World Soccer - UK (2022-05)

Naci ERDEM

(1931-2022)

Former Fenerbahce and Galatasaray

centre-back, who also won 31 caps

for Turkey between1954 and1965.

Tony MARCHI

(1933-2022)

A member of the Tottenham Hotspur

team that won the1960-61 league

title and European Cup Winners’ Cup

two years later. Having started his career

at the North London club, those two

trophies came after a two-year spell in

Italy, where he played for Vicenza and

Torino on loan fromJuventus. After

retiring, he managed Cambridge

City and Northampton Town.

Gordon LEE

(1934-2022)

After a playing career that featured

an11-year spell at Aston Villa, Lee

embarked on a 23-year managerial

career. He reached two League Cup

finals in back-to-back seasons, first

with Newcastle United in1976 and

then with Everton a year later, albeit

without getting his hands on the trophy.

He spent four years in charge of the

Toffees, before being replaced by

Howard Kendall in1981.

Andy LOCHHEAD

(1941-2022)

Only three players have scored more

goals for Burnley in the club’s history

than Lochhead. The Scottish striker

joined the Clarets in1960, before

later playing for Leicester City,

Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic.

Aime MIGNOT

(1932-2022)

After a playing career featuring more

than 400 games for Lyon, placing

him fifth on the club’s all-time list

of appearance makers, the former

defender went into management. He

coached his former club for eight years

before taking charge of Angers, and

later spent a decade in charge of the

French women’s national team. In

1997 he took the team to their first

major tournament, the European

Championship in Norway and Sweden.

Frank O’FARRELL

(1927-2022)

Perhaps the inheritor of football’s

original poisoned chalice, O’Farrell

succeeded Sir Matt Busby as

Manchester United manager in1971.

Despite signing a five-year contract

upon his arrival, and guiding the club

to top of the table by Christmas of his

first season, O’Farrell only lasted

months at Old Trafford.

He was appointed at United, under

Busby’s recommendation, following

successful spells at Torquay United

and Leicester City. After leaving, he

joined Cardiff City, but quit the Welsh

club to take charge of Iran, winning

the1974 Asian Games.

O’Farrell arrived in England in1948,

joining West Ham United from Cork. A

wing-half, he played197 league games

for the Hammers and118 for Preston

North End, while also winning nine

caps for the Republic of Ireland.

Giuseppe WILSON

(1945-2022)

Born in Darlington to an Italian mother

and an English father, Wilson grew up

in Naples. His professional career began

at the now defunct Internapoli, playing

138 Serie A games, before joining

Lazio in1969. He spent11 years at

the Rome-based club, winning the

league title in the1973-74 campaign.

His performances that year earned

him an Italy call-up for the1974 World

Cup, where he made two appearances.

Miguel VAN DAMME

(1993-2022)

The Cercle Brugge goalkeeper tragically

passed away at the age of just 28 after

a five-year battle with leukaemia.

Jurgen GRABOWSKI

(1944-2022)

A one-club man who spent his entire

career at Eintracht Frankfurt, Grabowski

features prominently in the team’s record

books – whenhe retired in 19 80 he was

their all-timeappearancerecord holder

with 536 games, while only three players

have scored more goals than his140.

He also holds the record for most

international caps won while playing for

Frankfurt, having played 44 times for

West Germany. He was in the squad for

the victorious Euro1972 campaign, then

started the World Cup final two years

later, a 2-1 win over the Netherlands.

Grabowski also won back-to-back

German Cups with Frankfurt in

and1975, as well as the1980 UEFA

Cup.Hewasunabletotakepartinthe

final however, having been injured earlier

in the season by a tackle from a young

Lothar Matthaus. The injury would prove

to be fatal for his career – much to the

outrage of Frankfurt’s loyal fans. In 2001,

Matthaus’ application for the Eintracht

manager’s job was derailed by supporter

protests, who had not forgotten that

tackle some 20 years earlier.

Lyon legend...Mignot

Tribute...

Grabowski is

remembered

at Frankfurt’s

stadium

United boss...

Frank O’Farrell

at Old Trafford

“He was a talented manager and a man of unimpeachable

integrity...we will always be grateful for his willingness to

take the tiller at such a tricky point in the club’s history”

Manchester United pay tribute to their former manager Frank O’Farrell

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Tottenham hero...Tony Marchi, aged