Tottenham manager Antonio Conte paid tribute to the late Christian Arts (Hataispor), 스포츠토토 who passed away in the earthquake in Turkiye.
Arts, who had been wired the news of his unexpected disappearance immediately after the earthquake, was finally found dead 12 days after the incident in the rubble of a collapsed building on the 18th (Korean time). He is 31 years old.
‘Ghana national team’ Art, who played for Newcastle and Chelsea in the English Premier League, reported the shocking news of his disappearance in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on the 6th. The day after leading the team’s 1-0 victory with the winning goal in the league match between Haatispor and Kasimpasa, Artz disappeared under the rubble of a building due to the terrible earthquake damage. The next day, good news was delivered that Arts had been dramatically rescued from the wreckage of a collapsed building, but this was soon known as a false report, and prayers for the safe return of Arts continued, but in the end they did not return.
Coach Conte (Chelsea coach from 2016 to 2018), who was with Arts in the second half of his Chelsea days (2013-2017), posted a photo of him shaking hands with Arts on social media on the 19th (Korean time) when the news of his death was reported. He conveyed his deep condolences to the ‘soccer youth’ Art and his family who lost their lives in a terrible disaster. ‘I had the opportunity to meet you and work together. A devastating earthquake took a beautiful person. Please be at peace, Art. I send my deepest condolences to his family and friends. In this terrible time, I am by your side.”
After appearing in 65 A-matches for the Ghanaian national team, Arts made his professional debut at FC Porto in 2011 before moving to Chelsea in 2013. He played on loan at Everton, Bournemouth (England) and Malaga (Spain), and after moving on loan from Chelsea to Newcastle in 2016, he led Newcastle’s promotion in 2017 and went through the complete transfer process. He has been playing for Ala Ed in the Saudi Arabian League in 2021 and for Hatayspor in the Turkiye League since last year. He died at a young age, leaving behind his wife and three children. With his eldest son known to be only nine years old, a wave of condolences also continued at the scene of Newcastle’s English Premier League match against Liverpool (0-2 loss), where Arts played 121 games from 2017 to 2021. Many people, including Eddie Howe, Alain Saint-Maximin and director Rafa Benitez, paid tribute to Artz. Before the game, Howe said: “Yes, it is a great tragedy for Christian and his family. When I woke up in the morning and saw the news, I was really devastated. A lot of players in our locker room played with him. We had a group chat before the game to share the news with the players. informed”
Saint-Maximin, born in France in 1997, remembered Arts’ hospitality the first day he came to Newcastle. He said: “It’s a really sad day for Newcastle and the players. Most of the players know him well. He was such a wonderful person and I had a great time with him. It’s really painful. It’s so hard. I’ll never forget him.” “After I came to Newcastle, he always gave me advice. He was a really good person. He joked and smiled every day. He was a good person. I will do my best thinking of him.”
Coach Rafa Benitez, who was the head coach of Art’s Newcastle days, also said, “It’s really very heartbreaking news.” He conveyed his condolences, saying, “I have been in touch with Art last month and we have exchanged messages. It is a difficult time that I cannot say anything. It is so sad.”