Tributes: Faig
Jabbarov (June 26, 1972 – January
12, 2017)
Graham
Taylor (September 15, 1944 –
January 12, 2017)
Robert John
Little (July 8, 1930 – January 18,
2017)
Carlos
Alberto Silva (August 14,
1939 – January 20, 2017)
Marc Baecke (July 24, 1956 – January 21, 2017)
Francisco
Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues (October
16, 1932–
January 22, 2017)
Ivan Nikolov Pritargov (September 15, 1952– January 25, 2017)
Miikka
Toivola (July 11,
1949 – January
26, 2017)
Gerardus
Willem "Wim" Anderiesen Jr. (September 2, 1931 -January 27, 2017)
William J. ‘Billy’ Simpson (December 12, 1929 – January 27, 2017)
Ruslan Barburoș (November 15, 1978 – January 29, 2017)
Willy Fossli (July 8, 1931 – January 29, 2017)
Constantin
Dinulescu (April 19,
1931 – February 1, 2017)
Cornelius ‘Cor’ van der
Hoeven (May 12, 1921 – February 1, 2017)
Johannes
Willem ‘Hans’ van der Hoek (May 5,
1933– February 4, 2017)
Viktor
Viktorovych Chanov (July 21,
1959 – February 8, 2017)
Steven Paul
Sumner (April 2,
1955 – February 8, 2017)
Petrus Johannes ‘Piet’ Keizer (June 14, 1943 – February 9, 2017)
Juan Ulloa
Ramírez (February
5, 1935 – February 11, 2017)
Ríkharður Jónsson (November 12, 1929 – February 14, 2017)
Zvjezdan
Cvetković (April 18,
1960 – February 27, 2017)
Marcel De Corte (November 25, 1929 – February 27, 2017)
Alexander
Young (February
3, 1937 – February 27, 2017)
Raymond Kopa (October 13, 1931 – March 3, 2017)
Alberto
Villalta Ávila (November
19, 1947 – March 4, 2017)
Marek
Ostrowski (November
22, 1959 - March 6, 2017)
Juan Carlos
Touriño (July 14,
1944 – March 7, 2017)
Arne Høivik (January 9, 1932 – 16 March 16,
2017)
Asbjørn Hansen (May 29, 1930 – March 25, 2017)
Thomas John Seymour Phillips (July 7, 1951 – March 31, 2017)
Amílcar
Henríquez Espinosa (August 2,
1983 – April 15, 2017)
Spartaco
Landini (January
31, 1944 – April 16, 2017)
Roberto
Oscar Ferreiro (April 25,
1935 –April 20, 2017)
František Rajtoral (March 12, 1986 –April 23,
2017)
Yanko Daucik Ciboch (March 22, 1941 – May 13, 2017)
Faig Jabbarov
Faig
Jabbarov was an Azerbaijani International from the 1990s.
He
notably had spells with Neftchi Baku, Kapaz and Shamkir.
He
earned 21 caps between 1993 and 1998.
He
passed away on January 12th, aged just 44.
Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor, the Former England National Team Manager, passed away on January 12th,
aged 72.
For
More detail, see:
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 57, October 1993
(Graham
Taylor)
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Robert John Little
Robeert
John Little was a Scottish defender born in Canada.
He
played for Rangers Glasgow for over a decade in the 1950s into the early 1960s.
He earned a solitary cap in 1953.
He
passed away on January 18th, aged 86.
Carlos
Alberto Silva
Carlos Alberto Silva was a Brazilian Manager for almost 30
years.
He is mostly remembered for being the Manager of the
Brazilian National team in 1987 and also the 1988 Olympics squad.
He handed out International debuts to the likes of Romario
and Dunga among others.
He also managed Porto in the early 90s.
He
passed away on January 20th, aged 77.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, March 1993
(Carlos
Alberto Silva)
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Marc Baecke
Marc
Baecke was a Belgian defender from the
70s and 80s.
He
served Beveren for a decade (earned League titles in 1979 and 1984) and ended
his career at Kortrijk.
He earned 15 caps between 1977 and 1984. He was a member
of Belgium’s 1982 World Cup squad.
He
passed away on January 21st, aged 60.
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Photo
From: Panini, World Cup 1982
(Marc
Baecke)
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Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues
Francisco
Palmeiro was a Portuguese striker
from the 50s and 60s.
He
had a spell at Benfica in the 50s into the early 60s.
He
earned 3 caps between 1956 and 1957.
He
passed away on January 22nd, aged 84.
Ivan
Nikolov Pritargov
Ivan
Pritargov was a Bulgarian striker from the 70s and 80s.
He
had two spells at Chernomorets Burgas and another spell at CSKA Sofia.
He
earned 7 caps for his Nation.
He
passed away on January 25th, aged 64.
Miikka Toivola
Miika
Toivola was a Finnish midfielder
from the 60s and 70s.
He
had spelsl at TPS and HJK Helsinki.
He
earned 62 caps between 1968 and 1980.
He
passed away on January 26th, aged 67.
Gerardus Willem "Wim" Anderiesen Jr.
Wim
Anderiesen Jr was a Dutch defender from the 50s and 60s.
He
served Ajax for a decade in the 50s into the early 60s. He was the son 20s-30s
Dutch International Wim Anderiesen.
He
passed away on January 27th, aged 85.
William J. ‘Billy’ Simpson
Billy
Simpson was a Northern Irish striker
from the 40s through the 60s.
He
had spells at Linfield, Patrick Thisltle and a long spell at Rangers Glasgow.
He
earned 12 caps between 1951 and 1958.
He
passed away on January 27th, aged 87.
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Photo
From: Campeonato Mundial de Futbol 1958 Suecia
(Billy
Simpson)
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Ruslan
Barburoș
Ruslan
Baburos was a Moldovan striker from
the 90s and 2000s.
He
had spells at Argo Chisinau and Sheriff Tirasopol.
He
earned 3 caps in 2001.
He
passed away on January 29th, aged just 38.
Willy Fossli
Willy
Fossli was a Norwegian striker from
the 50s.
He
had a long spell at Asker from the late 1940s into the 60s.
He
earned 6 caps between 1953 and 1957.
He
passed away on January 29th, aged 85.
Constantin Dinulescu
Constantin
Dinulescu was a Romanian striker from
the 50s and 60s.
He
had a spell at Progresul Bucuresti.
He
passed away on February 1st, aged 85.
Cornelius ‘Cor’ van der
Hoeven
Cor
van der Hoeven was a Dutch midfielder from
the 40s and 50s.
He
had spells at DWS and Ajax.
He
earned 3 caps in 1950.
He
passed away on February 1st, aged 95.
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Photo
From: de Internationals, de Historie van Oranje, Authors Matty Verkamman, Henri
van der Steen, John Volkers
(Cor
van der Hoeven)
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Johannes Willem ‘Hans’ van der Hoek
Hans
van der Hok was a Dutch player from the
50s.
He
had spells at Feyenoord, SC Enschede and ADO.
He
earned 2 caps between 1952 and 1953.
He
passed away on February 4th, aged 83.
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Photo
From: de Internationals, de Historie van Oranje, Authors Matty Verkamman, Henri
van der Steen, John Volkers
(Hans
van der Hoek)
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Viktor Viktorovych Chanov
Viktor
Chanov was a Soviet goalkeeper from the 80s and 90s.
He
had a long spell at Dinamo Kiev before playing a number of years on Israel.
He
earned 21 caps between 1982 and 1990.
He
passed away on February 8th, aged just 57. The details of his death
are somewhat sketchy. According to some reports he was beaten to death, while
some others deny this version.
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 27, April 1991
(Viktor
Chanov)
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Steven Paul Sumner
Steve
Sumner was a New Zealand International from the 70s and 80s. He was born in
England.
He
is remembered as being part of the New Zealand squad that qualified for the
1982 World Cup.
He
earned 58 caps between 1976 and 1988.
He
passed away on February 8th,
aged 61 from Prostate Cancer.
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Photo
From: Panini, World Cup 1982
(Steve
Sumner)
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Petrus
Johannes "Piet" Keizer
Piet
Keizer was a Dutch International winger from the 60s and 70s.
He
is remembered as being part of the Great Ajax side of the 70s. He represented
Ajax for over a decade.
He
earned 34 caps between 1962 and 1974.
He
passed away on February 9th, aged 73 from Lung Cancer.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, July 1972
(Ajax’s Piet Keizer)
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Juan Ulloa Ramírez
Juan
Ulloa Ramirez was a Costa Rican striker from the 50s and 60s.
He
spent a decade at Alajuelense and a short spell in 1962 at Real betis.
He
earned 27 caps between 1955 and 1962.
He
passed away on February 11th, aged 82.
Ríkharður
Jónsson
Rikhardur
Jonsson was an Icelandic striker from the 40s through the 60s and later a
Manager.
He
had spells at Fram and IA Akrnes. He also managed IA Akranes and the Iceland
National Team on multiple occasions.
He
earned 33 caps between 1947 and 1965.
He
passed away on February 14th, aged 87.
Zvjezdan Cvetković
Zvjezdan
Cvetkovic was an Yugoslavian defender from the 80s.
He
had spells at Dinamo Zagreb and Waldhof Mannheim in West Germany.
He
earned 9 caps between 1982 and 1987.
He
passed away on February 27h, aged 56.
Marcel
De Corte
Marcel
De Corte was a Belgian forward from the late 40s into the 60s.
He
had spells at Anderlecht and Ghent among others.
He
earned 3 caps in 1954.
He
passed away on February 27h, aged 82.
Alexander Young
Alexander
Young was a Scottish forward from the 50s and 60s.
He
had notable spells at Hearts and Everton.
He
earned 8 caps between 1960 and 1966.
He
passed away on February 27h, aged 80.
Raymond Kopa
Raymond
Kopa was a French forward from the 50s and 60s.
He
was considered one of the greatest players of the game and the architect of
France’s third place finish in the 1958 World Cup.
He
was awarded the Ballon d’Or in 1958
He
was also part of the great Stade Rheims and Real Madrid sides of the 50s.
He
earned 45 caps between 1952 and 1962.
He
passed away on March 3rd, aged 85.
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Photo From: Les Bleus,le livre Officiel de L'equipe de France,
Author Dominique Grimault
(Raymond Kopa)
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Alberto Villalta Ávila
Alberto
Villalta Avila was an El Salvador defender from the 60s and 70s.
He
had notable spells at Alianza and Atletico Marte.
He
was part of El Salvador’s 1970 World Cup squad.
He
passed away on March 4th, aged 69.
Marek Ostrowski
Marek
Ostrowski was a Polish defender from the late 70s into the 90s.
He
had notable spells at Pogon Szczecin and SV Stockerau.
He
earned 37 caps between 1981 and 1987.
He
passed away on March 6th, aged 57.
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Photo
From: Panini, World Cup 1986
(Marek
Ostrowski)
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Juan Carlos Touriño
Juan Carlos Touriño was an Argentina-born
Spanish defender from the 60s and 70s.
He
had a notable spell at Real Madrid in the 70s.
He
earned a solitary cap for Spain in 1972.
He
passed away on March 7th, aged 72.
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Photo From: World Soccer, September 1972
(Real Madrid squad 1972, Juan Carlos Touriño is standing the second from left)
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Arne Høivik
Arne Høivik was a Norwegian player from
the 50s and 60s.
He
spent his career at Eik-Tonsberg.
He
earned four caps for his Nation.
He
passed away on March 16th, aged 85.
Asbjørn
Hansen
Asbjørn
Hansen was a Norwegian goalkeeper
from the late 40s into the early 60s.
He
had spells at Sparta and Sarpsborg.
He
earned 52 caps between 1952 and 1961.
He
passed away on March 25th, aged 86.
Thomas
John Seymour Phillips
Thomas
John Seymour Phillips was a Welsh
goalkeeper from the late 60s into the early 80s.
He
spent a decade at Chelsea and also had spells at Brighton Hove & Albion and
Charlton Athletic among others.
He
earned 4 caps between 1973 and 1974.
He
passed away on March 31st, aged 65.
Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa
Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa was a Panamanian midfielder
and current International.
He
had spells at Arabe Unido, Atletico Huila and Independiente Medellin among
others.
He
earned 85 caps between 2004 and 2017.
He
was killed in a drive-by-shooting on April 15th, aged just 33.
Spartaco Landini
Spartaco Landini was an Italian defender
from the 60s and 70s.
He
had spells at Internazionale Milano (at their height in the 60s), Palermo and
Napoli.
He
earned 6 caps for his Nation in 1966.
He
passed away on April 16th,
aged 73.
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Photo From: Tempo, 1966/67
(Spartaco Landini)
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Roberto Oscar Ferreiro
Roberto Oscar Ferreiro was an Aregntinean defender
from the 60s.
He
spent most of his career at Independiente and spent a couple of years at River
Plate.
He
later managed Independiente (1973/74) and won the Intercontinental Cup and
Libertadores Cup with them.
He
earned 18 caps between 1962 and 1966.
He
passed away on April 20th,
aged 81.
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Photo From: Die Weltmeisterschaft 1966 in England
(Roberto Oscar Ferreiro)
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František
Rajtoral
František
Rajtoral was a Czech Republic
player and current player.
He had spells at
Banik Ostrava, Viktoria Plzen and was a current Gaziantepsor player in the
Turkish League.
He
earned 14 caps between 2012 and 2014.
He
committed suicide by hanging. His body was found on April 23rd. He
was aged just 31.
Yanko
Daucik Ciboch
Yanko Daucik
Ciboch was a Czech player who
grew up in Spain.
He was the son of
famous Czech Manager Ferdinand Daucik.
He had spells at
Real Betis and Real Madrid among ,many other teams.
He
passed away on May 13th,
aged 76.
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