According to reports, the 26 year-old collapsed during a practice match yesterday before being rushed to hospital where he later died of a suspected heart attack.
Ribeiro’s ex-Newcastle team-mates were quick to pay their respects on social media.
"I’ve just heard some Devastating news regarding my good friend Bernardo Ribeiro. The world has lost an amazing individual on and off the field," The World Game panellist and ex-Newcastle Jets captain Michael Bridges said in a post on Instagram.
Thoughts are with the family and friend’s of FMR @NewcastleJetsFC player Bernardo Ribeiro who tragically passed away pic.twitter.com/HlcMmgWB3D— The PFA (@thepfa) May 8, 2016
The Brazilian joined Newcastle in 2012 and played eight matches for the Jets during season eight of the A-League, scoring one goal.
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