Former player and coach Carlos Alberto Dias dies at age 51 after health complications

Carlos Alberto Dias played as a midfielder in two friendlies for Brazil in 1992. According to Ypiranga, Carlos Alberto presented fatigue, fever, vomiting and diarrhea on Saturday (3) and was treated. On Sunday (4) morning, with the persistence of symptoms, he was admitted to the Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Emergency Care Unit. After treatment and improvement of the condition, he was released.

Still on Sunday, around 10pm, the coach felt unwell again, this time with chest pain, and returned to the health unit. After a new evaluation, he was sent to Hospital Mestre Vitalino, in Caruaru, for cardiological evaluation, but he did not survive. The cause of death was not officially reported.

Before becoming a coach, Carlos Alberto had a distinguished career as a player. The former Brazilian national team midfielder played for the four big clubs in Rio de Janeiro, such as Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco, in addition to playing for teams such as Grêmio, Paraná, Ceará and Coritiba. For Botafogo, he scored the goal for the 1990 Rio title and was Brazilian runner-up in 1992. He also played for the Brazilian national team.

As a coach, he worked at clubs such as Gama, Castanhal, Frei Paulistano, Guaporé and Humaitá before taking over at Ypiranga. The "Sewing Machine", as the Agreste de Pernambuco club was known, was preparing for its debut in the Pernambucano Championship, scheduled for this month.

According to the club, Carlos Alberto had a history of heart problems. In January of this year, he left the command of Humaitá, from Acre, a few days after the start of the pre-season due to health reasons.

At the time, the president of the Acri club, Igor Cotta, informed ge that the coach had undergone a procedure to place a stent in his heart and needed to remain at rest.

During that period, according to the director, Carlos Alberto fell ill during preparation and, after a medical evaluation, was released by Humaitá to return to Rio de Janeiro and take care of his health.