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Which footballers have died in 2021?

April

• April 2: Valentin Afonin, Russian footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow, Soviet Union) and manager.
• April 3: Remus Câmpeanu, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Cluj)
• April 4: Alejandro Alfonso Quijano, Ecuadoran footballer (Barcelona de Ecuador)
• April 4: Adolf Kabo, Indonesian footballer (Indonesia)

How many football players have died?

Since 2000, 33 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football players have died in sport: 27 nontraumatic deaths and 6 traumatic deaths, a ratio of 4.5 nontraumatic deaths for every traumatic death.

What 1966 Footballer died?

The FA said: “We are saddened to hear about the passing of former England international, 1966 World Cup winner and FA Cup winner Ron Flowers MBE at the age of 87.”

Which famous footballer died recently?

In a tragic incident, a 29-year-old Italian footballer Giuseppe Perrino died on the field while playing a memorial match for his late brother. The sporting world is still in mourning after Giuseppe suffered a cardiac arrest during the match played in Poggiomarino, near Naples in Italy on June 1.

How many Nascar drivers have died?

The NASCAR Cup Series has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in February 2001 when Dale Earnhardt was killed during the Daytona 500. Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades.

Has anyone ever died in the UFC?

As of April 2019, there have been seven recorded deaths resulting from sanctioned Mixed Martial Arts contests and nine from unregulated bouts, none however in the largest MMA promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Where is Bobby Moore buried?

It was only his eighth cap but he would go to win 67, scoring 20 times. Played over 700 matches in his professional career for West Ham, Tottenham, Norwich and Sheffield United. Another to suffer from Alzheimer’s in later life, he died in December 2019 aged 76.

Are any of the 1966 team still alive?

Three members of England’s 1966 World Cup team are still alive. They are as follows: Bobby Charlton is currently 84 years old. Sadly, the other members of the team who played in the final have since passed away.

Has anyone died in space?

A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents. Given the risks involved in space flight, this number is surprisingly low. The remaining four fatalities during spaceflight were all cosmonauts from the Soviet Union.

Which footballer died on the pitch?

A teenage footballer has died after collapsing during an FA Youth Cup game earlier this week. Dylan Rich was rushed to hospital after collapsing on the pitch in a match at the Regatta Way Ground in Nottinghamshire on Thursday.