FIFA World Cup Players

[Sinbabad 1,112]

1966

Argentina

2              GK           Rolando Irusta       27 March 1938 (aged 28)  
 

He apparently died 11 years ago, at 73 !

[The Old Crem 3,581]

Jan Olsson , who played for Sweden in 1970 has died aged 79 according to the Swedish Team

[Sinbabad 1,112]

I found several 1970 players whose deaths weren’t announced on this thread (at least that I know of, I apologize if there’s mistakes) :

 

Swedish Rooney Pettersson has died on 26 September 2022.
He was the backup goalkeeper behind Ronnie Hellström and Sven-Gunnar Larsson and didn’t play any match.

 

Uruguayan Julio Morales died on 14 February 2022 aged 76.

Peruvian Javier Gonzalez died on 11 April 2018 aged 78

His countrymate Orlando De La Torre died on  24 August 2022 aged 78 too

 

Bulgarian Aleksandar Shalamanov died on 25 October 2021 aged 80

 

Moroccan Hedi Dahane died on 13 July 2020 aged 73 or 74

His countrymate Abdelkader Ouaraghli died on 7 October 2022 aged 78 or 79

 

 

[Sinbabad 1,112]

1974 players who died the past four years:

 

Australian Jim Milisavljevic died on 23 February 2022 aged 70

 

Chilean Juan Rodriguez Vega died on 1st September 2021 aged 77

 

Croatian Jurica Jerkovic, who played for Yugoslavia, died on 3 June 2019 aged 70

His Serbian teamate Danilo Popivoda died on 9 September 2021 aged 74

 

Congolese Jean Kalala N’Tumba, who played for Zaïre, died on 11 January 2021 aged 72

 

Dutch Pleun Strik died on 14 July 2022 aged 78

 

Uruguayan Juan Masnik died on 23 February 2021 aged 77

 

Italian Giuseppe Wilson died on 6 March 2022 aged 76

 

Haitian Guy Francois died on 3 June 2019 aged 1971

[Grim Up North 3,725]

On 02/05/2023 at 12:38, Spade_Cooley said:

 

Anyone reading anything into him retiring as a pundit with only six games of the season left? Seems odd to step down now rather than just hold on for a month...

Swimming the channel

 

Suggests he's not ill but on the flip side if he's got a dodgy heart he might not make it.

[Sinbabad 1,112]

1982 players whose death had not been announced in here :

 

Cameroonian Ibrahim Aoudou died on 19 April 2022 aged 66

 

Hondurian Roberto Bailey died on 11 June 2019 aged 66

His countrymate Jose Cruz died on 27 January 2021 aged 68

 

Serbian who played for Yugoslavia Dragan Pantelic died on 20 October 2021 aged 69

Edited May 25, 2023 by Sinbabad

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

28 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Cameroonian Ibrahim Aoudou died on 19 April 2022 aged 1966

Thats a fair old age he got to

[Sinbabad 1,112]

I wonder if Geoff Hurst* will attend West Ham final tonight ? It’s in Prague and I don’t know if he’s in a good shape to come.
 

*I don’t know if he has his own thread, I couldn’t find any.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,186]

1 hour ago, Sinbabad said:

I wonder if Geoff Hurst* will attend West Ham final tonight ? It’s in Prague and I don’t know if he’s in a good shape to come.
 

*I don’t know if he has his own thread, I couldn’t find any.

 

Boys of 66 thread would've been more appropriate, but not to worry.

[YoungWillz 21,024]

On 08/02/2023 at 17:29, P94 said:

Last surviving (and still living) coaches [until 1990 - names of living coaches are included]:

1974 - 2/16 (Rale Rasic, Australia; Mario Zagallo, Brazil)

Rale Rasic reportedly dead (mate): 

 

[msc 18,436]

9 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Rale Rasic reportedly dead (mate): 

 

Shortlisted for my oldies team but never made the final twenty.

[The Old Crem 3,581]

16 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Boys of 66 thread would've been more appropriate, but not to worry.

The only elderly ex player I know was there was Brian Dear who is 79 now. Trevor Brooking gave a radio interview  which I haven’t heard yet but I think he might have stayed in England to watch it. 

