January • 1 January – •
Clint Boulton, 72, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Torquay United). •
Bernard Guignedoux, 73, French football player (
Paris Saint-Germain,
Monaco) and manager (
Valenciennes). • 2 January – •
Cléber Eduardo Arado, 48, Brazilian footballer (
Kyoto Purple Sanga,
Coritiba), COVID-19. •
Miquel Ferrer, 89, Spanish footballer (
FC Barcelona,
CD Condal,
Real Oviedo). •
Ryder Mofokeng, 68, South African football player (
Kaizer Chiefs). •
Yuri Saukh, 69, Russian football player (
SKA Rostov,
CSKA Moscow,
Soviet Union national team) and manager. • 5 January – •
Colin Bell, 74, English footballer (
Bury,
Manchester City,
national team). •
Brandãozinho, 90, Brazilian footballer (
Palmeiras,
Celta de Vigo). •
Tyberii Korponai, 62, Ukrainian football player and manager (
Karpaty Lviv,
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod,
Kremin Kremenchuk). • 6 January – •
Mircea Bolba, 59, Romanian football player (
Politehnica Timișoara,
Bihor Oradea) and manager (
Olimpia Satu Mare). •
Ferdinand Kolarik, 83, Austrian footballer (
Admira Wien,
national team). •
Thanasis Papazoglou, 67, Greek footballer (
PAS Giannina,
national team). • 7 January – •
Alex Apolinário, 24, Brazilian footballer (
Alverca,
Cruzeiro), cardiac arrest. •
Cassim Louis, 73, Saint Lucian football manager (
national team). • 8 January – •
Otto Geisert, 81, German footballer (
Karlsruhe,
Kaiserslautern). •
Marian Kondratowicz, 79, Polish footballer (
Odra Opole). •
Wojciech Przybylski, 81, Polish football player (
Broń Radom) and manager (
Lechia Gdańsk,
Al-Jaish). • 9 January – •
Harry Brüll, 85, Dutch footballer (
Rapid JC Heerlen,
Fortuna Sittard,
national team). •
Llorenç Rifé, 82, Spanish football player (
Barcelona,
Deportivo de La Coruña). • 10 January – •
Arthur Bramley, 91, English footballer (
Mansfield Town). •
Pedro Casado, 83, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid,
Sabadell,
national team). •
Tosh Chamberlain, 86, English footballer (
Fulham,
Dover Athletic,
Gravesend and Northfleet). •
Avelino Chaves, 89, Spanish football player (
Real Zaragoza) and executive. •
Tony Gregory, 83, English footballer (
Luton Town,
Watford). •
Bobby Kellard, 77, English football player (
Southend United,
Portsmouth,
Crystal Palace) and manager. •
Christopher Maboulou, 30, French-Congolese footballer (
Châteauroux,
Bastia,
PAS Giannina), heart attack. •
Josep Antoni Noya, 81, Spanish footballer (
Sabadell,
Atlético Madrid). •
Walter Taibo, 89, Uruguayan footballer (
Huracán,
Nacional,
national team). • 11 January – •
Fabio Enzo, 74, Italian footballer (
Roma,
Cesena,
Novara), complications from COVID-19. •
Gothard Kokott, 77, Polish football manager (
Raków Częstochowa,
Ruch Radzionków). • 12 January –
Per Martinsen, 84, Norwegian footballer (
Lisleby,
Fredrikstad,
national team). • 14 January –
José Luis Caballero, 65, Mexican Olympic footballer (
1976). • 15 January – •
Geoff Barnett, 74, English footballer (
Everton,
Arsenal,
Minnesota Kicks), complications from COVID-19. •
Aleksandr Nikitin, 59, Russian football player (
Torpedo Volzhsky,
SKA Rostov-on-Don,
Rotor Volgograd) and manager. • 16 January – •
György Handel, 61, Hungarian footballer (
MTK-VM,
Rába ETO,
national team), COVID-19. •
Sergei Rodin, 39, Russian footballer (
CSKA Moscow,
Sportakademklub Moscow,
Sokol Saratov). • 17 January –
Roger Machin, 94, French football referee. • 18 January –
Dani Shmulevich-Rom, 80, Israeli footballer (
Maccabi Haifa,
national team), cancer. • 19 January – •
José Alves, 86, Brazilian footballer (
Botafogo,
Corinthians,
América). •
Gordon Galley, 90, English footballer (
Darlington,
Sheffield Wednesday) and police officer. •
Gustavo Peña, 78, Mexican football player (
Monterrey,
national team) and manager (
Leones Negros), COVID-19. • 20 January – •
John Jeffers, 52, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Shrewsbury Town,
Stockport County). •
Peter Swan, 84, English footballer (
Sheffield Wednesday,
Matlock Town,
national team). • 21 January –
Calixto Avena, 77, Colombian footballer (
Millonarios,
Atlético Junior,
national team), COVID-19. • 22 January – •
Luton Shelton, 35, Jamaican footballer (
Harbour View,
Vålerenga,
national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Johnny Williams, 73, English footballer (
Watford,
Colchester United,
Margate). • 23 January – •
Abukari Gariba, 81, Ghanaian Olympic footballer (
1968,
1972). •
Peter Gillott, 85, English footballer (
Barnsley,
Chelmsford City). • 24 January – •
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, 70, Icelandic footballer (
Celtic,
Motherwell,
national team). •
Barrie Mitchell, 73, Scottish footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic,
Aberdeen,
Tranmere Rovers). •
Ron Rafferty, 86, English footballer (
Grimsby Town,
Aldershot,
Portsmouth). • Notable Brazilians who died in the
2021 Palmas FR plane crash: •
Marcus Molinari, 23, footballer (
Tupi,
Ipatinga,
Tupynambás). •
Guilherme Noé, 28, footballer (
Batatais,
Rio Preto,
Ipatinga). •
Ranule, 27, footballer (
Atlético Itapemirim,
Democrata,
Resende). • 25 January – •
David Bright, 64, Botswanan football manager (
Mogoditshane Fighters,
Cape Town,
national team), complications from COVID-19. •
Maryan Synakowski, 84, French footballer (
Sedan,
Union SG,
national team). • 26 January – •
John Mortimore, 86, English football player (
Chelsea) and manager (
Benfica,
Belenenses). •
