FIFA World Cup Players

[MarcJWallace 270]

Lars Høgh, who played for Denmark in their final group game, a victory over West Germany and knockout round loss to Spain at the 1986 World Cup, has died aged 62.
 

A one-club man, the goalkeeper spent the entirety of his playing career at Odense Boldklub between 1977 and 2000.

In the shadow of the great Peter Schmeichel, he only made eight appearances for Denmark but was in their squads for the King Fahd Cup (A tournament retroactively referred to as an edition of the Confederations Cup) in 1995 and also at Euro 96.

And finally, he was voted as Danish goalkeeper of the year five times in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1994.

[MarcJWallace 270]

Jiří Čadek, who played for Czechoslovakia in their 1958 World Cup defeat by Northern Ireland in their opening game has died aged 86.

https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ostatni-zemrela-legenda-dukly-cadek-3004015
 

[Octopus of Odstock 2,186]

19 hours ago, MarcJWallace said:

Jiří Čadek, who played for Czechoslovakia in their 1958 World Cup defeat by Northern Ireland in their opening game has died aged 86.

https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ostatni-zemrela-legenda-dukly-cadek-3004015
 

 

and someone else who played their only game against Northern Ireland in the 1958 World Cup, Argentina's Norberto Boggio, has also died, on the same day as Cadek - https://sur24.com.ar/2021/12/dolor-en-carreras-por-la-muerte-de-pocho-boggio/

[The Immortal 634]

 

15 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

and someone else who played their only game against Northern Ireland in the 1958 World Cup, Argentina's Norberto Boggio, has also died, on the same day as Cadek - https://sur24.com.ar/2021/12/dolor-en-carreras-por-la-muerte-de-pocho-boggio/

Speaking of 1958, any updates on the current statuses of the surviving 1958 and 1962 finalists OoO? 

[Octopus of Odstock 2,186]

Yep, its on the previous page.

[The Immortal 634]

Just seen it your list, a very interesting list you got there and I did some scouting to find more information some on these players and found some stuff that needs to be updated.

 

Omar Mendez (Uruguay 1954 and 1962) are the same person born on August 7, 1934.



Zoltan Friedmanzsky (Hungary 1958) did an interview in 2014 for a local news channel and this is the video, unfortunately everything is in Hungarian but it's proof that as of 2014 he is still alive. And his birthdate on October 22, 1934 according to his page on Hungary's Wikipedia though it's pretty unreliable.

 

Adolf Scherer (Czechoslovakia 1958) has done an interview on a Slovakian news site just a few days ago, unfortunately the article is paywalled but from whatever I could see he seems to be doing well and he lives in France (though I have no idea for how long he has been there).

 

Braulio Musso (Chile 1962) is mentioned on your list having a birthdate May 24, 1937 but his wikipedia page shows a birthdate of March 8, 1930 and it claims he played from Universidad de Chile from 1951 to 1968 but not just that, some more searching and I find that Braulio Musso has a Facebook Page which he is definitely involved in, and you will find all his posts are about his football days and though he has only shown photos dating back to 1955, he mentions in one post that he played for Universidad de Chile at the age of 21 and that makes the 1930 birth year make more sense because even if he debuted for his club in 1955 he would still be 17/18 with a 1937 birth year.

 

 

[The Immortal 634]

On 04/12/2021 at 21:20, Octopus of Odstock said:

1958 –70 survivors

Mexico
No.......Pos.......Player..................................DoB/Age
1.........1GK.....Antonio Carbajal (captain)...(1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 29)
2.........2DF.....Jesús del Muro.....................(1937-11-30)30 November 1937 (aged 20)
#4.........2DF.....José Villegas........................(1934-06-20)20 June 1934 (aged 23)
10.......4FW....Crescencio Gutiérrez............(1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 24)

 

Jose Villegas dead https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/9713018/chivas-jose-jamaicon-villegas-muerte-liga-mx-campeonisimo

[camelclutchgirl 0]

On 03/12/2021 at 15:29, P94 said:

So 1954 FIFA World Cup winning team survivors are gone and now is updated.