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,881]

7 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

The only elderly ex player I know was there was Brian Dear who is 79 now. Trevor Brooking gave a radio interview  which I haven’t heard yet but I think he might have stayed in England to watch it. 

Homecoming Parade tonight. Might be worth keeping an eye on to see if Brooking and Hurst pop up somewhere

[The Old Crem 3,581]

59 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

Homecoming Parade tonight. Might be worth keeping an eye on to see if Brooking and Hurst pop up somewhere

Hurst doesn’t turn up that much to West Ham events so will be surprised if he appears but Brooking is still involved with the club so fair chance he turns up. 

[Deathrace 1,164]

8 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Hurst doesn’t turn up that much to West Ham events so will be surprised if he appears but Brooking is still involved with the club so fair chance he turns up. 

Saw Brooking recently at a match (earlier this year) and he's not got any obvious health issues. 

[Sinbabad 1,112]

Gordon McQueen, unused substitute for Scotland at 1974 and 1978 World Cup, has died aged 70.

At club level he notably played for Leeds and Manchester United.

[Sinbabad 1,112]

Alfredo Rojas, who was part of Argentina’s squads for 1958 and 1966 World Cups is dead aged 86.

He only played one match in 1958 and was an unused substitute in 1966.

 

Update of the 1958 WC list 

1958 – 18 survivors - Definitely all dead: West Germany, Scotland, Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
11.......4FW.....Peter McParland...........(1934-04-25)25 April 1934 (aged 24)

Czechoslovakia
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
2.........2DF.......Gustav Mráz.................(1934-09-11)11 September 1934 (aged 23)

Argentina
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
15......2DF.......David Acevedo..............(1937-02-20)20 February 1937 (aged 21)
21......4FW......José Sanfilippo..............(1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 23)

France
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
7........2DF.......Robert Mouynet.............(1930-03-25)25 March 1930 (aged 28)

Paraguay
No.......Pos.......Player.......................................DoB/Age

13.......2DF.......Luis Gini......................................(1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 22)

Sweden
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
22.......4FW....Ove Olsson....................(1938-08-19)19 August 1938 (aged 19)

Wales
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
11.......4FW......Cliff Jones....................(1935-02-07)7 February 1935 (aged 23)

Hungary
No.......Pos.......Player...........................DoB/Age
17.......4FW.....Mihály Vasas.................1933

Mexico
No.......Pos.......Player..................................DoB/Age
10.......4FW....Crescencio Gutiérrez............(1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 24)

Brazil
No.......Pos.......Player......................................DoB/Age
5.........3MF.....Dino Sani...................................(1932-05-23)23 May 1932 (aged 26)
13.......3MF.....Moacir.........................................(1936-05-18)18 May 1936 (aged 22)
18.......4FW....Mazzola.......................................(1938-07-24)24 July 1938 (aged 19)
22.......4FW....Pepe............................................(1935-02-25)25 February 1935 (aged 23)

Soviet Union
No.......Pos.......Player......................................DoB/Age
9.........4FW......Nikita Simonyan (captain)........(1926-10-12)12 October 1926 (aged 31)

England
No.......Pos.......Player......................................DoB/Age
1.........1GK......Colin McDonald.......................(1930-10-15)15 October 1930 (aged 27)
 28)
7.........4FW......Bryan Douglas........................(1934-05-27)27 May 1934 (aged 24)
Austria
No.......Pos.......Player......................................DoB/Age
9.........4FW.....Hans Buzek..............................(1938-05-22)22 May 1938 (aged 20)

Edited Sunday at 22:03 by Sinbabad

[diego 1,980]

Stéphane Demol was a Belgian professional footballer and coach born in Watermael-Boitsfort, he died aged 57, He amassed a total of 120 appearances and 11 goals in the Belgian First Division A over seven seasons, mostly with Anderlecht and Standard Liège , with which he won eight major titles together. He has also competed professionally in Italy, Portugal, France, Greece and Switzerland. At international level, he represented Belgium in two FIFA World Cups (1986-1990), also played for Porto (POR), Bologna (ITA), Braga (POR), Toulouse (FRA), Panionios (GRE), among others, and coached Liege(BEL),Charleroi(BEL),Limassol(Cyprus),among others,Demol played 38 matches for the Belgium national team and scored one goal,in the round-of-16 clash against the Soviet Union at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (4–3 after extra time), In 1990 he was chosen in the FIFA World Cup squad

https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/fc-porto/detalhe/morreu-stephane-demol-antigo-campeao-pelo-fc-porto-em-198990