Jozef Vengloš, Slovak footballer and manager (born 1936) • 27 January – •
José Cruz, 68, Honduran footballer (
Motagua,
Real España,
national team), COVID-19. •
Mehrdad Minavand, 45, Iranian football player (
Pas,
Persepolis,
national team) and manager, COVID-19. • 28 January – •
Leslie Brown, 84, English footballer (
Dulwich Hamlet). •
Eddie Connachan, 85, Scottish footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic,
Middlesbrough,
national team). •
Yvon Douis, 85, French footballer (
Lille,
AS Monaco,
national team), COVID-19. •
John Grant, 89, Scottish footballer (
Hibernian,
national team). • 29 January – •
Roberto Frojuello, 83, Brazilian footballer (
São Paulo,
River Plate,
Colo-Colo). •
Varol Ürkmez, 84, Turkish footballer (
Beşiktaş,
Altay,
national team). • 31 January – •
John Gibbons, 95, English footballer (
QPR,
Ipswich Town,
Tottenham Hotspur), COVID-19. •
Justo Tejada, 88, Spanish footballer (
Barcelona,
Real Madrid,
national team).
February • 1 February –
Peter Hindley, 76, English footballer (
Nottingham Forest,
Coventry City,
Peterborough United), dementia. • 3 February – •
Ali Ansarian, 43, Iranian footballer (
Persepolis,
Shahrdari Tabriz,
national team), COVID-19. •
Benito Boldi, 86, Italian footballer (
Catania,
Cesena,
Biellese), complications from COVID-19. •
Nilson Borges, 79, Brazilian footballer (
Portuguesa-SP,
Atlético Paranaense). •
Norbert Owona, 70, Cameroonian footballer (
Union Douala,
national team). • 4 February – •
Santiago García, 30, Uruguayan footballer (
Nacional,
River Plate-UY,
Godoy Cruz), suicide by gunshot. •
Ben Hannigan, 77, Irish footballer (
Shelbourne,
Wrexham,
Dundalk). • 5 February –
Wim Vrösch, 75, Dutch football player (
Sparta Rotterdam,
Fortuna Sittard) and manager (
Metalurh Donetsk). • 6 February – •
Abdelkhalek Louzani, 75, Moroccan footballer (
Anderlecht,
K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt,
Olympic Charleroi), COVID-19. •
Columb McKinley, 70, Scottish footballer (
Airdrieonians,
Dumbarton). •
Ken Roberts, 84, Welsh football player (
Aston Villa) and manager (
Chester City). • 7 February – •
Mario Osbén, 70, Chilean footballer (
Colo-Colo,
Cobreloa,
national team), heart attack. •
Lula Pereira, 64, Brazilian footballer (
Sport Recife,
Santa Cruz,
Ceará) and manager (
Flamengo). •
Whelan Ward, 91, English footballer (
Bradford City,
King's Lynn). • 8 February – •
Tony Collins, 94, English football player (
Sheffield Wednesday,
Watford) and manager (
Rochdale). •
Graham Day, 67, English footballer (
Bristol Rovers,
Portland Timbers). • 9 February –
Yisa Sofoluwe, 53, Nigerian footballer (
Abiola Babes,
national team), COVID-19. • 10 February – •
Dai Davies, 72, Welsh footballer (
Wrexham,
Everton,
national team), pancreatic cancer. •
Pachín, 82, Spanish football player (
Real Madrid,
national team) and manager (
Hércules). • 11 February – •
John James, 72, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Chester City,
Tranmere Rovers). •
John Kirkham, 79, English footballer (
Wolverhampton Wanderers,
Peterborough United,
Exeter City). •
Mladen Vranković, 83, Croatian football player (
HNK Rijeka,
Kansas City Spurs) and manager (
NK Orijent). • 12 February – •
Gianni Beschin, 67, Italian football referee. •
Celso Güity, 63, Honduran footballer (
Marathón,
Sula,
national team), cancer. •
Norman Jukes, 88, English footballer (
York City). •
Maurizio Mattei, 78, Italian football referee, COVID-19. • 13 February –
Alan Woan, 90, English footballer (
Northampton Town,
Crystal Palace,
Aldershot). • 15 February – •
Leopoldo Luque, 71, Argentine footballer (
River Plate,
Unión,
national team), world champion (
1978), COVID-19. •
Kenny McDevitt, 91, English footballer (
Tranmere Rovers). •
José Pedrozo, 38, Paraguayan footballer (
Antofagasta,
San Marcos de Arica), traffic collision. • 17 February – •
Özcan Arkoç, 81, Turkish footballer (
Hamburger SV,
Beşiktaş,
national team). •
John Manning, 80, English footballer (
Tranmere Rovers,
Barnsley). •
Martí Vergés, 86, Spanish footballer (
España Industrial,
Barcelona,
national team). • 19 February – •
Faisal Abdulaziz, 53, Bahraini footballer (
Muharraq,
national team). •
Ebba Andersson, 85, Swedish footballer (
Öxabäcks,
national team). •
Fousiya Mampatta, 52, Indian football player and manager, cancer. •
Silvio Sérafin, 82, French footballer (
FC Nancy,
Angers SCO,
Angoulême-Soyaux Charente). • 20 February –
Mauro Bellugi, 71, Italian footballer (
Inter Milan,
Bologna,
national team), complications from COVID-19. • 22 February –
Jack Bolton, 79, Scottish footballer (
Ipswich Town,
Raith Rovers,
Dumbarton). • 23 February – •
Harry Clark, 88, English footballer (
Darlington,
Hartlepool United). •
Willy Ta Bi, 21, Ivorian footballer (
national team), liver cancer. • 25 February – •
Albert Bers, 89, Belgian footballer (
Sint-Truidense V.V.) and football coach (
Belgium women's national team). •
Rafi Levi, 83, Israeli footballer (
Maccabi Tel Aviv,
Sydney Hakoah,
national team). •
Finn Sterobo, 87, Danish footballer (
Odense Boldklub,
national team). •
Ton Thie, 76, Dutch footballer (
ADO Den Haag,
San Francisco Golden Gate Gales). • 26 February –
Horacio Moráles, 77, Argentine Olympic footballer (
1964). • 27 February –
Dante Crippa, 83, Italian footballer (
Brescia,
Juventus,
S.P.A.L.), complications from COVID-19. • 28 February –
Glenn Roeder, 65, English footballer and manager (
Queens Park Rangers,
Newcastle United,
West Ham United),
brain tumour.
