Emiliano Sala

Emiliano Sala
Emiliano Sala
	Sala playing for Nantes in 2017
Born	Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel; 31 October 1990; Cululu, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died	21 January 2020 (aged 29); English Channel, near the Channel Islands
Nationality	Argentine; Italian
Occupation	Footballer
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Cardiff City
Youth career
1994–2005	Club San Martín de Progreso
2005–2009	Proyecto Crecer
2010–2012	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	Crato
2012–2015	Bordeaux
2012–2013	→ Orléans (loan)
2013–2014	→ Niort (loan)
2015	→ Caen (loan)
2015–2019	Nantes
2019	Cardiff City
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (31 October 1990 – 21 January 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer. He played as a forward. He signed for Premier League side Cardiff City on 19 January 2019 as the club record fee. He played for French side Nantes before signing for Cardiff.

Death

Sala's Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft disappeared off Alderney on 21 January 2019. He was flying from Nantes to Cardiff aboard a Piper Malibu light aircraft. A three-day search covered 1,700 square miles (4,400 km²) across the English Channel. Two subsequent private searches were launched, resulting in the discovery of the wreckage on 3 February; Sala's body was recovered four days later but the pilot's has not found yet.^[1]

References

↑ Doel, Jon; Booth, Dominic (11 February 2019). "Live updates as inquest into Emiliano Sala's death adjourned". walesonline. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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[inquest-1] Doel, Jon; Booth, Dominic (11 February 2019). "Live updates as inquest into Emiliano Sala's death adjourned". walesonline. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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