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Leif Eriksen was born in Oslo and died on 31 Jan aged 83 in the same city, spent most of his career with Vålerenga and became the league's top scorer in 1963. Solberg represented Norway as an under-21, B and senior international, he was top scorer in the Norwegian championship in 1963, he was the top scorer in an older edition still alive, now the oldest edition that has a living top scorer is 64, Ole Stavrum is 83 years old, he was also coach of Vålerenga in 71-72 .79-81 and in 82

https://www.vg.no/sport/i/dwywAo/vaalerenga-legenden-leif-eriksen-er-doed

Leif Eriksen (footballer, born 1940) - Wikipedia

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Kurt Hamrin dead at 89.

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27 minutes ago, drol said:

Kurt Hamrin dead at 89.


Surprised he wasn't picked in the DDP. Last picked in 2022.

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Spanish referee Angel Franco Martinez died the other day aged 85. Usually someone whose career height was probably refereeing the Netherlands/Italy group stage game at the 1978 World Cup wouldn't merit inclusion here, but he had a lasting legacy in Spanish football - he was responsible for referees in La Liga always being referred to by two surnames, as previously newspapers had used his actual surname to print headlines like "FRANCO IS A DISGRACE" and "FRANCO SHOULD BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY" during the Nationalist dictatorship.

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4 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Spanish referee Angel Franco Martinez died the other day aged 85. Usually someone whose career height was probably refereeing the Netherlands/Italy group stage game at the 1978 World Cup wouldn't merit inclusion here, but he had a lasting legacy in Spanish football - he was responsible for referees in La Liga always being referred to by two surnames, as previously newspapers had used his actual surname to print headlines like "FRANCO IS A DISGRACE" and "FRANCO SHOULD BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY" during the Nationalist dictatorship.

 

I wonder if a similar thing might happen in the US from 2025 onwards, where the likes of the New York Times take a inexplicable interest in Snooker and start writing hatchet job pieces on Judd Trump!

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Belgian footballer José Reynaert (Dutch wiki) dead at 102. Now his death itself isn't that interesting (although I'm sure some bored Wiki editor will give him an English page soon), but what I do personally consider interesting about him is he was already a player before WWII and there can't be too many of them left at this point. Especially the ones who played in a country's top division.

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Unnamed Premier League player booked into Rehab for addiction to Nitrous Oxide canisters

 

Not likely to kill him but will be useful to note for future players of these games as to who will not last well into old age due to lifestyle choices

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Xavier Robson was born in Pedro Osório and died at the age of 37 from cancer, played for Brasil de Pelotas, Peñarol (where he was Uruguayan champion in 2009-2010), Atenas de San Carlos and Esportivo

https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/murio-a-los-37-anos-un-futbolista-que-fue-campeon-uruguayo-con-penarol-a-raiz-de-una-grave-enfermedad-202423104043

Xabier Robson

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Louis Lambert was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and died at the age of 92. He spent his career with Royal Antwerp FC and then played for clubs in Belgium's minor leagues, with whom he won the Belgian First Division championship in 1957, being the last survivor of that team. In December 1957, Lambert was called up to the Belgian national team for a friendly against Turkey, but remained on the bench throughout the match.

https://www.rtl.be/sport/football/football-belgique/louis-lambert-champion-avec-lantwerp-en-1957-est-decede-92-ans/2024-02-03/article/633992

 

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Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb died at the age of 83, he was president of the Paraguayan football club Olímpia, during his management (1974 to 1990 and from 1995 to 2004) Olimpia won a large number of national championships, but the most important thing is that the club won most of its international titles, such as three Copa Libertadores, the Intercontinental Cup. , the Copa Interamericana and the Recopa Sul-Americana.But it wasn't just that, he also owned several companies in Paraguay, including a newspaper company (Diario La Nación), a radio station (Radio 970 AM), a hotel ( Crowne Plaza), a restaurant (Lo de Osvaldo), a real estate agency (karmar), two tobacco factories (tabacalera boqueron) and (tabacalera montecarlo) one of them worth more than 90 million dollars, the only iron bottle cap factory of the country, owner of a luxurious private neighborhood in San Bernardino (Sunset Hills), was a shareholder in many companies such as Cervepar, Grupo De la Sobera and Coca-Cola in Paraguay. He was also known for having many valuable farms and for being one of the biggest cattle sellers in the country. Finally he was also the father of Alejandro Domínguez, president of CONMEBOL, vice-president of FIFA and member of the FIFA Executive Committee

https://www.masencarnacion.com/articulo/el-futbol-paraguayo-esta-de-luto-fallecio-osvaldo-dominguez-dibb