March • 3 March –
Wilhelm Eliassen, 85, Norwegian footballer (
Frigg Oslo FK,
national team). • 4 March – •
Phil Chisnall, 78, English footballer (
Manchester United,
Liverpool,
Southend United). •
Tengiz Sichinava, 48, Georgian football player (
Dinamo Batumi,
national team) and manager (
Gagra). •
Willie Whigham, 81, Scottish footballer (
Albion Rovers,
Falkirk,
Middlesbrough), pneumonia. • 5 March –
Mickey Lewis, 56, English footballer (
West Bromwich Albion,
Derby County,
Oxford United), cancer. • 6 March – •
Franco Acosta, 25, Uruguayan footballer (
Fénix,
Villarreal B,
Plaza Colonia), drowned. •
Konrad Kornek, 84, Polish footballer (
Odra Opole,
national team). • 7 March –
Mirko Pavinato, 86, Italian footballer (
Bologna,
Vicenza), kidney problems aggravated by COVID-19. • 9 March – •
Agustín Balbuena, 75, Argentine footballer (
Colón de Santa Fe,
Independiente). •
Micky Brown, 76, English footballer (
Millwall,
Colchester United). •
Bob Graves, 78, English footballer (
Lincoln City). •
Marino Lombardo, 70, Italian footballer (
Torino,
Cesena,
Pistoiese), heart attack. •
Tommy Troelsen, 80, Danish footballer, Olympic silver medalist (
1960) and television presenter. • 10 March – •
Mario Boccalatte, 87, Italian footballer (
Biellese,
Reggiana). •
Ron Phoenix, 91, English footballer (
Manchester City,
Rochdale). • 11 March –
Jimmy Stevenson, 74, Scottish footballer (
Hibernian,
Southend United,
Margate). • 12 March – •
Gérard Aygoui, 84, French footballer (
Olympique de Marseille,
national team). •
Uruguay Graffigna, 73, Uruguayan-Chilean footballer (
San Luis de Quillota,
Los Angeles Aztecs,
PEC Zwolle), complications from COVID-19 and Alzheimer's disease. • 13 March –
Rostyslav Bahdasarov, 27, Ukrainian footballer (
Kolos Kovaliva,
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk), heart disease. • 15 March – •
Daniel Eon, 81, French footballer (
Nantes,
national team). •
Gilmar Fubá, 45, Brazilian footballer (
Corinthians), bone marrow cancer. • 16 March – •
Micky Dulin, 85, English footballer (
Tottenham Hotspur). •
Aarón Gamal, 62, Mexican footballer (
Deportivo Neza,
Tigres,
national team), heart disease. •
Ahmed Mghirbi, 74, Tunisian footballer (
Stade Tunisien). •
Erhan Önal, 63, Turkish footballer (
Bayern Munich,
Galatasaray,
national team). •
Patrick Viot, 68, French footballer (
US Orléans). •
Laurent Zahui, 60, Ivorian footballer (
national team). • 17 March –
Steve Jagielka, 43, English footballer (
Shrewsbury Town,
Accrington Stanley), drug toxicity. • 20 March –
Peter Lorimer, 74, Scottish footballer (
Leeds United,
national team). • 21 March –
Terry Melling, 81, English footballer (
Slough Town,
Newcastle United,
Mansfield Town). • 22 March – •
Barnabas Imenger, 45, Nigerian footballer (
Lobi Stars,
national team). •
Alan Slough, 73, English footballer (
Luton Town,
Fulham,
Peterborough United). •
Frank Worthington, 72, English footballer (
Huddersfield Town,
Leicester City,
national team). • 24 March – •
Enrique Chazarreta, 73, Argentine footballer (
San Lorenzo,
Avignon,
national team). •
Derek Hawksworth, 93, English footballer (
Bradford City,
Sheffield United,
Huddersfield Town). • 26 March –
Hossein Khodaparast, 82, Iranian Olympic footballer (
1964). • 27 March – •
Alex Kiddie, 93, Scottish footballer (
Aberdeen). •
Derek Ufton, 92, English cricketer (
Kent) and footballer (
Charlton Athletic,
national team). • 30 March –
Maurizio Moretti, 76, Italian footballer (
S.P.A.L.), COVID-19. • 31 March – •
Lee Collins, 32, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Northampton Town,
Mansfield Town), suicide by hanging. •
Erwin Piechowiak, 84, German footballer (
HSV).
