Jarzinho Pieter -- a goalkeeper for the Cuacao national soccer team -- died Monday night after suffering an apparent heart attack 24 hours before playing Haiti, officials say.
He was only 31.
Pieter was in Port-au-Prince with his Curacao teammates -- prepping to take on Haiti in Tuesday's CONCACAF Nations League game -- when officials say he became ill at the Marriott Hotel where the team was staying.
FYI -- CONCACAF stands for Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football.
Haitian sports minister Edwin Charles issued a statement on social media -- saying Pieter was the "victim of a heart attack.