[Imelda 620]

10 hours ago, diego said:

Stéphane Demol was a Belgian professional footballer and coach born in Watermael-Boitsfort, he died aged 57, He amassed a total of 120 appearances and 11 goals in the Belgian First Division A over seven seasons, mostly with Anderlecht and Standard Liège , with which he won eight major titles together. He has also competed professionally in Italy, Portugal, France, Greece and Switzerland. At international level, he represented Belgium in two FIFA World Cups (1986-1990), also played for Porto (POR), Bologna (ITA), Braga (POR), Toulouse (FRA), Panionios (GRE), among others, and coached Liege(BEL),Charleroi(BEL),Limassol(Cyprus),among others,Demol played 38 matches for the Belgium national team and scored one goal,in the round-of-16 clash against the Soviet Union at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (4–3 after extra time), In 1990 he was chosen in the FIFA World Cup squad

https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/fc-porto/detalhe/morreu-stephane-demol-antigo-campeao-pelo-fc-porto-em-198990

 

One year older than Gazza

[The Old Crem 3,581]

14 hours ago, diego said:

Stéphane Demol was a Belgian professional footballer and coach born in Watermael-Boitsfort, he died aged 57, He amassed a total of 120 appearances and 11 goals in the Belgian First Division A over seven seasons, mostly with Anderlecht and Standard Liège , with which he won eight major titles together. He has also competed professionally in Italy, Portugal, France, Greece and Switzerland. At international level, he represented Belgium in two FIFA World Cups (1986-1990), also played for Porto (POR), Bologna (ITA), Braga (POR), Toulouse (FRA), Panionios (GRE), among others, and coached Liege(BEL),Charleroi(BEL),Limassol(Cyprus),among others,Demol played 38 matches for the Belgium national team and scored one goal,in the round-of-16 clash against the Soviet Union at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (4–3 after extra time), In 1990 he was chosen in the FIFA World Cup squad

https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/fc-porto/detalhe/morreu-stephane-demol-antigo-campeao-pelo-fc-porto-em-198990

The Sun

[Sinbabad 1,112]

3 days ago, the 21 June, Guillermo Escalada, who participated with Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, has died aged 87. He was an unused substitute as Uruguay was eliminated in the group stage.

[Sinbabad 1,112]

4 others players from 1962 have died more or less recently :

 

Colombian Rolando Serrano died on 13 June 2022 aged 83, he played 2 matches as Colombia was eliminated in the group stage.

 

Swiss Roberto Frigerio died on 9 April 2023 aged 84, he was an unused substitute.

 

Mexican Alfredo Hernández died on 17 January 2003 (!) aged 67, he only played Mexico’s third and last match, as Mexico was eliminated in the group stage.

 

His countrymate Salvador Farfan died on 7 March 2023 aged 90, he was an unused substitute.

 

Update of 1962 list :

 

1962 – 81 survivors

[Sinbabad 1,112]

Manuel Duarte, who was part of Portugal’s squad for the 1966 World Cup, has died on 2 September 2022 aged 77. He was an unused substitute.

[YoungWillz 21,024]

On 10/06/2021 at 14:23, msc said:

 

With Scotland at the Euros for the first time since 1996, Former Scottish manager Craig Brown's getting a lot of reappraisal in documentaries this week and looked quite old and a bit frail tbh.

 

Apparently he had an aortic aneurysm last year and is lucky to still be with us. One to watch, now.

 

Aberdeen and Scotland hero Craig Brown reveals he had 30-percent chance of survival after an aneurysm (thescottishsun.co.uk)

 

(Btw, alcoholic George Burley in the mention above still lives.)

Craig Brown being reported dead:

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Herald Obit (not DDP fodder this year though): https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23614183.former-scotland-manager-craig-brown-dies-aged-82/