Socrates

General Miscellaneous
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Garforth and Brazil legend in a bad way :frowning:

[quote]
SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian soccer star Socrates was in critical condition in an intensive care unit early Saturday after suffering an intestinal infection, his doctors said.

Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital said in a statement that the footballer, Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira, 57, “was in critical condition due to a septic shock of intestinal origin.”

The statement added that he was breathing with a ventilator and using a dialysis machine.

Socrates was taken to the hospital late Friday after suffering food poisoning, his wife said.[/quote]

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Sadly passed away. :frowning:

I came across this video of Brazil’s 11 best goals in the 82 world cup, what a team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZxvYy5-ekI :

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RIP Socrates .

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Without doubt the best attcking side I have ever seen, pity their defnce was about as good as Scotland!!!
WHS.

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I didn’t know Socrates was an orthopaedic surgeon as well.Just read his obituary in this week’s British Medical journal.He went back to sporadic orthopaedic work after retiring in 1989.