Argentina 1986 World Cup-winning defender Brown passes away

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Argentina 1986 World Cup-winning defender Brown passes away

Buenos Aires - After a playing career that included stints in Spain and France, Brown was coach, along with Sergio Batista, of the national Under-23 squad

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Published: Tue 13 Aug 2019, 11:22 PM

Last updated: Wed 14 Aug 2019, 1:26 AM

Argentina's 1986 World Cup-winning defender Jose Luis Brown has died following a long battle with Alzheimer's, his former club Estudiantes de La Plata said.
"Maximum day of sadness for the Albirroja (La Plata) family, our gladiator Jose Luis Brown has left. But his memory and love of the club will never depart," the club tweeted.
Known to his friends as Tata, Brown made 36 appearances for Argentina and scored the first goal in their 3-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1986.
"Without Jose Luis Brown, we would never have won the World Cup in 1986" Argentina legend Diego Maradona said on Instagram. 
After a playing career that included stints in Spain and France, Brown was coach, along with Sergio Batista, of the national Under-23 squad which won the 2008 Olympics and fielded Lionel Messi, Juan Roan Riquelme and Sergio Aguero. 
 


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