V 72. letu starosti je umrl nekdanji angleški nogometni reprezentant David Johnson, ki je leta 1981 z Liverpoolom postal tudi evropski klubski prvak, poroča francoska tiskovna agencija AFP.
Johnson, ki je imel raka na grlu, je bil prvi nogometaš, ki je na liverpoolskem derbiju Merseyside zadel tako v dresu Evertona kot Liverpoola. To je pozneje ponovil le Peter Beardsley.
Johnson je dvakrat igral za Everton, vmes pa je nosil tudi dres Ipswicha in Liverpoola. V šestih letih pri rdečih je osvojil tri naslove angleškega prvaka in evropski naslov, na 213 tekmah je zanje dosegel 78 golov. V karieri je bil tudi član Barnsleyja, Manchester Cityja, Tulse, Preston North Enda in Barrowa.
V osmih nastopih za Anglijo je dosegel šest golov.
RIP David Johnson 🙏❤️🙏
— Tee 🔴 (@Tee025s) November 23, 2022
▪️Liverpool 1976-1982
▪️148 Games 🔴
▪️55 Goals ⚽️
▪️5 First Division League Titles 🏆
▪️3 European Cups 🏆
▪️2 League Cups 🏆
▪️1 Super Cup🏆
❤️ You’ll Never Walk Alone ❤️#LFC #DavidJohnson #RIP #YNWA pic.twitter.com/mMw6AuLyCc
Rest In Peace Doc♥️
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) November 23, 2022
Terribly sad news that David Johnson has passed away.
Scouser. Goal Scorer. Legend. pic.twitter.com/PDFYFnDz1g
Terrible news being broken this morning that David Johnson has passed away.
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) November 23, 2022
'The Doc' won it all at Anfield, with the 1981 European Cup Final being a highlight of his career.
He's also one of the few players to have represented both Merseyside clubs.
RIP ❤️ #YNWA pic.twitter.com/VwYJMDaLYq