Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted April 27, 2019 Jimmy Banks, who despite enjoying the entirety of his professional career as an indoor player, started two games for the USA at the proper World Cup in 1990, dead at 54. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted April 30, 2019 Rodrigues Neto, part of the Brazil 1978 squad, dead at 69: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/30/c_138024888.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted May 1, 2019 On 27/06/2018 at 22:55, Octopus of Odstock said: 1962 survivors below - that's the last list for now. *SNIP* Bulgaria 3 DF Ivan Dimitrov 14 May 1935 (aged 27) 4 MF Stoyan Kitov 27 August 1938 (aged 23) 5 DF Dimitar Kostov 26 July 1936 (aged 25) 8 DF Dimitar Dimov 13 December 1937 (aged 24) 1 FW Dimitar Yakimov 12 July 1941 (aged 20) 12 DF Dobromir Zhechev 12 November 1942 (aged 19) 16 MF Aleksandar Kostov 5 March 1938 (aged 24)] 19 FW Dinko Dermendzhiev 2 June 1941 (aged 20) 22 FW Georgi Nikolov 1 May 1931 (aged 31) Dinko Dermendzhiev dead at 77: http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2019/05/01/439656/bulgarian-football-legend-dies-aged-77.html Appeared in 1966 and 1970 finals as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted May 1, 2019 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-iker-casillas-suffers-suspected-14979696 Iker Casillas rushed to hospital with heart attack. Said to be in stable condition. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted May 27, 2019 Nicolae Pescaru, selected for Romania in the 1970 Finals who were drawn in the Group Stage against England and Brazil, dead: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nicolae-pescaru-a-murit-ne-a-parasit-inca-unul-dintre-romanii-care-au-jucat-la-cm-din-mexic-664688&prev=search Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted June 1, 2019 Jose Antonio Reyes, who represented Spain at the 2006 finals, dead at 35 from a traffic accident, reportedly: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marca.com%2Ffutbol%2F2019%2F06%2F01%2F5cf25787ca474148698b459e.html Not sure if he actually got a game but was in the squad. Played for Arsenal during a successful period, I understand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 893 Posted June 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Jose Antonio Reyes, who represented Spain at the 2006 finals, dead at 35 from a traffic accident, reportedly: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marca.com%2Ffutbol%2F2019%2F06%2F01%2F5cf25787ca474148698b459e.html Not sure if he actually got a game but was in the squad. Played for Arsenal during a successful period, I understand. He played once out of 4 games. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted June 1, 2019 Fucking hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 374 Posted June 1, 2019 Really sad news about Jose Antonio Reyes he was a good player, shows how unpredictable predicting death is who would of thought Reyes would go before the likes of Gazza, Jimmy Greaves and Nobby Stiles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted June 2, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 15:16, Fergie86 said: Really sad news about Jose Antonio Reyes he was a good player, shows how unpredictable predicting death is who would of thought Reyes would go before the likes of Gazza, Jimmy Greaves and Nobby Stiles Appearently, he was driving at 120 mph (not far off 200 km/h). Killed 2 passengers in the process too. Edit: That's the second player from Group H of the 2006 World Cup to die in a vehicle crash (Andriy Gusin in 2014). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted June 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, Predictor said: Appearently, he was driving at 120 mph (not far off 200 km/h). Killed 2 passengers in the process too. Edit: That's the second player from Group H of the 2006 World Cup to die in a vehicle crash (Andriy Gusin in 2014). Might see him miss out on a place on BBC Sporty tribute video then. As far as I can see only one passenger (His cousin) died while the other is in intensive care with bad burns - the daily mail headline doesn't match the rest of the article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted June 2, 2019 Could be worse, could be Vaclav Drobny (death by bobsleigh) or 90s wasted talent Peter Dubovsky (death by selfie at waterfall before selfies were even invented)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted June 22, 2019 Gerald Messlender, Austrian player who appears to have been an unused sub in the second round game against Northern Ireland in the 1982 Finals, dead at 57: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.weltfussball.at/news/_n3685696_/ex-teamspieler-gerald-messlender-verstorben/&prev=search Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted June 25, 2019 On 29/11/2018 at 23:25, Octopus of Odstock said: On the Time Added thread, Maryportfuncity ponders if Broadis is the oldest living international and Fernando Roldan's name pops up. Well, I do believe he's still alive. The last details were in 2016; https://www.latercera.com/noticia/manuel-arriagada-a-esta-uc-hay-que-ponerle-mas-corazon/ where he is listed as being in a rest home. Having done as thorough a search as I can, I strongly believe a lot of the 1950 players that tle about have gone. Sure, there might be the odd one alive that I've got down as dead, but I can see it being no more than 2 out. So for 1950, I believe this to be as accurate as I can 1950 World Cup – 8 survivors MexicoPlayerDoB/Age1Antonio Carbajal(1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 21) ChilePlayerDoB/ Age8Luis Lindorfo Mayanés(1925-01-15)15 January 1925 (aged 25)9Manuel Muñoz(1928-04-28)28 April 1928 (aged 22)12Andrés Prieto(1928-12-19)19 December 1928 (aged 21) ItalyPlayerDoB/Age8Giampiero Boniperti(1928-07-04)4 July 1928 (aged 21) -2Attilio Giovannini(1924-07-30)30 July 1924 (aged 25)- Emilio Caprile (1928) ParaguayPlayerDoB/Age9Darío Saguier(1926-09-11)11 September 1926 (aged 23) Definitely all dead: Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, Sweden, England, USA Believed all dead (but no information to confirm); Bolivia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia Roldan WAS still alive until a couple of days ago. Giovaninni now becomes the oldest living from 1950. If Park-Jae Seung from 1954 is still alive (believe so) then he's the oldest living (born 1923) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted June 25, 2019 On 22/06/2019 at 23:10, YoungWillz said: Gerald Messlender, Austrian player who appears to have been an unused sub in the second round game against Northern Ireland in the 1982 Finals, dead at 57: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.weltfussball.at/news/_n3685696_/ex-teamspieler-gerald-messlender-verstorben/&prev=search Another unused player from 1982 was Roberto Bailey of Honduras. He was killed in a car accident a few weeks ago after returning from a funeral. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 17, 2019 Robert Waseige, Belgium's manager in 2002, dead at 79. He also had three spells in charge of Standard Liège and worked as a TV pundit in the country until recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted July 17, 2019 He got offered the Scotland job when Craig Brown quit. Didn't fancy it for some reason... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 17, 2019 7 hours ago, msc said: He got offered the Scotland job when Craig Brown quit. Didn't fancy it for some reason... Prolly cuz he was always going to be compared to the great Craig Brown the rest of his career, and who wants that!? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 19, 2019 On 03/06/2018 at 20:57, BeretBleu said: Carlos Bilardo ,80, coach of Argentina 1986, hospitalized. http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/fil-info/argentine-carlos-bilardo-selectionneur-des-champions-du-monde-1986-hospitalise-911828 In bad condition after brain surgery to get out "the puss and blood": https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/ex-albiceleste-coach-carlos-bilardo-in-a-serious-condition-after-brain-surgery.phtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted July 27, 2019 Just to say that apart from the aforementioned Sammy Chapman, one other 2019 non-playing squad member death is that of 1954 Swiss player Ivo Frosio back in April. Also found out Franz Swoboda of Austria died in 2017. Totals are IIRC 8 living from 1950 39 from 1954 77 from 1958 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted July 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Just to say that apart from the aforementioned Sammy Chapman, one other 2019 non-playing squad member death is that of 1954 Swiss player Ivo Frosio back in April. Also found out Franz Swoboda of Austria died in 2017. Totals are IIRC 8 living from 1950 39 from 1954 77 from 1958 Good research. How long until your British players list is done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted July 28, 2019 Well to be totally honest, I was doing very well until May when I was commissioned to write a motor racing book. So it's come to a bit of a standstill but I still intend to complete it (oldest footballers) this year. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted July 28, 2019 Gambian Football player and manager Peter Bonu Johnson dead at 56 years https://gambiaff.org/ex-gambia-coach-peter-bonu-johnson-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted July 28, 2019 7 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Gambian Football player and manager Peter Bonu Johnson dead at 56 years https://gambiaff.org/ex-gambia-coach-peter-bonu-johnson-dies/ He must have been in a Gambia team I missed qualifying for the World Cup... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted August 5, 2019 On 05/08/2016 at 02:25, msc said: A cursory look at Wiki (with a glance over Google news archives for some of the more obscure names) gives us the following survivors of early World Cup finals. *snip* 1962 Brazil 2-4 Czech Republic Amarildo (b. 1940), Mario Zagallo (b. 1931) Jiri Tichy (b. 1933), Josef Jelinek (b. 1941), Adolf Scherer (b. 1938), Josef Kadraba (b. 1933) *snip* Josef Kadraba reported dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
