Costa Rica defender Dennis Marshall, who five days ago scored a goal at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, was killed in a road accident on Thursday, the soccer player's agent said. "It's incredible, I can't believe it. You never know what's going to happen to you tomorrow, but that's life," agent Jorge Ulloa told a local radio station.
The 25-year-old Marshall, who played for Danish club Aalborg, died in a head-on collision with a truck on a mountain highway in eastern San Jose, local media quoted the Red Cross as saying. "He was a young man with a bright future, well loved for his easy-going nature ... We're all shocked, it's a blow," said Costa Rica's Argentine coach Ricardo La Volpe. Marshall equalised in Costa Rica's Gold Cup quarter-final against Honduras on June 18 with his first goal for his country. The match ended 1-1 and Honduras won a penalty shootout.