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| Devon footballer dies after collapsing during match | Devon footballer dies after collapsing during match |
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| A father-of-five collapsed and died during a football match in Devon. | A father-of-five collapsed and died during a football match in Devon. |
| Rob Breslan, 35, was playing in goal for Ipplepen Athletic Reserves in a friendly against Newton 66 but came off when he was feeling unwell. | Rob Breslan, 35, was playing in goal for Ipplepen Athletic Reserves in a friendly against Newton 66 but came off when he was feeling unwell. |
| Players from both sides and cricketers from the adjoining pitch attempted to resuscitate him when he collapsed in the dugout after a suspected heart attack on Saturday. | |
| Mr Breslan managed the Ipplepen under-10s team. | Mr Breslan managed the Ipplepen under-10s team. |
| 'Superb role model' | |
| Club chairman Clive Stephens thanked the air ambulance and the players for their efforts in trying to resuscitate the player. | Club chairman Clive Stephens thanked the air ambulance and the players for their efforts in trying to resuscitate the player. |
| "He was a 'larger than life' character who would do anything for anyone," Mr Stephens said. | "He was a 'larger than life' character who would do anything for anyone," Mr Stephens said. |
| "It's such a sad loss, the youngest of his five boys is only a couple of months old." | "It's such a sad loss, the youngest of his five boys is only a couple of months old." |
| Mr Breslan, a former youth worker at the Junction in Newton Abbot, was also taking care of his niece following the death of his sister two years ago. | Mr Breslan, a former youth worker at the Junction in Newton Abbot, was also taking care of his niece following the death of his sister two years ago. |
| The club is holding two matches in August to raise money for his family and it has commissioned a commemorative plaque to be put in the dugout. | |
| Devon County Council spokesman described Mr Breslan, who had worked as a youth worker at a number of venues across Teignbridge, as "a superb role model, a loyal colleague and an incredible family man". |