OBITUARIES
OPOKU AFRIYIE
(1945-2020) Scored twice as Ghana beat Uganda in the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations Final and was a sub when they won again four years later. Leading scorer in the Ghanaian top flight in 1979 and 1981 with Asante Kotoko, he joined Hearts of Oak at the end of his career, becoming one of the first players to play for the country’s two most successful clubs.
PK BANERJEE
(1936-2020)
Won a gold medal with India at the 1962 Asian Games, scoring the opening goal in the Final against South Korea, and captained his country at the 1960 Olympics, scoring in a 1-1 draw with France. Later coached the national team.
JOSE LUIS CAPON
(1948-2020) Played 269 games in nine seasons with Atletico Madrid, winning La Liga in 1973 and 1977, the Intercontinental Cup in 1974 and the 1976 Copa del Rey. A runner-up in the 1974 European Cup Final, which Atletico lost to Bayern Munich, the defender was also capped 13 times by Spain.
MICHEL HIDALGO
(1933-2020) As coach of France, from 1976 to 1984, he led Les Bleus to their first silverware when winning the 1984 Euros, having taken them to the World Cup semi-finals two years earlier. An attacking midfielder during his playing days for Le Havre, Reims and Monaco, he scored in the 1956 European Cup Final as Reims lost 4-3 to Real Madrid.
KWASI OWUSU
(1945-2020) Captained Ghana in the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations Final, which they lost 1-0 to the hosts Sudan. He was his country’s all-time leading scorer with 36 goals until Asamoah Gyan broke his record.
PAPE DIOUF
(1951-2020) Became the first black president of a major European football club when he took charge of Marseille. Born in Chad, his family moved back home to Senegal when he was a child before he emigrated to France at 17. He became president of OM in 2005 and during his four years at the helm they were French champions once and runners-up twice, as well as runners-up twice in the cup.
JOAQUIN PEIRO
(1936-2020) Ex Atletico Madrid, Torino, Internazionale and Roma forward who was a member of the Inter side that won the European Cup in 1965. He also lifted the Cup-winners Cup, with Atletico in 1962. Capped 12 times by Spain, he played at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups, and would later coach, among others, Atletico Madrid and Malaga.
LORENZO SANZ
(1943-2020)
Real Madrid president from 1995 to 2000 during a period in which they won the Champions League twice. In 2006 he purchased Malaga before selling the club in 2010.