Last surviv[or(s)/ing] (and still living) footballers of winning teams between 1954 1958 and 1986:
1954 - Horst Eckel
1958 - Dino Sani, Mario Zagallo, Pele, Moacir, Jose "Mazzola" Altafini, Pepe (6 of 22)
1962 - Pele, Pepe, Mengalvio, Jair da Costa, Amarildo, Maro Zagallo (6 of 22)
1966 - George Cohen, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Terry Paine, Ian Callaghan, George Eastham (6 of 22)
1970 - Brito, Piazza, Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Gerson, Tostao, Pele, Rivellino, Ado, Roberto, Baldocchi, Caju, Edu, Dario, Ze Maria, Leao (16 of 22)
1974 - only two footballers (Gerd Mueller & Heinz Flohe) are dead
1978 - three footballers (Ruben Galvan, Rene Houseman & Leopoldo Luque) are dead
1982 - only two footballers (Gaetano Scirea & Paolo Rossi) are dead
1986 - three footballers (Jose Luis Brown, Jose Luis Cuciuffo, Diego Maradona) are dead

Regarding the 1970 Brazilian team, Marco Antônio is also alive

[ladyfiona 2,577]

Christian Eriksen who had a cardiac arrest last year in the Euros is making a return to football.

 

 

[Thatcher 2,386]

Francisco Gento, who played for Spain at the 1962 and 1966 World Cup, dead aged 88. Also played for Real Madrid from 1953-1971.

 

Obituaries: Daily Mirror, BBC, The Sun

[drol 11,923]

4 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Francisco Gento, who played for Spain at the 1962 and 1966 World Cup, dead aged 88. Also played for Real Madrid from 1953-1971.

Huge one!

[The Old Crem 3,582]

2 hours ago, Thatcher said:

Francisco Gento, who played for Spain at the 1962 and 1966 World Cup, dead aged 88. Also played for Real Madrid from 1953-1971.

DDP Pick

BBC

[YoungWillz 21,026]

On 23/09/2020 at 12:13, msc said:

Updated after 4 years, the living finalists:

 

 

 

1974

Holland 8-11 West Germany

 

 

Jan Jongbloed (b. 1940),Wim Rijsbergen (b. 1952), Arie Haan (b. 1948), Ruud Krol (b. 1949), Wim Jansen (b. 1946), Johan Neeskens (b. 1951), Willem van Hanegem (b. 1944), Johnny Rep (b. 1951)

Subs – Theo de Jong (b. 1947), Rene van de Kerkhof (b. 1951)

Sepp Maier (b. 1944), Berti Vogts (b. 1946), Franz Beckenbauer (b. 1945), Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (b. 1948), Paul Breitner (b. 1951), Ranier Bonhof (b. 1952), Uli Hoeness (b. 1952), Wolfgang Overath (b. 1943), Jurgen Grabowski (b. 1944), Gerd Muller (b. 1945), Bernd Holzenbein (b. 1946)

 

 

The German's 74 team still has all 11 finalists still living, although a few aren't  well.

 

 

1978

Argentina 11-10 Holland

 

Ubaldo Fillol (b. 1950), Jorge Olguin (b. 1952), Luis Galvan (b. 1948), Daniel Passarella (b. 1953), Alberto Tarantini (b. 1955), Americo Gallego (b. 1955), Osvaldo Ardiles (b. 1952), Mario Kempes (b. 1954), Daniel Bertoni (b. 1955), Oscar Alberto Ortiz (b. 1953), Leopoldo Luque (b. 1949)

Jan Jongbloed (b. 1940), Ruud Krol (b. 1949), Wim Jansen (b. 1946), Johan Neeskens (b. 1951), Arie Haan (b. 1948), Rene van de Kerkhof (b. 1951), Johnny Rep (b. 1951), Ernie Brandts (b. 1956), Jan Poortvliet (b. 1955), Wily van de Kerkhof (b. 1951)

