The 94 World Cup is the best memory of many Chinese fans
The topic I'm going to talk about today is a bit heavy and sad — remembering the dead
After checking the data, 23 people have passed away in the list of the top 24 participants in the 1994 World Cup, including 18 players and 5 head coaches, many of which are names that we are familiar with.
【Players】Remembering those players who have passed away (18 people)
Andres Escobar, Colombian defender, 2 in the 94Th World Cup. He was shot by radical fans on 2 July 1994 at a bar in Medellin, Colombia, after the 1994 Fifa World Cup group stage goal he scored against the United States, when he was 27 years old. He was born on 13 March 1967 in Medellin, Colombia, where he played for The National Team in Medellin. He played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups as the core of Colombia's defense, making 7 appearances.
Ramiro castillo, Bolivian midfielder, number 20 at the 1994 Fifar. On October 18, 1997, he committed suicide in La Paz, bolivia, at the age of 31, due to the painful loss of his beloved son. He was born on 27 March 1966 in the Autonomous Municipality of Coripata, Bolivia. He played for Pratens argentina at the time, making his world cup debut against Spain's substitute teammate Vladimir Soria in the final group stage of the 1994 World Cup, which was his only appearance in the World Cup.
Hernán Gaviria, Colombian midfielder, 94 World Cup wearing No. 5. On 24 October 2002, while training for Atlético Cali in Colombia, he and his teammate Giovanni Cordoba were struck by lightning and Gaviria died instantly, while his teammate Cordoba died three days later at the Hospital of Valle del Lilly, at the age of 32. Born on 27 November 1969 in Calepa, Colombia, he played for Atlético Nacional Medellín in Colombia at the 1994 World Cup, making two appearances for Colombia at the 1994 Fifa World Cup and opening the record for the team against Switzerland.
Marc-vivien foe, Cameroon midfielder, 17th in the 94th World Cup. On 26 June 2003, in the 72nd minute of the Semi-Finals of the International Confederations Cup in Lyon, France, Cameroon against Colombia, Vivian Foo, who was preparing to return to defense, suddenly fell unconscious and died on the way to the hospital, at the age of 28. Born on 1 May 1975 in Yaoundé, cameroon, he played for the Yaoundé Cannon in Cameroon, where he was a teammate of Sun Jihai before his death, representing the Cameroon national team in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, making 6 appearances.
Uche Okafor, Nigerian substitute defender, 94 World Cup wearing No. 6. He hanged himself on January 6, 2011 at his home in Little Elm, Texas, at the age of 43. Born on 8 August 1968 in Oweri, Nigeria, he played for 96 Hanover, Germany, at the 94th World Cup. He was selected for the Nigerian national team twice in 1994 and 1998 for the World Cup, but only made one debut in the 1998 Fifa World Cup group stage 1–3 defeat to Paraguay. After retiring from the army, he stayed in the United States to live.
Rasheed Yekini, Nigeria striker, 94 World Cup 9. He died on 4 May 2012 in Ibadan, Nigeria, at the age of 48, and is said to have suffered from depression and a number of other undisclosed illnesses that began to deteriorate from 2011. Born on 23 October 1963 in Kaduna, Nigeria, he played for Portugal's Setúbal at the 94th World Cup. In the first match of the 94 World Cup against Bulgaria, he scored Nigeria's first goal in World Cup history. As a main player, he also participated in the 98 Fifa World Cup in France, making 8 appearances in the World Cup and scoring 1 goal.
Louis M'fédé, Cameroon midfielder, 10 in the 94th World Cup. He died of a lung infection in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 10 June 2013, at the age of 52. He was born on 26 February 1961 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. As Cameroon's midfielder No. 10, he played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, making 8 appearances. At that time he played for the Yaoundé Cannon In Cameroonian national artillery.
