May 2, 2015 Athletes René Mertens Belgian cyclist Died on Wednesday April 9th 2014 Other athletesValeri Zhabko Russian footballer dead at age 58José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Eladio Zárate Paraguayan football player and manager dead at age 84Roque Avallay Argentine footballer dead at age 80Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59René Paardekooper Dutch footballer dead at age 39Alfredrick Hughes American basketball player dead at age 63Yevgeniy Duleyev Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 70More from BelgiumRita Mulier Belgian feminist author and economist dead at age 91Sophie Flamand Belgian writer and journalist dead at age 61Delphine Noels Belgian film director dead at age 52Charles Delhez Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist dead at age 74More from April 9, 2014Manuel Alejandro Aponte GómezPython AngheloGil AskeyChris BanksJacob BirnbaumJos ChabertRory EllingerNorman GirvanRobin HollidaySir James Holt Tags 09 April 2014 2014-04-09 April 2014 April 9 Athletes Belgium Mertens René ←Eddie Miller Boniface Lele→