Brazilian legend as a player and manager died aged 92. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67900776 Won the World cup as a player/manager and assistant coach whilst also losing another final. Fantastic career.
Magnificent footballer and a true gentleman. His sportsmanship throughout the 1966 World Cup and graciousness in defeat in the final especially, probably advanced Germany's rehabilitation in Europe significantly in the eyes of many. The power of football eh?
"It was never a goal". Der Kaiser to Bobby Charlton when they met again after '66. Proper player. RIP.
Only three people have won as player and manager. MZ,see above. Der Kaiser,see above and Didier Deschamps whose now feeling distinctly umpty!
Andreas Brehme: Germany legend and World Cup winner dies aged 63 | Football News | Sky Sports Following his mentor, Der Kaiser, upstairs sadly, at a youngish age, Andi Brehme. The embodiment of the functional German winning machine in the 80s and 90s but an 'ahead of his time' attacking full back who modernised that traditionally defensive position. Not loveable but highly skilled and the gold standard in his position. More Vorsprung Durch Technik than many footballing greats but one helluva player. RIP
Yes good memory! He played against us both home and away at number 5. At the time Kaiserslautern's defensive colossus with the huge international reputation was Hans Pieter Briegel 5 years Brehme's senior and established in the West German team at the time. At the Vic that night he looked about 7 foot 8 as he strode on the pitch and about 5 foot 4 at 90 mins! Brehme wasn't memorable (for me at least that night). His great days were ahead. He debuted for W Germany in early 1984 and is best remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup Final v Argentina of course.
Yes, I remember Briegel being the star player for them. Plus Thomas Allofs upfront, the brother of the established international Klaus. Thomas also went on to earn full caps for Germany.
Kurt Hamrin 9ne of the greatest if not greatest ever Swedish player. One if the finest players to grace Serie A and a Fiorwntina legend @I Blame Pozzo. Unlike Batigol there is no statue if him outside the Viola stadium. But there should be. He remains the Viola's top scorer and won the European Cup Winners Cup beating Glasgow Rangers in rhe two legged final. He also played for Sweden at the 1958 WC final. With his passing aged 89 no living player remains from that WC final with Zagallo passing recently.
Absolutely fabulous player. Lord knows what he would command as a fee today. I hope the tifosi demand a statue.
Stan Bowles died 75. Maverick player at QPR and others in the 70s. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...r-and-former-england-international-dies-at-75
One of the very greatest entertainers in football in the 70s. He made the game look so easy and so enjoyable. So sad he ended up with Alzheimer’s. RIP ‘Sir’ Stan.
A very good player for QPR, who had Rodney Marsh and Stan Bowles at the same time and had some very entertaining seasons including coming runners up in the top division. Stan was well loved in West London even had a stand named after him I Believe.R.I.P. Sir, commiserations to family and friends.
Actually Marsh and Bowles were not at QPR at the same time. Marsh left for Man City in March 1972 with Bowles arriving later that year in the following season. But they were two greats that QPR had in the number 10 shirt, to be followed afterwards by a third in Tony Currie.
"If only Stan Bowles could pass a betting shop like he passes a football" so said his boss at Bury(?) Scandalously underused by England and another of that wonderful batch of 'Mavericks' as the book called them. Marsh, Worthington, Currie,Robin Friday at Reading. Those of us who grew up in the '70s and were young in the '80s,despite all the violence, racism, homophobia, can't help hark back to those days. People played the game because they loved it. There may have been fear on the terraces but players did express themselves much more,on quagmire pitches in the main. I know you'll throw Revie and 'Dirty Leeds' and it's true but they did have Giles and Lorimer who could play a bit. Anyway I'm rambling but RIP Stan. Another great player for the celestial game.
Crikey, just seen this. Didn't even know. He was a very decent player. Meanwhile Florence is in mourning again,not long after the sudden death of Davide Astori. General Manager Joe Barone died today aged 57. He'd been taken ill prior to the game in Bergamo v Atalanta on Sunday. RIP. Forza Viola. Edit; just seen that Astori died in 2018. Genuinely thought it was 18 months at the most.
Forest and Liverpool star of the 70s Larry Lloyd died. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...am-forest-and-liverpool-defender-dies-aged-75
150 league appearances for Liverpool, 148 for Notts Forest plus 150 for other clubs confirms he was a very good player R.I.P. Sir
Joe Kinnear, born in Dublin, moved to Watford as a young child and his family lived in Queen's Road. He went to Leggatts Way School. He played all his junior and amateur football in Watford leagues and then joined St Albans City. In the 1960s, he worked at one of the printers in Watford (which was a major printing town at the time) when he was offered an apprenticeship at Tottenham. Met him a couple of times, when he was manager of Wimbledon and I was a young reporter, and he was always very decent and very good value in post-match press conferences. I remember one time after a Wimbledon defeat he was getting a bit of a grilling and he asked a reporter in the press gathering (they were informal in those days, with everyone standing up rather than today's arrangement with the manager at a big table and everyone else sat in rows) what he'd have done to turn the game round in the second half. The reporter – not me I hasten to reiterate – then ran through a few ideas such as making different substitutions, playing people in different positions (all of which, it has to be said, sounded kind of hopeless and amateurish when he said them out loud.) Kinnear listened patiently and then explained why, in his opinion, none of those ideas would have worked. It was a really insightful ten minutes or so.
