The Truth About Zhang Enhua's Death
I was shocked to learn that the former
national soccer team
Captain Zhang Enhua unfortunately passed away yesterday at the age of 48. Rumor has it that he passed away due to a heart attack triggered by excessive drinking at his birthday banquet, but according to Oriental Sports Daily, this claim is pure nonsense.
After learning of Zhang Enhua's untimely death, an East Sports reporter quickly interviewed his colleague Wang Chao. Wang Chao was present at Zhang Enhua's birthday celebration, and he insisted that Zhang Enhua did not drink too much, and finished the dinner at 22:00 p.m. and went home safely.
Wang Chao recalled, "At more than two o'clock in the afternoon, I was at director Zhang's home and found that he had a physical abnormality, and immediately called the 120 emergency number. However, when the 120 arrived, director Zhang had unfortunately passed away, and the forensic diagnosis showed sudden death by cardiac arrest."
"The claim that director Zhang was carried away drunk at his birthday banquet and died after failing to be resuscitated is purely malicious slander. The cause of director Zhang's death has been clearly informed by the medical examiner, and we have made a statement at the police station. We categorically deny these baseless allegations."
"Director Zhang has always been concerned about the development of grassroots soccer in China and is committed to doing something tangible. His love and dedication to soccer is unmatched. Director Zhang had a clean soccer career and we don't want him to be stigmatized in this way even after his death."
