Wales and Liverpool great Toshack denies son’s claims of dementia diagnosis-report
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Wydad Athletic Club's coach John Toshack before the match against Asec Mimosas in the CAF Champions League in Rabat on Aug 14, 2016. The Liverpool and Wales great, who managed Real Madrid and his national team, denied his son's claim that he has been diagnosed with dementia.
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Wales and Liverpool great John Toshack has denied the claims made by his son that he has dementia, a March 28 report published in Spanish outlet El Mundo said.
The 77-year-old’s son Cameron, who works as a coach in Buriram, Thailand, told the Daily Mail in an interview published on March 25 that his father has been diagnosed with dementia.
But Toshack and his wife denied the claims, suggesting they have not been in contact with Cameron for the past two years.
“Demented? Not yet,” Toshack told El Mundo, though he conceded that his short-term memory has been impaired after a tough battle with Covid-19 at an intensive care unit in Barcelona in 2020.
“I’ve forgotten all the goals I’ve missed, but I remember perfectly the ones I’ve scored.”
Toshack enjoyed a glittering career, scoring more than 100 goals for Liverpool while winning the European Cup in 1977 and securing three top-flight league titles during his time at the club between 1970 and 1978.
After retiring as a player, he built an extensive managerial career, taking charge of clubs including Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Swansea City, and later managed the Wales national team. REUTERS