April • 2 April –
Valentin Afonin, 81, Russian footballer (
SKA Rostov-on-Don,
CSKA Moscow). • 3 April –
Remus Câmpeanu, 82, Romanian footballer (
Universitatea Cluj). • 4 April – •
Adolf Kabo, 61, Indonesian footballer (
Perseman Manokwari,
national team). •
Alfonso Quijano, 78, Ecuadorian footballer (
Barcelona S.C.,
national team). • 8 April – •
Doug Holden, 90, English footballer (
Bolton Wanderers,
Preston North End,
national team). •
Ton van den Hurk, 88, Dutch footballer (
FC Eindhoven,
VVV-Venlo,
Sittardia). •
Ñito, 81, Spanish footballer (
Tenerife,
Valencia,
Granada). •
Horst Trimhold, 80, German footballer (
Borussia Dortmund,
FSV Frankfurt,
national team). • 9 April – •
Maryan Bakalarczyk, 93, Polish-Belgian footballer (
R.F.C. Tilleur,
R. Charleroi S.C.,
Standard Liège). •
Daniel Benítez, 33, Venezuelan footballer (
Deportivo Táchira,
Deportivo La Guaira), cancer. •
Roman Kanafotskyi, 83, Ukrainian footballer (
Dnipro,
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih,
Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol). •
Wolfgang Kaniber, 81, German footballer (
Fortuna Düsseldorf,
VfL Osnabrück,
RC Strasbourg). •
Julien Van Roosbroeck, 85, Belgian footballer (
national team). • 11 April – •
Colin Baker, 86, Welsh footballer (
Cardiff City,
national team). •
Füzuli Javadov, 70, Azerbaijani footballer (
SKA Rostov-on-Don,
Neftçi PFK,
Daugava Riga), COVID-19. • 12 April –
Peter Goy, 82, English footballer (
Arsenal,
Southend United,
Watford). • 13 April – •
Jamal Al-Qabendi, 62, Kuwaiti footballer (
Kazma,
national team), complications from diabetes. •
Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer, 77, German footballer (
Fortuna Düsseldorf,
Arminia Bielefeld,
Borussia Dortmund). • 15 April –
Poul Bilde, 83, Danish footballer (
Vejle,
national team). • 16 April – •
Hussain Ahmed, 89, Indian Olympic footballer (
1956), COVID-19. •
Claude Jamet, 91, French footballer (
LB Châteauroux). • 17 April – •
Mario Pini, 82, Uruguayan footballer (
Montevideo Wanderers). •
Wayne Talkes, 68, English footballer (
Southampton,
AFC Bournemouth). • 18 April –
Tremaine Stewart, 33, Jamaican footballer (
Aalesund,
Waterhouse,
national team). • 19 April – •
Willy van der Kuijlen, 74, Dutch footballer (
PSV,
MVV,
national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Viktor Shuvalov, 97, Russian ice hockey player and footballer (
VVS Moscow), Olympic champion (
1956), COVID-19. •
Marin Voinea, 85, Romanian footballer (
Progresul București,
Siderurgistul Galați,
national team). • 20 April – •
Listianto Raharjo, 50, Indonesian footballer (
Pelita Jaya,
national team), heart attack. •
Alfred Teinitzer, 91, Austrian footballer (
SK Rapid Wien,
LASK Linz,
national team). •
Panagiotis Xoblios, 25, Greek footballer (
Veria,
Panegialios,
Kallithea), heart attack. • 21 April – •
Alfredo Graciani, 56, Argentine footballer (
Boca Juniors,
Racing Club,
Deportivo Español), heart attack. •
Gerry Mackey, 87, Irish footballer (
Shamrock Rovers). • 22 April – •
Jean-Pierre Kress, 91, French footballer (
national team). •
Roy Strandbakke, 90, Norwegian footballer (
Raufoss,
national team). • 23 April –
Tuncay Becedek, 78, Turkish footballer (
Fenerbahçe,
İzmirspor,
national team). • 25 April – •
Ian Hamilton, 80, English footballer (
Bristol Rovers). •
Hamid Jasemian, 84, Iranian footballer (
Shahin,
Persepolis), COVID-19. • 26 April –
Peter Gelson, 79, English footballer (
Brentford,
Hillingdon Borough,
Hounslow). • 28 April – •
Clyde Leon, 37, Trinidadian footballer (
Arima Fire,
W Connection,
national team). •
Steve Perks, 58, English footballer (
Shrewsbury Town). •
Chelato Uclés, 80, Honduran footballer (
Atlético Español) and coach (
Real España,
national team), heart attack. • 29 April – •
Frank Brogan, 78, Scottish footballer (
Celtic,
Ipswich Town,
Halifax Town). •
Zhang Enhua, 48, Chinese footballer (
Dalian Wanda,
Grimsby Town,
national team).
