Sinbabad 1,108 Posted Sunday at 11:46 On 12/11/2024 at 19:50, drol said: Coskun Tas dead at 90. The article says that he was "one of the last members alive from the 1954 WC squad". So Mehmet Dinçer and Sükrü Ersoy could be alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autistic Merit 14 Posted Sunday at 12:17 Is there any secret to the longevity of these Turks? Are Dinçer and Ersoy the last survivors of the 1954 WC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted Sunday at 12:30 12 minutes ago, Autistic Merit said: Is there any secret to the longevity of these Turks? Are Dinçer and Ersoy the last survivors of the 1954 WC? Jose Santamaria (Uruguay ) still alive Dont know if there re other survivors. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autistic Merit 14 Posted Sunday at 12:37 6 minutes ago, BeretBleu said: Jose Santamaria (Uruguay ) still alive Dont know if there re other survivors. His Wikipedia says that he almost made the 1950 WC as well. Incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,558 Posted Sunday at 12:55 38 minutes ago, Autistic Merit said: Is there any secret to the longevity of these Turks? Are Dinçer and Ersoy the last survivors of the 1954 WC? Do you understand what “could be alive” means? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,108 Posted Sunday at 13:26 49 minutes ago, BeretBleu said: Jose Santamaria (Uruguay ) still alive Dont know if there re other survivors. Italian Gino Pivatelli is definitely alive. Uruguyans Omar Pedro Méndez and Roberto Leopardi are like Dincer and Ersoy : no knews about them, so could be alive or dead. So technically, there could be 6 survivors from the 1954 World Cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted Sunday at 21:34 Death of Bernard Chiarelli , member of 1958 french squad https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mort-de-bernard-chiarelli-membre-de-l-epopee-de-l-equipe-de-france-a-la-coupe-du-monde-1958/1520993 Last survivor of the team : Robert Mouynet 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,883 Posted Sunday at 21:48 9 hours ago, BeretBleu said: Jose Santamaria (Uruguay ) still alive Dont know if there re other survivors. Ersoy was interviewed as recently as 2022, he is clearly alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACL1985 2 Posted 20 hours ago 21 hours ago, BeretBleu said: Jose Santamaria (Uruguay ) still alive Dont know if there re other survivors. On Friday I was eating with Pepe Santamaría in Madrid. Good health. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites