A tragic day in the world of football as Brazilian footballer Kaio Felipe Santos Silva was found dead of being electrocuted when the kite he was flying hit an overhead power cable in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n
The death of the 21-year-old shocked his team Independente and fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a feeling of regret Independente Football Club report the death of our player Kaio Felipe,\u201d the club wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe send our sincerest condolences to his friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/independentelimeira\/posts\/1598366817006813<\/p>\n
\u201cSo young, so full of life, so polite, so humble, so friendly,\u201d local journalist Edmar Ferreira wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a beautiful friendship with him, which started at Inter Under-20s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI even nicknamed him the ‘Fabio Santos of Pradao’ because of his penalties and free-kicks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friends and fans flocked to social media to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery sad. I had the opportunity to live with him at the college where he studied,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn exceptional human being, with a beautiful heart.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will be sorely missed. But God knows all things and his time has come.\u201d<\/p>\n
And wrote: \u201cHe was the son of my friend Roberto. I commentated on some of his games there in Limeira for the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cA promising young man who was well liked by everyone, he was the official penalty kicker and had a great future ahead of him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"