Euro 2012 Superfan Dies from Sleep Deprivation Genya Savilov / APF / Getty Images Fans react as they watch the quarter-final match England vs Italy on giant screen in Kiev on June 24, 2012 during Euro 2012 football championships. During Euro 2012, the world has now learned a painful lesson: intense fandom can come at a horrible cost. A Chinese soccer fan died from exhaustion after staying up 11 nights in a row in an attempt to watch every single European Championship game. Hunan province's Sanxiang Metropolis reported that the man died on June 19, calling the fan by the false name Jiang Xiaoshan to protect the his family's identity. Xiaoshan, who was supporting England and France in the tournament, returned to his home after watching Italy beat Ireland 2-0 with friends. He took a shower and then fell asleep at 5 a.m. Xiaoshan died in his sleep that night. Xiaoshan's home in Changsha, located in south-central China, is six hours ahead of Warsaw, Poland, and five hours ahead of the match sites in the Ukraine. For fans in China, most matches do not start until between 1 and 3 in the morning. After staying up all night to watch tournament games, Xiaoshan's friends said that he would undertake a full day's worth of work at the office. MORE: Ten Things We've Learned About Soccer from Euro 2012 According to the Daily Telegraph, the combined effects of alcohol, tobacco, and sleep deprivation were the cause of the 26-year-old's death. His friends were shocked when they heard of his untimely passing, saying he lived a "relatively healthy life." Xiaoshan had even played soccer for his university's team a couple years before. Dr. Liu Zhiling of the local People's Hospital emergency room told the Sanxiang Metropolis, "Jiang was in good health. But staying up through the night and not sleeping enough weakened his immune system, and he drank and smoked while watching the [soccer games], triggering his condition. She added, "If you use beer to replace water that is not good." Chinese soccer fans have forced themselves to survive without sleep before. Several people were admitted to hospitals in China during the Germany 2006 and South Africa 2012 World Cups for chronic exhaustion. WATCH: The Top 10 European Championship Football Games