The former midfielder, a member of the coaching staff headed by Claudio Bravo, died this Friday of a heart attack that he suffered in the technical talk of the match between the two clubs for the 2023 Projection Tournament.
Manrique died of a heart attack on the way to the hospital where he was rushed from the Villa Olímpica, where the first half of the game ended with a score of 2-0 favorable to the local team.
Faced with the pain of what happened, Vélez raised the request for postponement and the League made room with the endorsement of the local club.
“The League, the AFA and Racing stand in solidarity with Vélez for the death of Hernán Manrique and given the shock that the decompensation of the death represented in the Villa Olímpica of the Liniers club, the match is postponed, with a date to be defined. between the two”, communicated the management of the Argentine tournament.
Racing explained that “the LPF’s decision was made in response to Vélez’s formal request for the death of Hernán Manrique, the club’s Reserve coach.”
“Racing accompanies the request and sympathizes with Vélez in the face of this painful loss”lamented the entity of Avellaneda.
When presenting its request, the affected club explained: “We understand the importance of sports commitments and the passion that is experienced in each match, but in moments like these, solidarity and respect for our values as an institution prevail.”
“In complex circumstances such as the current ones, we reaffirm that Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield is more than a club, it is a great family. Today, more than ever, we come together to provide support and support to the family of Hernán Manrique and to all those who feel his departure.”
The Liniers entity decided to suspend the amateur football matches against Talleres de Córdoba, which were scheduled for tomorrow; also the children’s soccer activity on Sunday and the women’s soccer matches that were going to take place tomorrow in Villa Olímpica.
Manrique, 49, had worked as a coach at the Vélez Reserve since last year but before that he had an extensive career as a footballer, mainly in the First National B, with steps through the highest category, the Metropolitan B and the Argentine A tournament. .
In the beginning, he achieved promotion with All Boys (1992/1993) from B Metro to Nacional and almost a decade later, with Nueva Chicago, he rose from the second division to the first. With one of his goals, “Torito” won the first final against Instituto de Córdoba (1-0) in Mataderos.
He also rose to the senior division with Belgrano de Córdoba (1997-1998) and wore the Unión de Santa Fe shirt in big football.
In the ascent he defended the colors of Huracán and Chacarita Juniors (second); Atlético Tucumán and Unión de Sunchales (third) and his only experience abroad was in Macará in Ecuador.
Throughout his professional career he played 334 games and scored 26 goals.
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