Subs – Omar Larrosa, (b. 1947)

 

 

Wim Jansen, Feyenoord's finest and player in the 74 and 78 Finals for Netherlands, being reported dead: 

 

[msc 18,437]

10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Wim Jansen, Feyenoord's finest and player in the 74 and 78 Finals for Netherlands, being reported dead: 

 

 

European Cup winner with Feyenoord, won the league with Celtic and famously ended the 10 in a row challenge from Rangers. A lot of the huge names in Scottish football from the 90s are snuffing out of late.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684]

Admittedly, it's terrible news. But I wouldn't say it was terrible, terrible news.

[time 8,592]

On 17/01/2022 at 16:59, ladyfiona said:

Christian Eriksen who had a cardiac arrest last year in the Euros is making a return to football.

 

 

Confirmed Eriksen has signed a six-month deal with Brentford

Christian Eriksen: Former Tottenham midfielder joins Brentford on six-month deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60116469

[ladyfiona 2,577]

If he performs well and Denmark qualify for World Cup he could play in Qatar. Depends if he can play in the heat.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

Taunting the Grim Reaper is never a good idea.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

41 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

If he performs well and Denmark qualify for World Cup he could play in Qatar. Depends if he can play in the heat.

Denmark have already qualified. He only needs to get back to 80% of his old form to be in with a chance of being selected. 

[YoungWillz 21,026]

On 04/12/2021 at 15:50, Octopus of Odstock said:

Not quite: Here's the complete list:

 

1958 –53 survivors - Definitely all dead: Scotland


England
No.......Pos.......Player......................................DoB/Age
1.........1GK......Colin McDonald.......................(1930-10-15)15 October 1930 (aged 27)
3.........2DF.......Tommy Banks..........................(1929-11-10)10 November 1929 (aged 28)
7.........4FW......Bryan Douglas........................(1934-05-27)27 May 1934 (aged 24)
16.......2DF......Maurice Norman.......................(1934-05-08)8 May 1934 (aged 24)
20.......3MF......Bobby Charlton........................(1937-10-11)11 October 1937 (aged 20)


 

1962 – 106 survivors

 

 

England

1              FW          Bobby Charlton       11 October 1937 (aged 24)

15            DF            Maurice Norman    8 May 1934 (aged 28)

17            MF           Bryan Douglas         27 May 1934 (aged 28)          

19            FW          Alan Peacock           29 October 1937 (aged 24).

20            MF           George Eastham     23 September 1936 (aged 25)

 

 

Maurice Norman, Spurs player, generally being pronounced dead as of yesterday on the Tweetingpanel.

 

DDP Pick.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Maurice Norman, Spurs player, generally being pronounced dead as of yesterday on the Tweetingpanel.

 

DDP Pick.

Obit likely to be published fairly soon I would imagine. 

[YoungWillz 21,026]

16 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Maurice Norman, Spurs player, generally being pronounced dead as of yesterday on the Tweetingpanel.

 

DDP Pick.

But Maurice Norman is not dead: 

Carry on.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

But Maurice Norman is not dead: 

Carry on.

Sounds like he is on the way out through.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,186]

Norman was a frequent header of the ball, so I wonder if it's dementia linked, but not confirmed to the media.

 

I really can't understand why there is such desperation to announce deaths on social media, it's getting worse and worse. Surely just wait for the club to announce it officially via the family. In Norman's case, he is a legend for Spurs so it's not as if he'll die under the radar.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

28 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

Norman was a frequent header of the ball, so I wonder if it's dementia linked, but not confirmed to the media.

 

I really can't understand why there is such desperation to announce deaths on social media, it's getting worse and worse. Surely just wait for the club to announce it officially via the family. In Norman's case, he is a legend for Spurs so it's not as if he'll die under the radar.

Depends what their mean as unwell. He could be unwell long term with dementia or unwell for any reason likely to soon go. 
 

I imagine like all risky things even some very frequent headers will escape dementia just by chance.