Spanish third division player survives heart attack a day after Fabrice Muamba collapses at Tottenham

Sergio Granero passed out on the pitch on Sunday after taking a blow to the jaw and went into cardiac arrest, but is making a full recovery in hospital

Puerta Bonita defender Sergio Granero has survived a heart attack just a day after Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed in the FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday.



Granero jumped with two rival players to dispute a loose ball and collapsed after taking a blow to the jaw in Sunday's match against Pozuela, which had to be abandoned after 83 minutes.



Puerta physio Hector Garcia quickly attached a cannula and Granero, whose brother coaches the team, received medical help from a doctor (the father of Pozuelo player Fernando Monasterio) watching in the stands.



"For a moment we thought the worst," Puerta press officer Miguel Hernandez told the club's official website.



"But luckily all of the tests have come back negative and he is being kept in hospital as a precaution."



Granero, 21, is expected to be released later on Monday.



Spain has been touched by tragedy in football before: Sevilla's Antonio Puerta suffered a heart attack and later died after collapsing against Getafe in 2007, while Espanyol's Dani Jarque passed away at a training camp in Italy following a cardiac arrest in 2009.



Meanwhile, Muamba's condition is being classified as 'stable but still critical' 36 hours after his collapse at White Hart Lane. The 23-year-old midfielder remains in an induced coma in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital.

