PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A Trinidadian footballer, Randy Ramcharan, died tragically on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the final minutes of a football game, according to local newspapers.

The Trinidad Guardian shared that the former St Augustine Secondary midfielder “played the final minutes of the sport he loved dearly before tragically passing away in the presence of his teammates”.

He would have been 46 in June.

Describing Ramcharan as one of the finest midfielders to play for “The Green Machine”, St Augustine Secondary, the newspaper noted that he was representing the school’s old boys in an Over-40 final.

Citing witnesses, the report shared that the deceased only played about 15 minutes of the match before requesting a substitution; while he was on the bench, Ramcharan’s close friend and former schoolmate Brian Bain noticed he had slumped over.

Bain told the Guardian that in the resulting commotion, the game stopped, and efforts were made to resuscitate him.

Unfortunately, the efforts were unsuccessful, and Ramcharan was pronounced dead at the Chaguanas Health Centre.

The deceased’s sister, Nickella, has since stated that the unofficial cause of death was a heart attack.

Bain described him to the Guardian as a “spirited human being” and a naturally gifted athlete

The report noted that apart from St Augustine Secondary, Ramcharan also played for Caledonia AIA, Doc’s Khelwalas in the top-flight T&T Professional League.