Trevor Francis 1954 - 2023

ITA short tribute

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Il valait un million..... L’ancien attaquant anglais Trevor Francis est décédé d’une crise cardiaque, ce lundi, à l’âge de 69 ans. En 1979, Francis était entré dans l’histoire en franchissant la barre symbolique du million de livres, lors de son transfert entre Birmingham et Nottingham Forest. Une signature marquante, puisqu’il inscrira l’unique but de la rencontre entre Forest et Malmö en finale de C1 la même année, avant d’être de nouveau sacré la saison suivante. Également passé par la Sampdoria, l’Atalanta, Manchester City ou Sheffield Wednesday, Trevor Francis est resté comme l’une des figures du football anglais des années 1980, portant également la tunique nationale à 52 reprises.

The striker, who rose through the youth ranks at Birmingham City, signed for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in 1979 for a then-record £1,150,000 fee. He was instrumental in helping Clough's side to win the European Cup in Munich later that year, scoring the winning goal against Swedish side Malmo. Francis won a second European Cup with Forest the following year - though he was ruled out of the final against Hamburg through injury. Close friend and former TV presenter Gary Newbon said Francis died of a heart attack at his flat in Spain on Monday. 

 "On behalf of the family, this has come as a huge shock to everybody," he said in a statement. "We are all very upset. He was a legendary footballer, but he was also an extremely nice person." Nottingham Forest paid tribute to Francis, describing him as a "true Forest legend who will never be forgotten". Jude Bellingham, another Birmingham City youth graduate and Britain's current most expensive footballer after his £115m move to Real Madrid, described Francis as a "trailblazer and an icon of the game".

1971-1979 Birmingham City

1978 Detroit Express

1979-1981  Nottingham Forest

1979 Detroit Express

1981-1982  Manchester City

1982-1986  UC Sampdoria

1986-1987  Atalanta Bergame

1987-1988  Rangers FC

1988-1990  Queens Park Rangers

1988 Wollongong City

1990-1994 Sheffield Wednesday