Tributes: Volkmar Gross (January 31, 1948-July 3,
2014)
Horacio
Troche (February
4, 1935-July 14, 2014)
Vasile
Zavoda (July 29, 1929-July 14, 2014)
Julio
Abbadie (September 7, 1930-July 16,
2014)
Petar
Nikezic (April 3, 1950-July 19, 2014)
Alex
Forbes (January 21, 1925-July 28,
2014)
Valentin
Belkevich (January 27, 1973-August 1,
2014)
Andriy
Bal (January 16, 1958-August 9,
2014)
Vladimir
Beara (November 2, 1928-August 11,
2014)
Kazimierz Trampisz (January
10, 1929-August 12, 2014)
Geza
Gulyas (June 5, 1931-August 14,
2014)
Javier
Guzman (January 9, 1945-August 14,
2014)
Jean
Nicolay (December 27, 1937-August 18,
2014)
Karoly Sandor (November 26, 1928-September
10, 2014)
Milan Galic (March 8, 1938-September 13,
2014)
Andriy Husin (December 11, 1972-September
17, 2014)
Fernando Cabrita (May 1, 1923-September 22,
2014)
Jean-Jacques Marcel (June 13, 1931-October 3, 2014)
Serhiy Zakarlyuka (August 17, 1976-October 6, 2014)
Fyodor Cherenkov (July 25, 1959-October 4,
2014)
Volkmar
Gross
Volkmar
Gross was a West German goalkeeper who earned a solitary cap for his nation in
an away Friendly vs. Greece on November 22, 1970 ( 3 to 1 West Germany win).
In
1971 he was banned from life from the National team after a match fixing
scandal. He also had spells at South Africa and USA.
He
passed away on July 3rd, aged 66.
Horacio
Troche
Uruguay
and Nacional Montevideo defender Horacio Troche represented Uruguay from 1959
through 1966. He played in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.
He
passed away on July 14th, aged 79.
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Photo
From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author: Dietrich
Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg)
(Franz Beckenbauer and Horacio Troche, July 23,
1966, World Cup, West Germany 4-Uruguay 0) |
Vasile
Zavoda
Romania
and Steaua Bucharest defender Vasile Zavoda earned caps for Romania from 1951
through 1962.
He
passed away on July 14th, aged 84.
Julio
Abbadie
Uruguay
and Penarol striker Julio Abbadie most notably represented his nation during
the 1954 World Cup.
He
also had a spell in Italy with Genoa.
He
earned his last cap in 1965.
He
passed away on July 16th, aged 83.
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Photo
from: Mondial-La Glorieuse Epopee de la Coupe du Monde
(Julio
Abbadie during the 1954 World Cup)
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Petar
Nikezic
Yugoslavia
and Vojvodina striker Petar Nikezic earned 3 caps for Yugoslavia from 1971 to
1973.
He
passed away on July 19th, aged 64.
Alex
Forbes
Scottish
winger Alex Forbes who most notably played for Sheffield United and Arsenal,
earned caps for Scotland from 1947 to 1952.
He
passed away on July 28th, aged 89.
Valentin
Belkevich
Belarus
midfielder Valentin Belkevich represented his nation from its inaugural match
in 1992 until 2005.
He
played for Dinamo Minsk and for over a decade at Dynamo Kiev.
He
passed away on August 1st from an aneurysm, aged just 41.
Andriy
Bal
USSR
midfielder Andriy Bal was a member of the great Dynamo Kiev squad of the 1980s.
He
will be remembered mostly for scoring against Brazil on June 14, 1982 during
the World Cup from a long range shot that many believed Brazilian goalkeeper
Valdir Peres should have saved.
He
passed away on August 9th from a blood clot, aged just 56.
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Photo From : Mondial, Hors Serie, 1982
(Andriy Bal, November 29, 1981, World Cup
Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 1-USSR 1)
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Vladimir
Beara
Yugoslav
goalkeeper Vladimir Beara represented his nation throughout the 1950s.
He
most notably played for Hajduk Split. He went on to coach the Cameroon national
team in the 1970s.
He
passed away on August 9th, aged 85.
Kazimierz
Trampisz
Polish
striker Kazimierz Trampisz earned 10 caps for Poland from 1950 to 1958.
He
passed away on August 12th, aged 85.
Geza
Gulyas
1950s
Hungarian and Ferencvaros goalkeeper Geza Gulyas was a substitute goalkeeper in
the Mighty Magyras squad of 1954 World Cup.