May • 1 May –
Ricardo Alberto Ramírez, 48, Argentine footballer, complications from COVID-19. • 2 May – •
Lolly Debattista, 91, Maltese footballer (
Floriana,
Ħamrun Spartans,
Valletta). •
Andrzej Możejko, 72, Polish footballer (
Widzew Łódź). • 3 May – •
Rafael Albrecht, 79, Argentine footballer (
San Lorenzo,
Club León,
national team), COVID-19. •
Alan Keely, 38, Irish footballer (
Shelbourne). •
Kamel Tchalabi, 74, Algerian footballer (
USM Alger,
national team). • 4 May – •
Steve Conroy, 64, English footballer (
Sheffield United,
Rotherham United,
Rochdale). •
Omar Hugo Gómez, 65, Argentine footballer (
Quilmes Atlético Club), COVID-19. •
Alan McLoughlin, 54, Irish footballer (
Portsmouth,
Swindon Town,
Republic of Ireland) cancer. • 5 May – •
Abelardo González, 76, Spanish footballer (
UP Langreo,
Sporting de Gijón,
Valencia CF). •
Bertil Johansson, 86, Swedish footballer (
IFK Göteborg,
national team). • 6 May –
Christophe Revault, 49, French footballer (
Paris Saint-Germain,
Toulouse,
Le Havre). • 7 May – •
Martín Pando, 86, Argentine footballer (
Argentinos Juniors,
River Plate,
national team). •
John Sludden, 56, Scottish footballer (
St Johnstone,
Ayr United). • 8 May – •
Georgi Dimitrov, 62, Bulgarian football player (
CSKA Sofia,
national team) and manager (
Marek Dupnitsa), cancer. •
Sanda Oumarou, 38, Cameroonian footballer (
Coton Sport,
Al Masry). • 9 May –
James Dean, 35, English footballer (
Stalybridge Celtic,
Chorley,
Halifax Town). (body discovered on this date) • 10 May – •
Sami Hasan Al Nash, 64, Yemeni football manager (
national team), COVID-19. •
Fortunato Franco, 84, Indian footballer (
Salgaocar,
Maharashtra,
national team). •
Néstor Montelongo, 66, Uruguayan footballer (national team), 1983
Copa América winner. • 12 May – •
Jiří Feureisl, 89, Czech footballer (
FC Karlovy Vary) and ice hockey player. •
Dixie Hale, 85, Irish footballer (
Swansea Town,
Barrow,
Workington,
Watford). •
Vadim Logunov, 53, Russian footballer (
Metallurg Lipetsk,
APK Azov,
Krystal Kherson). •
Ton Pansier, 74, Dutch footballer (
XerxesDZB,
SV SVV). •
Ivanildo Rozenblad, 24, Surinamese footballer (
S.V. Robinhood). • 13 May – •
Ian Brusasco, 92, Australian soccer administrator (president of the
Australian Soccer Federation, vice president of the
Oceania Football Confederation). •
Nelson Marcenaro, 68, Uruguayan footballer (
national team),
1980 Mundialito winner, heart attack. •
Eigil Misser, 87, Danish footballer (
B 1913,
national team). • 14 May –
Torkild Brakstad, 75, Norwegian football player (
Molde,
national team) and manager (
Tromsø). • 16 May – •
Hüseyin Er, 36, Turkish-British footballer (
İzmirspor), heart attack. (death announced on this date) •
Samir Hadjaoui, 42, Algerian footballer (
ASO Chlef,
ES Sétif,
national team). •
Rildo da Costa Menezes, 79, Brazilian football player (
Botafogo,
national team) and manager (
California Kickers). • 19 May – •
Serhiy Ferenchak, 37, Ukrainian footballer (
Khimik Krasnoperekopsk,
Sevastopol,
SKChF Sevastopol). •
Josep Franch, 77, Spanish footballer (
FC Barcelona,
CE Sabadell FC). •
Guillermo Sepúlveda, 86, Mexican footballer (
Guadalajara,
Oro,
national team). • 20 May – •
Len Badger, 75, English footballer (
Sheffield United). •
Chris Chilton, 77, English footballer (
Hull City,
Coventry City), complications from dementia. •
Sándor Puhl, 65, Hungarian football referee, complications from COVID-19. •
Eric Winstanley, 76, English footballer (
Barnsley,
Chesterfield). • 21 May –
Dwayne Sandy, 32,
Vincentian footballer (
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), gunshot. • 22 May – •
Francesc Arnau, 46, Spanish football player (
Barcelona,
Málaga) and executive (
Real Oviedo), suicide. •
Mels Kenetaev, 75, Kazakh footballer (
Dinamo Tselinograd). • 25 May – •
Alfonso Barasoain, 63, Spanish football player and manager (
Barakaldo,
Eibar,
Lemona). •
Arturo Gentili, 85, Italian footballer (
Atalanta B.C.,
Varese Calcio,
Triestina Calcio). •
George Patterson, 86, English footballer (
Hull City,
York City). •
Amichai Shoham, 99, Israeli footballer (
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.,
national team). • 26 May –
Tarcisio Burgnich, 82, Italian footballer (
Internazionale,
national team) and manager. • 27 May – •
Karl-Heinz Heddergott, 94, German football manager (
FC Köln,
Egypt national team,
Oman national team). •
Zdenko Vukasović, 79, Croatian footballer (
Anderlecht,
Cercle Brugge,
Lokeren). • 28 May –
Zablon Amanaka, 45, Kenyan footballer (
Željezničar Sarajevo,
Mahakama,
national team). • 30 May – •
Tonnie van As, 93, Dutch footballer (
SBV Vitesse). •
John Carpenter, 84, Irish referee and player (
St Patrick's Athletic). • 31 May –
Colin Appleton, 85, English football player (
Leicester City,
Charlton Athletic) and manager (
Swansea City).