Mohammed al-Khilaiwi, Saudi Defender, wore No. 3 in the 94 World Cup. He died of heart failure at al-Salam Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 13 June 2013 at the age of 41. Born on 1 September 1971 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, he played for the Etihad in Saudi Arabia at the 1994 World Cup, making 163 international appearances for the Saudi national team from 1992 to 2001, scoring one goal. He played in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, made six appearances, and was the main defender of the 1994 World Cup that helped Saudi Arabia reach the historic round of 16 of the World Cup.
Thompson Oliha, Nigeria's substitute midfielder, 94 World Cup 8. He died of ilorin disease in Nigeria on 13 June 2013 at the age of 44 due to complications of malaria. Born on 4 October 1968 in Benin City, Nigeria, he played for Sporting Africa in Côte d'Ivoire at the 1994 World Cup and made only one appearance as a substitute for Amunic in the quarter-final against Italy.
Klas Ingesson, Sweden's main midfielder, wore No. 8 in the 94Th World Cup. He died of multiple myeloma on 29 October 2014 in his hometown of Erdersheger at the age of 46. Born on 20 August 1968 in Erdeschog, Sweden, he played for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands at the 1994 World Cup, and was a midfielder in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, making 10 appearances, helping Sweden to a world cup third place in the 1994 World Cup.
Wilfred Agbonavbare, Nigeria's substitute goalkeeper, wears No. 22 at the 94th World Cup. He died on 27 January 2015 at the age of 48 in Berge de Henares, Spain, due to malignant tumors. Born on 5 October 1966 in Lagos, Nigeria, he played for Vallecano in Spain during the 94Th World Cup, retiring and remaining in Spain. Only in the warm-up match before the start of the 1994 World Cup against Georgia's substitute goalkeeper Rufi played 45 minutes.
Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian defender, wearing No. 3 at the 1994 Fifactian Cup, died of a heart attack in Samovodene, Bulgaria, on 13 February 2016 at the age of 50. Born on 27 July 1965 in Vele Dhara Îarnovo, Bulgaria, he played for Real Betis and made six appearances at the 1994 World Cup Bulgarian team to reach the top four. He also competed in the 1998 Fifa World Cup in France.
Stephen Keshi, Nigerian substitute centre-back, wearing No. 4 at the 94th World Cup, died of a heart attack in Benin City, Nigeria, on 7 June 2016 at the age of 54. Born on 23 January 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria, he played for Molenbeek in Belgium during the 94th World Cup, starting in the group stage against Greece. After the 1994 World Cup, he retired as an assistant to the national team of Bonfrey, Milu, Trussier and Westerhof. In 2014, he led Nigeria to the World Cup in Brazil as a head coach, reaching the top sixteen, and was eliminated in the quarter-finals 0-2 to France.
Daniel Prodan, Romania's main centre-back, is number 3 in the 94Th World Cup. He died of a heart attack in Volentari, Romania, on 16 November 2016 at the age of 44. Born on 23 March 1972 in Satu Mare, Romania, he played for bucharest stars in the country at the 94th World Cup, making five appearances as a starting centre-back, and his defence against Dan Petrescu, Popescu and Beloddić was impressive.
Zhao Zhenhao (first from left) and national team teammates Xu Zhengyuan and Lu Tingrun
Cho Jin-ho (cho jin-ho), South Korean midfielder, wearing no. 15 in the 94Th World Cup. He died on October 10, 2017 in Yangsan, South Korea, at the age of 44. Born on August 2, 1973 in Daegu, South Korea. He played for pohang iron in China at the 94 World Cup, starting in a 2:3 loss to Germany in the group stage, and was replaced by teammate Xu Zhengyuan at halftime, when South Korea was three goals behind at halftime.
Josip Weber, Belgian striker, 17th in the 94th World Cup. On November 8, 2017, he died of prostate cancer in his hometown of Slavonia Brod at the age of 52. Born on 16 November 1964 in Brod, Slavonia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), he played for Segah Bruges in Belgium, making four appearances in the 1994 World Cup, making three starts and one substitute, without scoring a goal.
Fernando Clavijo, U.S. defender, 94 World Cup wearing no. 21. He died of multiple myeloma at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 8, 2019 at the age of 62. Born on 23 January 1956 in Maldonado, Uruguay, he moved to the United States at the age of 22, received U.S. citizenship in 1987, was first selected for the U.S. national team in 1990 and made his national team debut against the Soviet Union. He was called up to the national team by Milu in 1994 at the age of 38, so he has been questioned by many people. In Game 2 of the group stage against Colombia, he replaced Keller Kuiman with Marcelo Balboa, Alexei Laras and Paul Caligari to help the team beat his opponents to advance to the round of sixteen. In the quarter-final against Brazil, he was sent off for accumulating 2 yellow cards.
Stephen Tataw, Cameroon right-back, 94 World Cup wearing No. 14. On July 31, 2020, the former captain of the Cameroon national team died of illness in his hometown of Yaoundé at the age of 57 due to a long-term illness. Born on 31 March 1963, Tatao played for The Olimpic Team Insay, Cameroon, where he captained the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, making eight appearances, and was the founder and witness of the Cameroon Lions 90 World Cup.
【Coaching Chapter】Remembering those coaches who have passed away (5 people)
Pavel Sadyrin, head coach of the Russian team at the 94th World Cup, died of cancer in Moscow, Russia, on December 1, 2001, at the age of 59. Born on September 18, 1942 in Perm during the Soviet era, he was in charge of the Russian national team from July 1992 to July 1994, and on the eve of the 94Th World Cup, because star players such as Salemov, Dobryworski and Kanchersky instigated the "Russian Football Mutiny", the strength of the Russian team was greatly reduced, and the group stage was broken again. After the World Cup, Sadrin left.
Abdellah Blinda, head coach of morocco in 1994, died of a heart attack in Rabat, Morocco, on 17 March 2010 at the age of 58. Born in Morocco on 25 September 1951, his original name was Abdellah el-ajri, the former Moroccan international, he was also a handball player who played for the Moroccan national team, spent his football career with Fus Rabat, coached after retiring, fus Rabat, Casablancacaragia and Morocco U20 youth team, and twice managed the Moroccan national team (1990 and 1993-1994), Retired after leading Morocco to the 1994 World Cup.
Alkis Panagoulias, head coach of The 94 World Cup Greece, died on 18 June 2012 in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 78 due to complications of a stroke. He led the Greek team to the historic finals of the 1994 World Cup and was the meritorious coach of Greek football. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece on 30 May 1934, he coached the United States national team from February 1972 to June 1999, in addition to three stints as head coach of the Greek national team (February 1973 to May 1976; September 1977 to November 1981; September 1992 to June 1994), and he also coached the United States national team, the Helios of Athens, Aris, Olympiacos and Iraklis in Greece. He retired in June 1999 after the expiration of his contract with Aris and spent his old age in Vienna, Austria.
Henri Michel, head coach of the 94th World Cup Cameroon team, France coach. He died on 24 April 2018 in Aix-en-Provence, France, at the age of 70, unexplained. Born on 29 October 1947 in Aix-en-Provence, France, he has led four different national teams to the World Cup, namely France in 1986, Cameroon in 1994, Morocco in 1998 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2006, which has become a good story in world football.
Jack Charlton, head coach of the 1990 and 1994 Irish team, Englander. He died of lymphoma at his home in Northumberland, England, on 10 July 2020 at the age of 85. Born on 8 May 1935 in Asington, England, he made 35 appearances for England, he and his brother Bobby were members of the Three Lions' 1966 World Cup, and his playing career was spent at Leeds United, where he was the record holder (773 games) in Leeds United's history. After retiring from the army in 1973, he coached Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and the Irish national team, and led Ireland to a historic quarter-final of the 90 World Cup. A statue of Jack Charlton stands at Cork Airport in Ireland to commemorate his outstanding contribution to Irish football.