in Rio de Janeiro and played his first matches for CBF Nova Kennedy and Bangu Atlético Clube. On his 17th he came without a single word to speak only to Croatian in Zagreb, where he went on to play for Dinamo Zagreb. He was briefly loaned to Inker Zaprešić where he did well and in 15 games, scoring 10 times knew. Once back at Dinamo Zagreb was also with him. In 2006, they played against Arsenal and were 5-1 reports, but he was the creator of their only goal.

Arsenal

In July 2007 it was announced that Arsenal had him attracted almost £ 9 million. After some small problems with his work permit if for the first time for Arsenal took office in the Amsterdam Tournament of 2007, where he immediately knew to score. In the League, he was regularly raided engagements, and his first real basis rather than he received in december in the period between Christmas and new year, what in the English competition is always a busy period.

International

Eduardo took Croatian nationality in 2002, which he did for the national team of Croatia should go play. In the under-21 team, he makes his debut in 2004 at the European Championships in Germany. He appeared in all three matches for their elimination. In total he managed in this team eight times in 12 games to score. Meanwhile he was also called up for the ‘ big ‘ Croatia. At the age of 12 he makes his debut in a match against Ireland in 2004.

Bone Fracture

On February 23, 2008 ran Eduardo an injury on which the end of his season meant, and perhaps also of his career, although Arsenal now announced that he may in such a 9 months recovering. In the third minute of the away match against Birmingham City F.C. made Martin Taylor a terrible offense to him, making him a complicated fracture in his left leg sustained. Eduardo had to on the field more than 8 minutes treated for he to be transported to the nearby Selly Oak Hospital. Here he was operated on the same day.

The injury was so horrific that Sky Sports, that the contest live on English tv broadcast, decided to show no repetitions of the offense. Match of the Day commentator Jonathan Pearce said that the BBC would not do this also, but in the analysis it was broadcast twice. For a movie you can yourself on Youtube.

Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger called on Taylor to suspend for life. On Sky Sports, he said: “the season is on [Eduardo] and it is very, very serious. We are afraid that it is much worse. ” He Later took back his words about the call for lifetime suspension, because this might be too heavy.

Suspension Taylor and reaction Eduardo da Silva

Meanwhile, Martin Taylor of the FA received a suspension of three games. A for him perhaps even worse punishment the death threats he received after his offense.

Eduardo himself responded in the press with the following words: “I don’t think Taylor deliberately so badly wanted to injure and therefore I would forgive him also. This can happen in football, that is specific to the sport. However, I was shocked when I got the images from my leg for the first time saw. I have even doubted whether everything is in order, but now I know that I will come back. ”

History repeats itself

This time is Marcin Wasilewski or Wasil of Anderlecht in Belgium the victim. In the topper against Standard on the evening of August 30, 2009 he runs within half an hour playing a double open fracture on a charge of talent Axel Witsel. While the ball in the middle lies comes in with a sliding Wasilewski and put Witsel his foot on top of the tibia of the sliding Wasil. On the images is clear to see how his leg completely by mid-breaks. Presumably he will ten to twelve months cannot footballs. Whether he will ever fully recover is the question.

Asle Witsel got for his transgression the red card. After he gave to have acted in self protection, without that he had the intention of the health of his opponent to harm. However, the two have previously with one another in the clinch. Witsel on his back still has a scar from a previous encounter with Wasilewski, known as one of the toughest players in the Belgian League, which does not dirty is a hard tackle or elbow. Shame In Belgium is spoken of the transgression of the man who last year won the Golden Shoe.