June • 1 June – •
Silvio Francesconi, 68, Italian football player and manager, COVID-19. •
Adnan Al Sharqi, 79, Lebanese football player (
Al Ansar) and manager (
Al Nahda,
national team). •
Samadagha Shikhlarov, 65, Azerbaijani footballer (
Khazar Sumgayit,
Neftçi Baku,
FK Ganca), traffic collision. • 2 June – •
Odero Gon, 88, Italian footballer (
Palmanova,
Udinese,
Vittorio Falmec). •
Stanislav Lunin, 28, Kazakh footballer (
Shakhter Karagandy,
Kairat), cardiac arrest. •
Giuseppe Perrino, 29, Italian footballer (
Ebolitana,
Battipagliese,
Bellaria Igea Marina), heart attack. •
Ottorino Sartor, 75, Peruvian footballer (
Defensor Arica,
Atlético Chalaco,
national team). • 3 June – •
Alan Miller, 51, English footballer (
Arsenal,
Middlesbrough,
West Bromwich Albion). •
Ezio Motta, 90, Italian football referee (
Serie A). •
Murat Šaran, 71, Bosnian footballer (
Sarajevo,
Rijeka,
Levante). • 4 June – •
Roberto Depietri, 55, Argentine footballer (
Club Olimpo,
Deportivo Toluca), COVID-19. •
Roberto Derlin, 78, Italian football player (
Genoa,
Spezia Calcio) and manager (
Sestri Levante). •
Loris Dominissini, 59, Italian football player (
Udinese,
Reggiana) and manager (Reggiana), COVID-19. • 5 June – •
Pedro Taberner, 74, Spanish footballer (
RCD Mallorca,
Celta de Vigo). • 7 June – •
Paul Cahill, 65, English footballer (
Portsmouth,
California Surf). •
Fulvio Varglien, 85, Italian footballer (
Triestina,
Livorno,
Pordenone). •
Yoo Sang-chul, 49, South Korean footballer (
Ulsan Hyundai,
Yokohama F. Marinos,
national team), pancreatic cancer. • 8 June – •
John Angus, 82, English footballer (
Burnley,
national team). •
Gennadi Syomin, 53, Russian football player (
FShM Torpedo Moscow,
Fakel Voronezh) and manager (
Dynamo Voronezh). • 9 June –
Diogo Correa de Oliveira, 38, Brazilian footballer (
Flamengo,
Kalmar,
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), traffic collision. • 10 June – •
Neno, 59, Portuguese footballer (
Benfica,
Vitória Guimarães,
national team), heart attack. •
Gheorghe Staicu, 85, Romanian football player (
Steaua București) and manager (
Olimpia Satu Mare,
Universitatea Cluj). • 15 June –
Aleksandr Averyanov, 72, Russian football player (
Lokomotiv Moscow) and manager (
Okean Nakhodka,
Dynamo Saint Petersburg). • 17 June – •
Mike Burgess, 89, Canadian-born English footballer (
AFC Bournemouth). •
Kamil Ferkhanov, 56, Russian footballer (
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda,
Turbostroitel Kaluga,
Volga Ulyanovsk), heart attack. •
Robert Lima, 48, Uruguayan football player (
Peñarol,
Chacarita) and manager (
Juticalpa), cardiac arrest. •
Tubilandu Ndimbi, 73,
Congolese footballer (
AS Vita Club,
national team). • 18 June –
Giampiero Boniperti, 92, Italian footballer (
Juventus,
national team) and politician,
MEP (1994–1999), heart failure. • 19 June –
Spencer Whelan, 49, English footballer (
Chester City,
Shrewsbury Town). • 20 June – •
Lucas Pereira, 39, Brazilian footballer (
AC Ajaccio), COVID-19. •
Peter Rock, 79, German footballer (
FC Carl Zeiss Jena,
East Germany). •
Luis del Sol, 86, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid,
Juventus,
national team) and coach. • 21 June –
Jack Bertolini, 87, Scottish footballer (
Workington,
Brighton & Hove Albion,
Stirling Albion). • 22 June – •
Giancarlo Amadeo, 87, Italian football player (
Pro Patria) and manager (
Borgosesia). •
Yaroslav Dumanskyi, 61, Ukrainian footballer (
Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk,
Karpaty Lviv,
Dynamo Kyiv). •
Vitaliy Shalychev, 74, Ukrainian football player (
Shakhtar Donetsk,
Kolhozchi Aşgabat) and coach (
FC Ocean Kerch). •
Sergei Shaposhnikov, 98, Russian football player (
Ska-Khabarovsk) and manager (
CSKA Moscow,
SKA Odesa). • 23 June – •
Bart Van Lancker, 48, Belgian football coach (
KV Kortrijk,
Sint-Truiden,
OH Leuven), cancer. •
Daniel Vélez, 47, Colombian footballer (
DIM,
Atlético Bucaramanga,
Santa Fe), COVID-19. • 24 June – •
Misheck Chidzambwa, 66, Zimbabwean football player (
Dynamos,
national team) and manager (
Chapungu United). •
Ludwig Müller, 79, German footballer (
1. FC Nürnberg,
Hertha,
West Germany national team). •
Keith Rutter, 89, English footballer (
Queens Park Rangers,
Colchester United). (death announced on this date) •
Eleazar Soria, 73, Peruvian footballer (
Universitario,
Independiente,
national team) and lawyer. • 25 June –
Marcos Ferrufino, 58, Bolivian football player (
Club Bolívar,
national team) and manager (
San José), COVID-19. • 26 June –
Jhon Mario Ramírez, 49, Colombian footballer (
national team), COVID-19. • 29 June – •
Jock Aird, 94, Scottish footballer (
Burnley,
national team). •
Petros Leventakos, 75, Greek footballer (
Panachaiki,
Ethnikos Piraeus,
PAS Giannina). •
Vicky Peretz, 68, Israeli football player (
Maccabi Tel Aviv,
national team) and manager (
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan). • 30 June –
Inge Danielsson, 80, Swedish footballer (
Helsingborg,
Ajax,
national team).
July • 1 July –
Christian Bottollier, 92, French footballer (
FC Nancy). • 2 July –
Giuliano Zoratti, 73, Italian football player (
Pro Gorizia) and manager (
Reggina,
Avellino), cancer. • 3 July –
Waldemar Mühlbächer, 83, German footballer (
BFC Dynamo,
East Germany national team). • 4 July –
Hans-Jürgen Ripp, 75, German footballer (
Hamburger SV,
Lüneburger SK). • 5 July – •
Franco Gallina, 76, Italian football player (
Virtus Entella,
Cesena,
Genoa) and manager. •
Rubén Israel, 65, Uruguayan football manager (
Rentistas,
Club Libertad,
Barcelona de Ecuador). •
Alfredo Obberti, 75, Argentine footballer (
Newell's Old Boys,
Grêmio,
national team). • 6 July –
Miguel González, 94, Spanish football player (
Atlético Madrid,
Real Zaragoza,
national team) and coach. • 7 July – •
Józef Gałeczka, 82, Polish footballer (
Piast Gliwice,
Zagłębie Sosnowiec). •
Smaïn Ibrir, 89, Algerian footballer (
Le Havre AC,
national team). • 8 July – •
Jan Caliński, 72, Polish football manager (
Śląsk Wrocław). •
Max Griggs, 82, English footwear and football executive, owner of
Dr. Martens and
Rushden & Diamonds F.C. • 9 July –
Paul Mariner, 68, English footballer (
national team,
Ipswich Town),
brain cancer. • 10 July – •
Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Scottish football player (
Everton,
Southampton,
national team) and manager. •
Natale Nobili, 85, Italian football player (
S.P.A.L.,
Pro Vercelli,
Alessandria) and coach. • 11 July – •
Dave Dunmore, 87, English footballer (
Leyton Orient,
York City,
Tottenham Hotspur). •
Charlie Gallagher, 80, Scottish-Irish footballer (
Celtic,
Dumbarton,
Ireland national team). •
Ernie Moss, 71, English footballer (
Chesterfield,
Mansfield Town,
Lincoln City). •
Attilio Prior, 86, Italian footballer (
Vicenza). • 12 July – •
Mick Bates, 73, English footballer (
Leeds United,
Walsall,
Bradford City). •
Francisco Caló, 74, Portuguese footballer (
Sporting,
Tomar,
national team). •
Erich Hasenkopf, 86, Austrian footballer (
Wiener Sport-Club,
national team). •
Wilson Jones, 87, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid,
Real Zaragoza,
Racing de Santander). •
Mahmoud Shakibi, 94, Iranian footballer (
Shahin,
national team), heart attack. • 13 July – •
Cha Gi-suk, 34, South Korean footballer (
Gyeongju Citizen,
Bucheon FC 1995), kidney failure. •
Alberto Dualib, 101, Brazilian businessman and football executive, chairman of
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (1993–2007). • 14 July –
Ken Ronaldson, 75, Scottish footballer (
Aberdeen,
Bristol Rovers,
Gillingham). • 15 July –
Keith Bambridge, 85, English footballer (
Rotherham United,
Darlington,
Halifax Town). • 16 July – •
Yves Boutet, 84, French footballer (
Stade Rennais,
Lorient). •
Hamid Reza Sadr, 65, Iranian football and film critic, cancer. • 17 July – •
George Curtis, 82, English football player (
Coventry City,
Aston Villa) and manager (Coventry City). •
Williams Martínez, 38, Uruguayan footballer (
Defensor Sporting,
Cerro,
national team), suicide. •
Milan Živadinović, 76, Serbian football player (
Vardar,
Rijeka,
Crvenka) and manager. • 18 July –
Jeff Barmby, 78, English footballer (
York City,
Goole Town,
Scarborough). • 19 July –
Kurt Clemens, 95, German footballer (
1. FC Saarbrücken,
FC Nancy,
Saarland national team). • 20 July – •
Daniel Escudero, 79, Chilean footballer (
Everton,
Unión La Calera,
San Luis de Quillota). •
Billy Reid, 83, Scottish footballer (
Motherwell,
Airdrie). •
Noureddine Saâdi, 71, Algerian football manager (
JS Kabylie,
Al Ahli Tripoli,
ASO Chlef), COVID-19. •
Peter Willis, 83, English football referee. • 21 July –
Tommy Leishman, 83, Scottish footballer (
Liverpool,
Stranraer,
St Mirren). • 22 July – •
Terry Neill, 80, Northern Irish footballer (
Arsenal,
Hull City,
national team) and manager (
Hull City,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Arsenal,
national team). •
Ian Palmer, 55, South African footballer (
Orlando Pirates), COVID-19 complications. •
Mike Smith, 83, English football player (
Corinthian Casuals) and manager (
Wales national team,
Egypt national team). (death announced on this date) • 23 July –
Andy Higgins, 61, English footballer (
Chester City,
Port Vale,
Rochdale). • 26 July – •
Ally Dawson, 63, Scottish footballer (
Rangers,
national team). •
Ivan Toplak, 89, Serbian football player (
Red Star Belgrade) and manager (
Oakland Clippers,
Yugoslavia national team). • 27 July – •
Tommy Connolly, 74, Irish football player (
Dundalk) and manager. •
Einar Bruno Larsen, 81, Norwegian footballer (
Vålerenga,
national team) and Olympic ice hockey player (
1964). • 28 July – •
Porfirio Armando Betancourt, 63, Honduran footballer (
Strasbourg,
national team), COVID-19. •
André Catimba, 74, Brazilian footballer (
Ypiranga,
Vitória,
Grêmio). •
Volodymyr Dykyi, 59, Ukrainian football player (
Karpaty Lviv,
Nyva Ternopil) and manager (
Volyn Lutsk). •
Krzysztof Karpiński, 67, Polish footballer (
Śląsk Wrocław). •
Derek Tomkinson, 90, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Macclesfield Town,
Crewe Alexandra). • 29 July –
Zizinho, 59, Brazilian footballer (
Club América,
Club Necaxa,
Monterrey), COVID-19. • 30 July –
Italo Vassallo, 80, Ethiopian footballer (
Cotton Factory Club,
national team). • 31 July – •
Terry Cooper, 77, English footballer (
Leeds United,
Middlesbrough,
Bristol City,
Bristol Rovers,
national team) and manager (
Bristol Rovers,
Bristol City,
Birmingham City,
Exeter City). •
Yeo Hyo-jin, 38, South Korean footballer (
Gimcheon Sangmu,
Tochigi SC,
Goyang Zaicro), cancer.
