US EditionSoccer Player Dos Santos Signs First Pro Deal After Surviving Fatal Bar Fire in Switzerland
The 19-year-old defender returned after surviving the Crans-Montana fire that killed 41 people and injured more than 100.
- On Monday, 19-year-old defender Tahirys Dos Santos signed his first professional contract with Metz, the Ligue club announced. The one-year deal marks a major milestone for the fire survivor.
- The fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1 killed 41 people and injured more than 100 during New Year celebrations. Dos Santos suffered severe burns while attempting to rescue his girlfriend, Coline.
- Dos Santos underwent skin grafts after escaping the inferno with burns to his back, face, hands, and arms. Coline was evacuated to Belgium, where she spent three weeks in a coma and underwent surgery three times.
- "This moment has an even more special meaning," Dos Santos said in a club statement. He added that difficult months in the hospital made him stronger and taught him to never give up.
- Returning to action on April 11 in the French fifth-tier division, the youth academy product is described by Metz as a "tireless worker." The club faces relegation to the second tier next season.
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In the fire disaster of Crans-Montana, Tahiry's Dos Santos rescues his girlfriend from the flames. Now the young footballer signs his first professional contract.
Back to the square from the hospital bed: In Crans-Montana, 19-year-old Tahirys Dos Santos rescued his girlfriend from the flames of a bar, now he is emotionally celebrating his first professional contract.
Back to the square from the hospital bed: In Crans-Montana, 19-year-old Tahirys Dos Santos rescued his girlfriend from the flames of a bar, now he is emotionally celebrating his first professional contract.
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Soccer player Dos Santos signs first pro deal after surviving fatal bar fire in Switzerland
METZ, France (AP) — After surviving a fatal bar fire in Switzerland on New Year’s Day, French soccer player Tahirys Dos Santos has signed his first professional contract with Metz.
Soccer player Dos Santos signs first pro deal after surviving fatal bar fire in Switzerland - The Morning Sun
METZ, France (AP) — After surviving a fatal bar fire in Switzerland on New Year’s Day, French soccer player Tahirys Dos Santos has signed his first professional contract with Metz. The Ligue 1 club announced the one-year contract signing late Monday, nine days after the 19-year-old defender returned to play for its reserves team. Dos Santos was severely burned in the fire at a bar in ski resort Crans-Montana in the early hours of Jan. 1 that kil…
Gravely burned during the fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on 1 January, young Tahirys Dos Santos signed his first professional contract with FC Metz, about ten days after replaying with the reserve.
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