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Ex-Wolves and Coventry striker passes away aged just 45

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Saturday afternoon introduced the terrible information {that a} former Wolves and Coventry Metropolis participant who had performed within the Premier League had succumbed to a coronary heart assault and handed away on the age of simply 45.

Cedric Roussel will not be a family title to many, however he performed alongside Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister and Moustapha Hadji at Coventry and in addition represented his nation, Belgium, on a handful of events.

Generally known as ‘the entertainers,’ the crew performed some sparking soccer beneath supervisor Gordon Strachan, however they have been unable to forestall relegation to the second tier in 2001.

In response to transfermarkt, that was the final time they performed within the English top-flight.

Coventry Metropolis have a good time Cedric Roussel’s aim in opposition to Charlton Athletic

The information was damaged on the official Coventry City website, who detailed that the participant scored on 11 events for the Midlands-based membership throughout his 43 video games performed for the Sky Blues throughout 1999-2001.

His accidents pressured a transfer to close neighbours, Wolverhampton Wanderers, earlier than the participant moved again to his homeland and loved spells at Mons and Genk.

Thereafter, he would prove for golf equipment in Italy, Cyprus, Belgium and Russia, throughout a nine-year spell wherein he performed for 10 totally different golf equipment.

To go away at such a younger age may be very unhappy certainly, and the entire soccer world shall be in mourning together with his former golf equipment at the moment.