Villa great’s shock death

UGO Ehiogu, the former England defender who was a coach of the Tottenham U23s, died on Friday from cardiac arrest. He was 44.

The EPL club announced the death of Ehiogu a day after he was taken to a hospital after collapsing at Tottenham’s training ground.

Ehiogu played for Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, making 355 Premier League appearances, and was capped by England four times, scoring once against Spain.

Tottenham said Ehiogu, who had been on the coaching staff since 2014, received immediate treatment after collapsing on Thursday.

Ehiogu began his career as a trainee at West Bromwich Albion before he joined Villa in 1991. He played more than 300 matches for Villa, including the club’s FA Cup final loss to Chelsea in 2000.

He joined Middlesbrough for a then club-record fee of 8 million pounds in 2000, but injuries affected his career at the Riverside Stadium.

Ehiogu had spells at Leeds, Rangers, and Sheffield United before retiring in 2009.