Tidigare fotbollsstjärnan Ray Wilkins död
Den före detta engelska landslagsstjärnan i fotboll Ray Wilkins är död, skriver brittiska medier. Enligt det engelska spelarfacket PFA dog Wilkins av en hjärtinfarkt.
”Våra tankar går till hans familj och vänner”, skriver PFA i ett uttalande.
Wilkins spelade bland annat i Chelsea och Manchester United och gjorde 84 landskamper för England, varav flera som lagkapten. Han blev 61 år.
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Ray Wilkins
Wikipedia (en)
Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.
He was a key midfielder for the England national football team during the 1980s, and enjoyed success at various clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. After his playing career ended, he worked as a television pundit, and as a coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham, Chelsea and Jordan. His last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa.
The son of professional footballer George Wilkins; he had two sisters and three footballer brothers: Graham Wilkins (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon), a former professional, who played in the Football League as a full-back for Chelsea, Brentford, and Southend United; former Brighton & Hove Albion manager and player, Dean Wilkins; and Stephen Wilkins, who was signed by Chelsea and later made one appearance for Brentford, before playing for a number of non-League teams, including Dagenham and Hayes.
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