| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Thomas van den Berg | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2005(2005-09-18) (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Almere, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Abcoude | |||
| FC Omnniworld | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Stormvogels Telstar | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luciano Thomas van den Berg (22 June 1984 – 18 September 2005) was a Dutch football defender.
Club career
He made his debut for Stormvogels Telstar as a substitute against VVV Venlo in the 2004/2005 Eerste Divisie playoffs, immediately scoring the winning goal. He started his first match against FC Zwolle the next season, on the day before he lost his life in a car accident.
Death
Van den Berg died in September 2005 when he lost control of his car, drove through a roadblock and crashed. A close friend of Nigel de Jong, he was aged 21. The club retired his number 22 in his honour.
References
- In Memoriam: Luciano van den Berg Archived 2019-04-11 at the Wayback Machine – Staantribune (in Dutch)
- Telstar-voetballer rijdt door wegafzetting en verongelukt – Trouw (in Dutch)
- Telstars Luciano van den Berg verongelukt – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Telstar-fans herdenken Van den Berg – RTV Noord Holland (in Dutch)