He
passed away on August 14th, aged 83.
Javier
Guzman
Mexican
defender Javier Guzman was a member of Mexico’s 1970 World Cup squad. He played
for Mexico until until 1977.
He
passed away on August 14th, aged 69.
Jean
Nicolay
Belgian
goalkeeper Jean Nicolay earned caps for Belgium from 1959 until 1967. He won many
league titles with Standard Liege.
He
passed away on August 18th, aged 76.
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Photo
From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen,
Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman
(Jean Nicolay, November 12, 1961, Holland
0-Belgium 4) |
Karoly
Sandor
Hungarian
and MTK winger Karoly Sandor earned caps for Hungary from 1949 to 1964 and
played in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups.
He
passed away on September 10th, aged 85.
Milan
Galic
Yugoslav
and Partizan Belgrade striker Milan Galic earned caps for Yugoslavia from 1959
to 1965. He was most notably member of the Yugoslavian squad that finished
fourth during the 1962 World Cup at Chile.
He
passed away on September 13th, aged 76
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Photo
From: World Soccer, December 1962
(Milan
Galic scoring, October 14, 1962, Hungary 0-Yugoslavia 1)
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Andriy
Husin
Ukrainian
midfielder Andriy Husin managed to play for Dynamo Kiev and the Ukraine
National team for over a decade.
He
was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on September 17th, aged just 41.
Fernando
Cabrita
Portugal
striker Fernando Cabrita’s career spanned the 1940s and 50s.
He
earned 7 caps for Portugal between 1945 and 1957.
He
passed away on September 22nd, aged 91.
Jean-Jacques
Marcel
French
midfielder Jean-Jacques Marcel represented France during the 1954 and 1958
World Cups. His last cap was in 1961. He is mostly remembered for his spell at
Olympique Marseille during the 1950s.
He
passed away on October 3rd, aged 83.
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Photo
From: Les Bleus Author Denis Chaumier, 2004
(Jean-Jacques
Marcel, October 18, 1953, Yugoslavia 3-France 1)
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Serhiy
Zakarlyuka
Ukrainian
midfielder Serhiy Zakarlyuka played for a multitude of teams in Ukraine, he had
two long spells with Arsenal Kiev. He earned 9 caps for Ukraine between 2002
and 2004.
Just
like Husin, he was also tragically killed in a traffic accident on October 6th,
aged just 38.
Fyodor
Cherenkov
Fyodor
Cherenkov is considered one of the greatest players ever of Spartak Moscow. He
starred in the 1980s with teammates such as Rinat Dassayev, Sergei Rodionov and
Yuri Gavrilov.
He
is also perhaps the best ever Soviet player never to appear in an international
tournament. He was surprisingly overlooked for three World Cups (1982,1986 and
1990).
He
was also perhaps the victim of Valeri Lobanovsky’s policy of selecting mostly
his own Dynamo Kiev players for Tournaments.
He
was Soviet Player of the year in 1983 and 1989. His last cap was in 1990.
When
Oleg Romantsev became Russia’s new coach in the Fall of 1994, he
controversially overlooked the recent top goalscorer of the 1994 World Cup,
Oleg Salenko. When questioned about it, he made a reference that his
predecessors had ignored the best player of his generation, his teammate
Cherenkov.
He
passed away on October 4th, aged 55 from injuries from a fall.
Profile:
(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, September
1993 / English By Vladimir Kalinkovich)
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Photo
From: World Soccer, September 1993
(Fyodor
Cherenkov)
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Nice article, mate. These guys deserved it. One note: Fernando Cabrita was also the manager of the successful Portugal national team that reached the semifinals in Euro '84, only beaten by a late Platini goal in overtime.
ReplyDeleteHello Simone, I believe that is a different Pedroto that particular one I believe passed away in 1985
ReplyDeleteBy the way the post above is from me, it signed it with name instead of username
ReplyDeleteThat pedroto was also the father in law of Fernando gomes
ReplyDeleteHello Simone, my apologies you were right, for some reason I'm my mind I kept thinking you were talking about pedrotto and not cabrita
ReplyDeleteNot to worry! :-D I cheched with wikipedia. That portuguese team was the most successul ever, after the '66 heroes (3rd place at the world cup) and the golden generation 2000-12 (Euro Final + WC & Euro semifinals)
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