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Wilfried Van Moer (1945 - 24 August 2021)
Belgian midfield footballer who won 57 caps (9 goals) from 1966-1982.
He played in the 1970 and 1982 World Cups scoring twice against the hosts in Mexico 1970.
After being out of the international scene for three years following a broken leg, Van Moer returned and was Belgium's standout player in Euro 1980 where they finished runners up to West Germany.
Earlier in his career he was three times Belgian champion with Standard Liege (1969, 70, 71).
Van Moer later worked as a coach and including briefly as Belgian manager in 1996 (5 matches).
He passed away after suffering a stroke.

Jose Yudica (1936 - 23 August 2021)
After playing as a forward with Newell's, Boca, Estudiantes etc. Yudica worked extensively as a football head coach in Argentina from 1972.
He also coached Deportivo Cali (93-94) and finished his career in Mexico w/ Pachuca (96-98).
He won three Argentine national Championships w/ Quilmes 1978, Argentinos Jrs. 1985 and Newell's 1987-88 (where he began his playing career and had four spells as manager and was succeeded by youth team coach Marcelo Bielsa in 1990).
Yudica will be best remembered for coaching modest club Argentinos to the 1985 Copa Libertadores.
 

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