Tributes: Raúl Pedro
Sánchez Soya (October 26, 1933-February 28, 2016)
Johannes Löhr (July 5, 1942-February 29, 2016)
José Parra MartÃnez (August 28, 1925-February 29,
2016) Allan Richard Michaelsen (November 2, 1947-March 2, 2016)
Yuri Konstantinovich Kuznetsov (August 2, 1931-March 4,
2016)
Even Hansen (June 9, 1923-March 5, 2016)
Béla Kuharszki (April 29, 1940-March 7,
2016)
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo (October 3, 1942-March 10,
2016)
William Ritchie (September 11, 1936-March 10, 2016)
David Joseph Walsh (April 28, 1923-March 14, 2016)
José Luis Artetxe Muguire (June 28, 1930-March 19,
2016)
Jean Cornelis (August 2, 1941-March 21, 2016)
Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (April 25, 1947-March 24, 2016)
Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (October 30, 1928-March 26, 2016)
László Sárosi (February 27, 1932-April 2, 2016)
Cesare Maldini (February 5, 1932-April 3, 2016)
Georgi Hristakiev (June 28, 1944-April 4,
2016)
Pedro Eugenio de Felipe Cortés (July 18, 1944-April 12, 2016)
Louis Pilot (November 11, 1940-April 16, 2016)
Zoltán
Szarka (August 12, 1942-April 18,
2016)
Dumitru Antonescu (March 25, 1945-April 25, 2016)
Valeriy
Zuyev (November 5, 1952-May 6,
2016)
Larry Pinto de Faria (November 3, 1932-May 6,
2016)
Patrick
Claude Ekeng Ekeng (March 26, 1990-May 6, 2016)
Nico de Bree (September 16, 1944 -May 6, 2016)
Wolfgang
Patzke (February 24, 1959-May 8,
2016)
Engelbert Kraus (July 30, 1934 -May 13, 2016)
Zygmunt Kukla (January 21, 1948 -May 18, 2016)
Raúl Pedro Sánchez Soya
Raúl Pedro Sánchez Soya was an Chilean defender from the 50s and 60s.
He
spent the majority of his career at Santiago Wanderers.
He
was part of Chile’s 1962 World Cup squad on home soil.
He
passed away on February 28th, aged 82.
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Photo
From: 62 - Disgra
(Raul Sanchez) |
Johannes
Löhr
Johannes
Löhr was a West German striker who represented FC Koln in
the 50s and 60s.
He
earned 20 caps between 1967 and 1972.
He
Managed West Germany’s Under-21 squad for 16 years (1986/2002).
He
passed away on February 29th, aged 73.
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Photo
From: kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1970
(Johannes Lohr) |
José Parra MartÃnez
José Parra MartÃnez was a Spanish defender from the 40s and 50s, with a long spell at RCD
Espanol.
He
earned 7 caps between 1950 and 1951.
He
passed away on February 29th, aged 90.
Allan
Richard Michaelsen
Allan
Richard Michaelsen was a
Danish midfielder and later Manager from the 60s and into the early 80s.
He played for B 1903, before playing for Western European
clubs such as Nantes and Eintracht Braunschweig in the 70s.
He
earned 8 caps between 1969 and 1972.
He
passed away on March 2nd , aged 68.
Photo
From: Landsholdenes, 2198 Spiller Profiler, Author: Palle ‘Banks’ Jorgensen
Yuri Konstantinovich Kuznetsov
Yuri Konstantinovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet Striker from
the 50s and 60s.
He
had two spells with Neftyanik Baku and one spell with Dunamo Moscow in between.
He
earned 3 caps in 1955 and despite scoring goals in two of those matches, he was
overlooked thereafter.
He
passed away on March 4th, aged 84.
Even
Hansen
Even
Hansen was a Norwegian player fron the
50s, with a significant spell at Odds.
He
earned a soliray cap in his career.
He
passed away on March 5th, aged 92.
Béla Kuharszki
Béla Kuharszki was was a Hungarian Striker from the 60s with Ujpesti Dozsa.
He
had two spells with Neftyanik Baku and one spell with Dunamo Moscow in between.
He
earned 6 caps and was a member of the 1962 World Cup Finals squad.
He
passed away on March 7th, aged 75.
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo was an
Argentinean defender who 1960s and 70s.
He had successful spells at Racing Club, Brazil’s Cruzeiro
and River Plate.
He
earned 37 caps between 1964 and 1974.
He
passed away on March 10th
from a head injury after he fell down a stairway at a Restaurant, aged
73.
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Photo
From: LIBRO DEL FUTBOL, Fasciculo 6, 1974
(Roberto
Perfumo)
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William
Ritchie
William
Ritchie was a
Scottish goalkeeper from the 50s and into the 70s.
He had a long spell at Rangers Glasgow.
He
earned a solitary cap in 1962.
He
passed away on March 10th, aged 79.
David
Joseph Walsh
David
Joseph Walsh was an
Irish forward from the 40s and 50s.
He had long spells at West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.
He
was capped by both Irish federations, earning 11 with Northern Ireland and 20
with the Republic between 1946 and 1953.
He
passed away on March 14th, aged 92.
Photo
from: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996
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(Davy
Walsh, March 10, 1948, Home Championship, Wales 2-Northern Ireland 0)
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José Luis Artetxe Muguire
José Luis Artetxe Muguire was an
Spanish striker from the 50s and 60s.
He spent virtually his entire career at Athletic Bilbao.
He
earned 6 caps between 1954 and 1959.
He
passed away on March 19th, aged 85.
Jean
Cornelis
Jean
Cornelis was a
Belgian defender from the late 50s into the early 70s.
He spent over a decade at Anderlecht.
He
earned 19 caps between 1962 and 1968.
He
passed away on March 21st, aged 74.
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Photo
From: Football Magazine, Issue 56, September 1964
(Jean
Cornelis)
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Hendrik
Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
What
more can be said of one of the greatest players of the game that already has
not been said.
Hendrik
Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff passed away on March 24th
, aged 68.
For
a Picture tribute, See:
Raúl
Cárdenas de la Vega
Raúl
Cárdenas de la Vega was a
FinniMexican player from the 50s and 60s.
With
the National team he participated in the 1954, 1958 AND 1962 World Cups.
He
later managed the National Team during the 1970 World cup on home soil.
He
passed away on March 26th , aged 87.
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Photo
From: 62 - Disgra
(Raul Cardenas) |
László
Sárosi
László
Sárosi was a
Hungarian defender from the 50s and 60s.
He played for Vasas his entire career.
He
earned 46 caps between 1956 and 1965.
He
passed away on April 2nd, aged 84.
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Photo
From: 58 - Importadores Peruanos
(Laszlo
Sarosi)
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Cesare
Maldini
Cesare
Maldini was an
Italian defender and later Manager from the 1950s and 60s.
His longest spell was with AC Milan that he represented with
disctinction over a decade.
He was later assistant to Enzo Bearzot for the National Team,
managed the Olympic and U-21 squads, and was eleveated as National Team Manager
in 1996. He also managed Paraguay during the 2002 World Cup and also had two
separate spells (decades apart) managaing AC Milan.
He was the father of Paolo Maldini.
He
earned 14 caps between 1960 and 1963.
He
passed away on April 3rd, aged 84.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, February 1997
(Cesare
Maldini, May 22, 1963, Champions Cup, AC Milan 2-Benfica 1)
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Photo
From: World Soccer, February 1997
(Paolo
Maldini and Cesare Maldini)
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Georgi Hristakiev
Georgi Hristakiev was a Bulgarian defender from the 60s and 70s.
He played for many teams in his career, he had two spells ta
Lokomotiv Sofia.
He
earned 14 caps between 1966 and 1973.
He
passed away on April 4th, aged 71.
Pedro
Eugenio de Felipe Cortés
Pedro
Eugenio de Felipe Cortés was a
Spanish defender from the 60s and 70s.
He had spells at Real Madrid and RCD Espanol.
He
earned a solitary cap on October 17, 1973 in a scoreless tie at Turkey.
He
passed away on April 12th, aged 71.
Louis
Pilot
Louis
Pilot was a
midfielder from Luxembourg from the late 50s through the 70s.
He had a long spell at Belgian club Standard Liege. He also managed
the Luxembourg National team team (1978/84) and Standard Liege.
He
earned 49 caps between 1959and 1971.
He
passed away on April 16th, aged 75.
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Photo
From: Foot Magazine, Issue 36, June 1984
(Louis Pilot) |
Zoltán Szarka
Zoltán Szarka was a Hungarian player from the 1960s.
He represented Hungary during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.
He
passed away on April 18th, aged 73.
Dumitru
Antonescu
Dumitru
Antonescu was a
Romanian defender from the 60s into the 80s.
He spent his entire career at Electrica Cosntanta.
He
earned 13 caps between 1972 and 1974.
He
passed away on April 25th, aged 71.
Valeriy Zuyev
Valeriy Zuyev was a Soviet defender from the 70s into the early
80s.
He spent most entire career at Dinamo Kiev.
He
earned a solitary cap on November 23, 1975 vs. Turkey (0-1 loss) in an EC
Qualifier.
He
passed away on May 6th, aged 63.
Larry
Pinto de Faria
Larry
Pinto de Faria was a Brazilian player from the
50s.
He had spells at Fluminense and Internacional.
He
participated in the 1952 Olympics.
He
passed away on May 6th, aged 83.
Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng
Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng was a
Cameroonian midfielder.
He had spells in Europe with Le Mans, Rodez, Lausanne and had
joined Dinamo Bucharest just this year.
He
earned 2 caps in 2015.
He
collapsed on the field in a match vs. Viitorul Constanta on May 6th
and died at the hospital, aged just 26.
Nico de Bree
Nico de Bree was a Dutch goalkeeper from the 60s into the early
80s.
He had spells for a number of teams such as NEC and Belgian
clubs RWD Molenbeek and Anderlecht.
He
passed away on May 6th, aged 71.
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Photo
From: Foot Magazine, Issue 12, April 1982
(Nico
de Bree)
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Wolfgang Patzke
Wolfgang Patzke was a German player from the 70s into the early 90s.
He had spells for a number of teams such as Wattesncheid,
Leverkusen and Schalke.
He
passed away on May 8th, aged just 57.
Engelbert
Kraus
Engelbert
Kraus was a West German striker from the 50s and
60s.
He spent most of his career at Kickers Offenbach.
He was a member of West Germany’s 1962 World Cup squad.
He
earned 9 caps between 1955 and 1964.
He
passed away on May 13th , aged 81.
Zygmunt
Kukla
Zygmunt
Kukla was a Polish goalkeeper from the 60s into
the early 80s.
He spent most of his career at Stal Mielec.
He was a member of Poland’s 1978 World Cup squad.
He
earned 20 caps between 1976 and 1978.
He passed away on May 18th , aged 68.
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Photo
From: World Cup 78, Author Phil Soar
(Zygmunt Kukla)
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