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On 05/02/2024 at 09:05, Bibliogryphon said:

Unnamed Premier League player booked into Rehab for addiction to Nitrous Oxide canisters

 

Not likely to kill him but will be useful to note for future players of these games as to who will not last well into old age due to lifestyle choices

 

Coincidentally, late last month Brandon Williams returned from his loan spell at Ipswich to Manchester United for a "medical assessment" and hasn't played since.

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6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

Coincidentally, late last month Brandon Williams returned from his loan spell at Ipswich to Manchester United for a "medical assessment" and hasn't played since.

 

 

Oh aye, the player who at 20 years old was - allegedly - harassing a 15-year-old girl online. 

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23 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

Coincidentally, late last month Brandon Williams returned from his loan spell at Ipswich to Manchester United for a "medical assessment" and hasn't played since.

Ipswich have said he is due back in two weeks maximum which might be too detailed if he is currently in rehab. 

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Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali was born in Ampang and died of cancer at the age of 66, he played for Selangor FA and Kuala Lumpur and also played for the Malaysian national team, playing an important role in his team's qualification for the 1980 Olympics, but Malaysia ended up boycotting these olympic games

 

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Claus Kreul was born in Erlbach (Germany), and died at the age of 79. He played in the DDR-Oberliga for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and BSG Wismut Aue and later managed some Oberliga teams, coached Wismut Gera, Energie Cottbus, 1. FC Magdeburg and Hansa Rostock

https://www.chemnitzerfc.de/cfc/aktuell/neuigkeiten/detailansicht/?tx_news_pi1[news]=12080&tx_news_pi1[controller]=News&tx_news_pi1[action]=detail&cHash=9f9e31939b46c61471e895bba9a5010e

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Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah was born in Kedah and died aged 71 in Alor Star, was a Malaysian football coach and player, in 2007 and 2008, he coached his team, Kedah FA (then known as The Canaries) to a "treble double". - wins in all three major football games. competitions in two consecutive years. This was a unique feat in Malaysian football. He was part of the Malaysian national team from 1975 to 1978. In 1976, he was part of the Malaysian squad at the AFC Asian Cup in Iran. He was also part of the Malaysian squad that won the Merdeka Cup and the King's Cup in 1976.

https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2024/02/1011107/illustrious-football-figure-azraai-khor-dies

Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah, o técnico de futebol local de maior sucesso da Malásia.  -ARQUIVO NSTP

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Users on Twitter/X are reporting that Peter Handyside has died at the shockingly-young age of 49.

Born in Dumfries, he played his entire senior career in England and is best known for his spells at Grimsby Town and Stoke City.

 

He made more than 200 appearances for Grimsby between 1992 and 2001 before leaving for Stoke, making 78 appearances as they were promoted to the second tier via the playoffs in 2002.

After leaving Stoke, he moved to Barnsley, making 28 appearances for them and 29 appearances for Northwich Victoria (2004-2006) before ending his career at Hucknall Town in 2007.

 

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2 hours ago, MarcJWallace said:

Users on Twitter/X are reporting that Peter Handyside has died at the shockingly-young age of 49.

Born in Dumfries, he played his entire senior career in England and is best known for his spells at Grimsby Town and Stoke City.

 

He made more than 200 appearances for Grimsby between 1992 and 2001 before leaving for Stoke, making 78 appearances as they were promoted to the second tier via the playoffs in 2002.

After leaving Stoke, he moved to Barnsley, making 28 appearances for them and 29 appearances for Northwich Victoria (2004-2006) before ending his career at Hucknall Town in 2007.

 


Is there any reliable source for this?

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4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Is there any reliable source for this?

Official Northwich Victoria Xwitter has it here:
 

 

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So does Stoke’s official account. 
 

 

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Ian Lawson, forward for Burnley (1956-1962), Leeds (1962-1965) and Crystal Palace (1965-1966), amongst others, has died aged 84. He played for Burnley when they won the First Division title in the 59-60 season.

 

Obituaries: The Sun

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