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Sports => Football => Topic started by: FF on April 25, 2014, 11:10:16 AM
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Tito Vilanova dies of cancer age 45
ESPN Soccernet
April 25, 2014
Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died Friday at age 45 after a long battle with cancer.
Vilanova had undergone emergency surgery on Thursday at Clinica Quiron in Barcelona as gastric complications arose, multiple news outlets in Spain reported. The Catalan coach had dealt with cancer in his parotid gland for more than two years.
Vilanova, 45, had been in hospital since last Friday, according to Marca.
As word of Vilanova's worsening health spread on Thursday, a call for courage of "Anims Tito" went out across social media.
Weeks before the start of this season, Vilanova told players he would not be able to continue at the helm of the team.
"The doctors recommend that, with the treatments that I must follow from now on, I cannot devote 100 percent to the tasks of head coach as required by FC Barcelona. But I will continue to work closely for the club that I love on other sporting tasks," he said at the time through a statement.
Vilanova was Pep Guardiola's assistant before being promoted to the top job in 2012. In his one season in charge, Vilanova led Barca to their fourth La Liga title in five years, becoming only the second team after Real Madrid to reach the 100-point mark.
He had a tumour removed from his throat in late 2011, but suffered a relapse a year later and took multiple trips to New York for treatment.
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Yuh have tuh attribute the source FF. Just read the same article though... RIP Tito.
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RIP :'(
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Yuh have tuh attribute the source FF. Just read the same article though... RIP Tito.
Yeah fix it. Posting from my phone
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Yeah fix it. Posting from my phone
Arrite cool :beermug:
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Yep it is true. Saw the article on bbc.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27159955
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RIP Tito, so young, this life precious and very unpredictable
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RIP, Tito. The Big Man had other assignments for you. Jah Bless!