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Paul Burton
Personal information
Full name Paul Jorge Burton Salvatierra
Date of birth (1992-06-25)25 June 1992
Place of birth Beni, Bolivia
Date of death 11 December 2016(2016-12-11) (aged 24)
Place of death Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Real Mamoré 13 (0)
2012–2014 San José 32 (0)
2014–2016 Club Petrolero 66 (1)
2016 Oriente Petrolero 2 (0)
Total 113 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Jorge Burton Salvatierra (25 June 1992 – 11 December 2016) was a Bolivian footballer.[1] Burton was left brain dead after a failed surgery for a herniated disc.[2] He died a few days later, on 11 December 2016.[3]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Mamoré 2011 Primera División 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2011–12 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
San José 2012–13 Primera División 21 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 22 0
2013–14 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 0
Club Petrolero 2014–15 Primera División 35 1 0 0 0 0 35 1
2015–16 31 0 0 0 2[b] 0 33 0
Total 66 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 66 1
Oriente Petrolero 2016–17 Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 113 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 116 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearances in the Relegation/promotion playoff

References

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  1. ^ Paul Burton at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Declaran con muerte cerebral a Paúl Burton" [Paul Burton Declared Brain Dead] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Fallece el boliviano Paul Burton" [Bolivian Paul Burton dies]. marca.com (in Spanish). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.