diego 1,897 Posted June 24 Thomas Wilhelmi, a long-time rehabilitation and fitness leader at Bayern Munich, has passed away at the age of 57. https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fc-bayern-bayerns-reha-trainer-thomas-wilhelmi-57-tot-6676b665a9bc344345b1bd12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 24 Ivo Urban was a midfielder for Slavia Prague and played for the Czech Republic national team and died at the age of 93. With Dukla, he won the Czechoslovak championship six times and the national cup once https://www.fotbal.cz/repre/zemrel-nejstarsi-reprezentant-ivo-urban/a20611 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 25 Danilo Montero Campos, Costa Rican footballer known as “el Príncipe”, who was a champion and idol of the Herediano and fundamental pieza with the Chaparritos de Oro, died at the age of 86. He also played for Saprissa Alajuelense, his country's national team and Seville ESP https://www.lateja.cr/deportes/fallece-exjugador-que-sobresalio-en-una-de-las/MEMHERVSKBCK7GIL3NH7DW5KJI/story/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 25 Angelo Paina was born in Senna Lodigiana and died in Piazza Brembana at the age of 75, he was a footballer and played for Milan Atalanta, SPAL among other teams https://bergamo.corriere.it/notizie/sport/atalanta/24_giugno_23/morto-angelo-paina-gioco-all-atalanta-ai-tempi-di-percassi-in-difesa-974ac5a9-508b-43ee-97e8-6d8f52bf7xlk_amp.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 26 Humberto Horacio Ballesteros was born in Pontevedra, played for Millionarios, Lanus among other teams, reached the Libertadores final in 1972 with Universitário Deportes (PER) https://www.infobae.com/peru/deportes/2024/06/24/fallecio-humberto-horacio-ballesteros-historico-arquero-de-universitario-de-deportes-que-llego-a-la-final-de-la-copa-libertadores-1972/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 26 José Antonio Urtiaga was born in Éibar and died in San Sebastian at the age of 81, among the clubs he played for are Valencia, Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad https://www.diariovasco.com/bajo-deba/eibar/fallece-delantero-eibarres-jose-antonio-urtiaga-anos-20240626204503-nt.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 26 Mohammed Arif was born in Hithadhoo, Addu City and died aged 38 in Malé. He is widely regarded as one of the Maldives' greatest players, he was among the country's most successful players. It is believed he had a respiratory infection which was the cause of his death https://edition.mv/news/34224 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,239 Posted June 27 Jack Petchey, former Watford FC owner dead aged 98. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,997 Posted June 27 1 hour ago, time said: Jack Petchey, former Watford FC owner dead aged 98. Goodness me, I thought he died over 20 years ago! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,482 Posted June 28 On 20/06/2024 at 10:19, gcreptile said: Algerian and former Tottenham player Nabil Bentaleb has been hospitalised, for either fainting or having a heart attack. The club just calls it an illness: https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2024/6/19/24182064/tottenham-hotspur-news-nabil-bentaleb-hospitalized-heart-attack Bentaleb's heart even stopped for a while: https://m.bild.de/sport/fussball/er-spielte-bei-schalke-04-nabil-bentaleb-erlitt-herzstillstand-667e65d66a56ff03c6b3c3e8?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fm.bild.de%2F Now he has a pacemaker. Eriksen 2.0? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,897 Posted June 28 Manuel Fernandes (73 Years) was born in Sarilhos Pequenos and died in Lisbon, he was one of the most prolific goalscorers in the country. His playing career was mainly associated with Sporting CP, which he later also coached. With 386 goals in all official competitions, he is the second highest goalscorer in the club's history. He also played and coached in Vitória de Setúbal POR, Fernandes won 31 caps for Portugal, scoring seven goals. https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/morreu-manuel-fernandes-2024062721554359249 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 267 Posted Tuesday at 07:48 Comunardo Niccolai, a defender who played over 200 times for Cagliari, part of the Cagliari side that famously won Serie A in 1970 dead at 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,997 Posted Tuesday at 18:37 Jeff Whitefoot, ex Manchester United and Nottingham Forest player, has died. NOT by some way United's oldest living player despite some posts that he was. Played in the 1959 Forest FA Cup Final win https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13593449/Man-United-Busby-Babe-Jeff-Whitefoot-dies-Nottingham-Forest.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 952 Posted Tuesday at 18:59 19 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Jeff Whitefoot, ex Manchester United and Nottingham Forest player, has died. NOT by some way United's oldest living player despite some posts that he was. His wiki page says "he has been called the last of the Busby Babes". Was he really ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,997 Posted Tuesday at 19:14 11 minutes ago, Sinbabad said: His wiki page says "he has been called the last of the Busby Babes". Was he really ? No, but he was the last surviving player from Forest's 1959 FA Cup victory. The Busby Babes is a bit like those airmen. Are Stepney, Sadler, Law and Kidd 'Busby Babes'? If not, what is the definition of a Busby Babe? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,274 Posted Wednesday at 13:31 Biggie where Carlisle United are concerned, former chairman and exceptionally long-serving board member Andrew Jenkins is gone: https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/rip-andrew-jenkins?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2B2bc0Auoh1hwvf_OL9YMQBRGeYznD4TkvduJelKTX3hrT3HGJ7IncDww_aem_1_WQOumexjyquKtMJaIFvg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites