Fabian O’Neill, a former Uruguay midfielder who played for Cagliari and Nacional, died on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the age of 49, according to Uruguay’s soccer federation.
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According to ESPN, O’Neill was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, December 24 2022, in a coma with bleeding from chronic liver disease.
O’Neill was diagnosed with cirrhosis and admitted to the hospital in June 2020. He was told that if he didn’t drink for a year, he could have a liver transplant and live to be old.
He began and ended his career at Nacional, where he won the Uruguayan Primera División in 1992.
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He played the majority of his career in Italy, primarily with Cagliari, but also with Juventus and Perugia.
He made 19 appearances for Uruguay, beginning with the Copa América in 1993 and ending with the FIFA World Cup in 2002.
Zinedine Zidane described O’Neill, nicknamed “El Mago” (The Wizard), as the most talented teammate of his career.
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