French goalkeeper Samuel Fossey reportedly rescued a player who had a heart attack on the pitch, using his training as a firefighter.
Fossey was playing for lower-league side US Oisseau on Saturday when an opponent collapsed after half-time. A plumber by trade, he used heart massage and a defibrillator on the opposing player until an ambulance arrived.
Speaking about the event, Fossey insisted that 'I don't think of myself as a hero. I just acted like a good citizen, and did my duty.
"We were playing a friendly match. I was keeping my eye on the ball when I heard my coach telling the ref a player was on the ground.
"I soon realised the player was ill, as he had not been in any collision.
"I joined the fire brigade in 2013, spent a few years with them and later rejoined them as a volunteer fireman.
"They provide training courses, and I do refreshers every year at their rescue centre."
Thankfully, the affect player is in recovery at a Le Mans hospital. Oisseau president Quentin Cesse said ‘Everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery.’
