Wales and Liverpool legend John Toshack has been diagnosed with dementia, his son Cameron has confirmed
Toshack, 77, scored 13 goals in 40 caps for his country – who he also managed both in 1994 and between 2004 and 2010.
After a glittering playing career with Liverpool, he went on to manage several leading clubs across Europe including Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Besiktas. His son and ex-Leeds United assistant Cameron, now coaching in Thailand, said his father has “good days and bad days”.
“It’s a terrible disease,” he told the Daily Mail. “It’s the short-term memory where we’re seeing it – I speak to him most days and if we chat in the afternoon, he might not remember that we also spoke in the morning.
“But if I ask him about the Liverpool days, or [Real] Sociedad or [Real] Madrid, the detail is amazing.
“The other day he was telling me about a Real Madrid game against Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan and exactly how he tweaked his midfield to deal with Marco van Basten. “The game could have been yesterday, his memory was so clear.”
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