August • 1 August –
Eddie Presland, 78, English footballer (
West Ham United,
Crystal Palace), cancer. • 2 August – •
Luigi Paleari, 79, Italian footballer (
Como 1907,
A.S.D. Fanfulla). •
Antonio de la Torre Villalpando, 69, Mexican footballer, (
Club América,
national team). • 3 August – •
Jergé Hoefdraad, 35, Dutch footballer (
RKC Waalwijk,
Almere City,
Telstar), complications from gunshot wounds. •
Godfred Yeboah, 41, Ghanaian footballer (
Asante Kotoko,
All Stars,
national team). • 5 August –
S. S. Narayan, 86, Indian Olympic footballer (
1956,
1960), cardiac arrest. • 6 August – •
Francesco Dibenedetto, 80, Italian football manager (
Matera Calcio,
Bisceglie,
U.S.D. Città di Fasano). •
Salvador Escrihuela, 70, Spanish footballer (
Sabadell,
Granada,
Alavés). • 7 August – •
Julio César Anderson, 73, Guatemalan footballer (
C.S.D. Municipal,
national team). •
Robbie Cooke, 64, English footballer (
Peterborough United,
Cambridge United,
Brentford), cancer. • 10 August – •
Michel Le Flochmoan, 69, French football player and manager (
Sedan,
R.E. Virton,
F91 Dudelange). •
Dudley Price, 89, Welsh footballer (
Swansea City,
Hull City,
Southend United). • 12 August –
Alfonso Sepúlveda, 82, Chilean footballer (
Club Universidad de Chile). • 13 August – •
Franck Berrier, 37, French football player (
Cannes,
Zulte Waregem,
Oostende) and manager, heart attack. •
Bobby Stein, 82, Scottish footballer (
Raith Rovers,
Montrose). • 15 August –
Gerd Müller, German footballer (born 1945) • 17 August –
Paulão, 51, Angolan footballer (
Benfica,
Espinho,
national team). • 21 August –
Arthur Smith, 106, English footballer (
Bury,
Leicester City). • 24 August –
Wilfried Van Moer, 76, Belgian footballer (
Standard Liège,
national team) and manager (national team), cerebral haemorrhage. • 27 August –
Johnny Williamson, 92, English footballer (Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers).
September • 2 September –
Paul Chillan, 85, French footballer (
Nîmes Olympique,
national team). • 19 September –
Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (born 1940) • 20 September –
Ken Worden, 78, English coach (
Malaysia,
Singapore). • 21 September –
Romano Fogli, 83, Italian footballer (
Torino,
Bologna,
A.C. Milan,
Catania,
national team).
October • 1 October – •
Fred Hill, 81, English footballer (
Bolton Wanderers,
national team). •
Paul Linger, 46, English footballer (
Charlton Athletic,
Brighton & Hove Albion), pancreatic cancer. •
Sune Sandbring, 93, Swedish footballer (
Malmö FF,
national team). •
Brian Sherratt, 77, English footballer (
Oxford United,
Stoke City,
Barnsley). •
Reg Beresford, 100, English footballer (
Aston Villa,
Birmingham City,
Crystal Palace). • 3 October –
Bernard Tapie, 78, French businessman (president of
Olympique de Marseille 1986–1994), stomach cancer. • 16 October –
George Kinnell, 83, Scottish footballer (
Aberdeen,
Stoke City,
Sunderland).
November • 1 November –
Poerio Mascella, 71, Italian footballer (
Varese,
Ternana,
Pistoiese). • 4 November – •
Amela Fetahović, 35, Bosnian footballer (
SFK 2000,
Spartak Subotica,
national team), car crash. •
Jack Vitty, 98, English footballer (
Workington,
Brighton & Hove Albion). • 23 November –
Riuler, 23, Brazilian footballer (
Shonan Bellmare). • 26 November –
Doug Cowie, 95, Scottish footballer (
national team,
Dundee,
Greenock Morton) • 28 November –
Johnny Hills, 87, English footballer (
Tottenham Hotspur).
December • 2 December –
Tom McGarry, 74, Irish footballer (
Limerick,
Cork Celtic). • 3 December –
Horst Eckel, German footballer (born 1932) • 8 December –
Alfredo Moreno, 41, Argentine footballer (
Necaxa,
San Luis,
Tijuana), intestinal cancer. • 20 December – •
Norberto Boggio, 90, Argentine footballer (
Banfield,
San Lorenzo de Almagro,
Atlante,
national team). •
Heinz Bigler, 72, Swiss footballer (
FC St. Gallen) and manager (FC St. Gallen,
FC Schaffhausen,
FC Gossau,
FC Winterthur). • 26 December – •
Dorval, 86, Brazilian footballer (
Santos,
Racing,
Palmeiras,
Atlético Paranaense,
national team). •
Diego Montiel, 25, Argentine footballer (
Atlético de Rafaela), meningitis. • 28 December – •
Hugo Maradona, 52, Argentine footballer (
Argentinos Juniors,
Rayo Vallecano), heart attack. •
Tibi, 70, Portuguese footballer (
Porto,
national team). • 29 December –
Christian Gyan, 43, Ghanaian footballer (
Feyenoord) == References ==