R.I.P Socrates – Iconic Brazilian Playmaker Dies Aged 57
By Chris Wright
Another Sunday, another piece of shitty news. Socrates, the bearded, chain-smoking footballing doctor and heart and soul of Brazil’s 1982 World Cup side has died today after suffering a septic shock in hospital in Sao Paolo.
He had been in a critical condition with an intestinal infection since being admitted to intensive care on Friday (I’ve read reports suggesting it was after eating a bad stroganoff), but he had also been suffering with illness for a while before that.
You probably don’t need us to tell you that Socrates was a player of effortless finesse that embodied the very essence of beautiful football, a player who vehemently believed that the way you played the game was just as important as the scoreline at the end of it - a ‘playmaker’ in the truest sense of the word.
He was also, almost unequivocally, the coolest bastard ever to have set foot on a football pitch. For this, we thank him.
RIP Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (1954-2011)
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Tragic news; what a character he was.
I still can’t believe they lost that game to Italy.
Bit before my time but they guy seemed like a character which is lacking in most footballers these days.
RIP Socrates. One of the best midfielders, a true playmaker who played with style.
the best player is gone, rip, we miss him,
RIP Socrates – mystical hero from my childhood who i watched on telly grace World Cups in 1982 & 86
Literally one of the coolest players ever. I have a picture of him next to me bed just to remind me what a beacon of mankind he was. RIP Socrates. One of the all time best.
El Doctor, Socrates. R.I.P
So cool his name just sounds fuckin cool….
RIP, my Legend of modern football.