whoismakoto 328 Posted July 21, 2023 Dimas Zegarra dead https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimas_Zegarra 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted July 21, 2023 Osvaldo Aquino (Wiki) Paraguayan player and manager who won the 1979 Copa America, has Alzheimer's and currently homeless https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2023/03/09/conmocion-y-auxilio-a-la-leyenda-del-futbol-osvaldo-aquino/?outputType=amp 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted July 21, 2023 3 hours ago, whoismakoto said: @Octopus of Odstock could you figure it out which Paul is being referred here if he is in Barry Hugman's? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02J7acWeLn7vbi1ENRJyToLupXULUf7r7rssi9J29QTxVQ8CLibtQznfpkQXrR2VqZl&id=234651450029204&mibextid=Nif5oz No, gone through them all, so I can only presume he never played a league game for them. Considering there's no photo of him in a Shrewsbury kit, I think he must've been a reserve. Excellent spot though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 1, 2023 Comprehensive list of Brazilian players who suffered from dementia dated 2016. I think only 2 players on the list are still alive: João "Zico" Dias, and Nair Jose da Silva. No wiki page for Zico but has a Zerozero profile. Nair Jose strangely only has Polish wiki page despite never playing in Europe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 11, 2023 According to a post from Startiger, today Karl Ringel, one of the three last living players to have played for the Saarland national team and the only one among the three to play for West Germany afterwards, has dementia. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,124 Posted August 11, 2023 48 minutes ago, whoismakoto said: Karl Ringel, one of the three last living players to have played for the Saarland national team Who are the 2 others one living ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, Sinbabad said: Who are the 2 others one living ? Werner Otto Willi Sippel 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted August 21, 2023 Article here about a "memory club" for ex-Rotherham players with dementia. Lists Dave Watson and Trevor Womble from the OP but nobody new, although it says that similar schemes have been or are being launched at QPR, Chesterfield, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest, so could be a chance to grab names there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted August 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Article here about a "memory club" for ex-Rotherham players with dementia. Lists Dave Watson and Trevor Womble from the OP but nobody new, although it says that similar schemes have been or are being launched at QPR, Chesterfield, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest, so could be a chance to grab names there. Did he play for Wimbledon too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 25, 2023 Too young to be listed for @Octopus of Odstock: Bruce Murray (Wiki) member of the 1990 USA World Cup squad, has mild dementia as of age 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, whoismakoto said: Too young to be listed for @Octopus of Odstock: Bruce Murray (Wiki) member of the 1990 USA World Cup squad, has mild dementia as of age 57. Nobody's too young. Sorry to hear this. I note in his Wiki profile that he suffered a number of head injuries in his career which improbably included Stockport County and Ayr United. Concussion syndrome forced him to retire in 1995.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, whoismakoto said: Too young to be listed for @Octopus of Odstock: Bruce Murray (Wiki) member of the 1990 USA World Cup squad, has mild dementia as of age 57. Seems like his dementia is very advanced if he remembers the US giving Italy a "mighty scare" at the 1990 WC, being as Giuseppe Giannini scored within the first 15 minutes and the rest of the match saw the Azzurri miss the barn door with endless shots (including a missed penalty) against what was effectively an amateur team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 25, 2023 43 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Nobody's too young. Sorry to hear this. I note in his Wiki profile that he suffered a number of head injuries in his career which improbably included Stockport County and Ayr United. Concussion syndrome forced him to retire in 1995.... I thought the players are listed for 60 years old above. I think I remember there was a player who was already diagnosed with early onset dementia in his 40s. I also found one player who does not have a wiki but has a transfermarket profile and is a former U19 Dutch player. He is only 58 years old. I can't find the article or the player's name now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 25, 2023 6 hours ago, whoismakoto said: I thought the players are listed for 60 years old above. I think I remember there was a player who was already diagnosed with early onset dementia in his 40s. I also found one player who does not have a wiki but has a transfermarket profile and is a former U19 Dutch player. He is only 58 years old. I can't find the article or the player's name now. No, any footballer with dementia can go on the list, regardless of age. Obviously there aren't many under 60, thankfully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 563 Posted August 25, 2023 7 hours ago, whoismakoto said: I also found one player who does not have a wiki but has a transfermarket profile and is a former U19 Dutch player. He is only 58 years old. I can't find the article or the player's name now. I think you're talking about Jan Jaap Kooistra (transfermarkt) , who got diagnosed with FTD in 2019. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 25, 2023 37 minutes ago, DoorSlammer said: I think you're talking about Jan Jaap Kooistra (transfermarkt) , who got diagnosed with FTD in 2019. Yes it's him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 26, 2023 Not exactly sure if Canada Soccer is saying Jack Steele has dementia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,605 Posted September 5, 2023 Reading Gabby Logan’s book I’m not sure her dad Terry Yorath had been diagnosed with dementia by the time she wrote it last year. I don’t think she would talk about a cancelled visit in 2021 the way she did if she knows he has dementia. She says he has diabetes and that has slowed down his alcoholism. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,608 Posted October 23, 2023 Bill Gates, Middlesbrough, has died aged 79. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, time said: Bill Gates, Middlesbrough, has died aged 79. A DDP pick, straight to QO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted October 23, 2023 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: A DDP pick, straight to QO. Didn't even need a delay, or a qualifying Window(s)... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted November 13, 2023 On 8/25/2021 at 8:49 AM, RIP Wee Jum said: Former Dundee United and some lesser team player Gordon Wallace diagnosed with mixed dementia https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/2480674/gordon-wallace-dundee-raith-rovers-and-dundee-united-legend-diagnosed-with-dementia/ Gordon Wallace died aged 74, played for Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath https://www.raithrovers.net/65263/a-tribute-to-gordon-wallace.htm 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted November 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, diego said: Died aged 74, played for Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath https://www.raithrovers.net/65263/a-tribute-to-gordon-wallace.htm I was just reading that. You beat me by 19 minutes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted November 21, 2023 Etepe Kakoko (Wiki) who played for the 1974 Zaire World Cup squad, was reported missing in September and is suffering from dementia https://www.saarnews.com/saarbruecken-etepe-kakoko-vermisst/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites