The English national team hero Trevor Francis (69) has passed away. Francis is known as the first British player to be bought for more than a million pounds.
DEATH: Trevor Francis.
view moreSeveral British media reported on the death, including The Guardian and the BBC. Francis died Monday morning at his home near Marbella in Spain.
– This comes as a great shock to all of us. We are so sad. He was a legendary footballer, but also an exceptionally nice person, Francis’ family said in a statement taken over by the BBC.
Football England is now in mourning after the death.
– It makes me very sad to hear that Trevor Francis passed away. He was an incredible footballer and a lovely man. It has been a pleasure to work with him both on the field and on TV. Rest in peace, Trevor, writes BBC profiler Gary Lineker.
Francis became the most expensive British footballer of all time when legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough forked over a million pounds to secure the then Birmingham City player.
It was a record that Francis proudly held to his name.
– At that time I did not understand its meaning. I broke the transfer record. I doubled it. It was a magic number, a million pounds, Francis told The Guardian a few years ago.
– Paris Saint-Germain spent 200 million pounds on Neymar, but I don’t think it had the same magical appeal as 1 million pounds. Am I proud to be the first with a million pounds? Absolutely, he continued.
AS MANAGER: Trevor Francis, here as head of Crystal Palace.
view moreFrancis helped win Series winner’s cupSeries winner’s cupThe series winners’ cup changed its name to the Champions League prior to the 92/93 season. with Nottingham Forest in 1978-79 when he scored the game winner 1-0 against Malmö, and in 1979-80. Francis also played for Manchester City, Sampdoria, Atalanta, Rangers, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday. He earned 52 caps and scored 12 goals for England.
After his playing career, he managed Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City and Crystal Palace.
The English hero Trevor Francis (69) has passed away
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