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On 15/08/2022 at 10:31, whoismakoto said:

Jan Furtok, Polish player in the 80s that defected to West Germany and played for Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt but is probably most memorable for scoring the goal that saved Poland from humiliation of getting a draw with San Marino during 1994 World Cup qualification, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer. He did a Maradona Hand of God just to save Poland from that.

 

http://amp.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/redelings_nachspielzeit/Das-beruehrende-Schicksal-des-Jan-Furtok-article22854399.html

 

Jan Furtok has died at 62:

https://www.kicker.de/jan-furtok-mit-62-jahren-verstorben-1070725/artikel

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On 01/08/2023 at 08:01, whoismakoto said:

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.

 

Nair died in 2018 - https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2018/08/22/morre-nair-ex-jogador-de-madureira-portuguesa-corinthians-e-atletico-pr.htm

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