Ray Clemence (1948-2020)
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“We are deeply saddened by the death of one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Ray Clemence,” tweeted Liverpool FC, with whom Clemence won the national championship three times.
RAy Clemence, one of the most important goalkeepers in the history of the English national football team, is dead. His former club Liverpool FC and the English football association FA announced this on Sunday. Clemence was 72 years old.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Ray Clemence,” tweeted Liverpool FC, with which Clemence won the national championship three times in 1977, 1978 and 1981, the first time with a 3-1 victory in Final over Borussia Mönchengladbach. The goalkeeper, who is not too tall at 1.83 meters, won the Uefa Cup three times. He was also five times English champion with his clubs Liverpool FC, for whom he guarded the gate in 470 games from 1967 to 1981, and Tottenham Hotspur, where he was number 1 in 240 games between 1981 and 1988.
Born in 1948, the keeper played 61 international matches between 1972 and 1983 before taking on the role of goalkeeper coach in 1996 and working for the FA association until his retirement 17 years later.
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