He took no money for playing," said Mr Clifford. We won 1-0 and I scored the goal in the second half to take us up. © 2020 BBC. “Simon used to mess around with the numbers. Greg Kelly, Brett Renshaw (captain), Nick Jagger, Andy Long, Mike Longfellow, Jay Sobers, Andy Rowan, Nick Manousis, Gavin Birmingham. Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates".. Everyone was in it together. He was 57. Photo: AP, Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, talks to Brazilian football great Socrates, in Sao Paulo, in this March 26, 2009 file photo. Me being me I just said ‘I’m the penalty taker I’ll have this’. Known as Dr. Socrates because of his practice of medicine, he was constantly in demand from local media for interviews on varied subjects. Socrates. He said he was devastated to hear of the death of a man he considered to be his friend. You had loads of people wearing Socrates t-shirts. “He was a spectacular guy,” Zico told the website GloboEsporte.com. People used to say to me ‘is Simon Clifford absolutely mental’? US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? A young Gregg Anderson, also featured for Taddy. You drive through Cedar Ridge to get to the ground and I think they were knocking on doors seeing what people thought about it and filming them. He was known for his great vision on the field. We’ll call it a good save, it wasn’t really a miss! It was definitely the highlight of Garforth career. We were very like-minded and I will miss him," he said. The amount of times I played with a three or four on my back, but still played up front were countless. Myself and Andy Brooke were saying a few months ago that we didn’t know what had happened to Jacques Joblon? I say that I used to play for a team in Leeds and people randomly go ‘Garforth’s Leeds, didn’t they have a Brazilian footballer come and play’. I don’t know what happened to the other lads, but Simon ran us into the ground because he had us running round the athletics track. The clever, tall full-bearded playmaker also was a member of the Brazilian squad in 1986 in Mexico, but it was in 1982 in Spain that he made history with Brazil, which is known to have had one of the greatest teams in World Cup history but failed to win the trophy. It was an even first 20 minutes and then Andy Rowan scored the first one. Unsurprisingly, most people didn’t take him seriously, but the businessman had made his fortunes by setting up a worldwide network of Brazilian soccer schools, and he had a lot of contacts within the game. Amy Coney Barrett will seek to justify her nomination by President Trump in a Senate hearing. When he took over the team it was certainly memorable, if that’s the right word for it. "He brought a kind of magic. "He brought a kind of magic. We were very like-minded and I will miss him," he said. He’d have photos with people. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. “Along with Zico and Falcao he was the symbol of that Brazil squad. In the San Diego mayor’s race between Democrat Barbara Bry and Democrat Todd Gloria, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board endorses Gloria. I’m still friends on Facebook with Garforth Gary who watches Garforth week-in-week-out. 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But he wasn’t in great physical shape and probably shouldn’t have been playing at all. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. He was 57. I think whoever won that game got promoted. The story of … Known as 'Doctor Socrates', he grew up in a house that half-resembled a library, stacked with philosophical books and other works by his father. Fiorentina, another of Socrates’ former clubs, held a minute of silence and players wore black armbands in his honor in Sunday’s Italian league match with Roma. “At one point he painted the away dressing room bright pink. Mr Clifford said Socrates had shown "great grace" playing for Garforth. “It was actually a big game because both ourselves and Tadcaster were neat the top and obviously it was a local derby too. But he was also widely known for his heavy drinking, which he publicly admitted caused the health problems which eventually helped lead to his death on Sunday. 'Loudspeaker and motorbike schools' beat Covid fears. He wasn’t a celebrity or professional coming in who didn’t have anytime for anyone. Video, Transphobic hate crime: 'You don't feel protected' Video, Transphobic hate crime: 'You don't feel protected', Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions, US Election 2020: Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign ad quote misleading, Covid-19: Qingdao to test nine million for coronavirus in five days, Covid: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled, North Korea: What we know about the 'massive' new missile on parade. 9) Name three players who have played for Manchester United and Manchester City. We talked to him about the old days and we got his number. The mind games were definitely deliberate. He also humorously looks back at Brazilian Soccer Schools supremo Clifford’s madcap mind games, possibly inspired by his idol Brian Clough, which helped him win the psychological battle with other NCEL managers and players, in turn helping Garforth secure two promotions in three seasons to reach the NPL for the first time in the club’s history in 2007. Socrates joined Leeds non-league club Garforth Town in 2004 at the age of 50 in a one-month deal. Wherever you have played, you always get told to stay down longer to waste time if you’re injured and if you’re winning. We had the other two Brazilians who came – Careca and Carlos Alberto. Socrates had been rushed to the hospital a few days ago and had been in critical condition in an intensive care unit with an intestinal infection. Socrates, the clever playmaker who captained Brazil at the 1982 World Cup, died after suffering with an intestinal infection the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo confirmed Sunday Dec. 4, 2011. Some of it was jealously because Simon had built a profitable and exciting company with the Brazilian Soccer Schools. He took no money for playing," said Mr Clifford. I can’t remember the build-up, but I think it was a lob over the goalkeeper. He was unique from every point of view.”. “We were winning 2-0 at half-time and they came back into it early into the second half to make it 2-2. On and off the pitch there were psychological tactics. He is eccentric, but if you’re in his good books, he’ll be one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. 8) Which player scored the first Premier League goal in 1992? Socrates joined Leeds non-league club Garforth Town in 2004 at the age of 50 in a one-month deal. It was like what you’d see at a Premier League ground. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. There was a big buzz around the Town. “People forget that Lee Sharpe played for Garforth for a while before Socrates came. Mr Clifford said Socrates had shown "great grace" playing for Garforth. He said he was devastated to hear of the death of a man he considered to be his friend. “Socrates put Garforth on the map. Photo: AP, Socrates, whose full name is Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, is a qualified doctor. He died of septic shock resulting from an intestinal infection on Sunday at the age of 57. Until they changed the rules you could tell which players would be getting brought off when a team was winning with a few minutes to go. Before then I had taken plenty of penalties and it was the only penalty I missed at Garforth, and it was in front of 1300 people and the TV cameras. The referees sometimes didn’t have a clue what was going on on-the-pitch because they were just watching the dugouts. Socrates joined the Yorkshire club in … Then you had people like Andy Rowan upfront. Socrates’ 13 minute cameo as a second half substitute in the 2-2 draw with NCEL Division One promotion rivals Tadcaster was the greatest chapter of the Simon Clifford era and it is written in British footballing folklore as one of its most unique moments. There’s also lads who we connect with over Facebook. It was an attacking game with long balls missing the middle men out in the last ten minutes. VideoIs 'black tax' a help or a burden? Subs: Jacques Joblon, Mike Tunnacliffe. After Garforth … You’d know something was coming and more often than not ‘Road to Armarilo’ would start blaring out of the sound system and the game would come to a halt. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}The chairman of a West Yorkshire football club has paid tribute to former Brazil captain Socrates, who has died in Sao Paulo at the age of 57. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File), FILE.- This May 18, 1986 file photo show Brazilian soccer players Socrates, left, and Zico, relax on a wall while watching their teammates playing a friendly match against some local players on a ground near Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, on May 18, 1986. He was like a proper team-mate. “I made some lifelong friends from my time with Garforth. “We all knew that at some point he would be coming on, even if it was for 30 seconds or five minutes. He did have a go, but I wouldn’t have said it was thunderous effort, that’s maybe a bit of artistic licence. Garforth Town: Andy Brooke, Matt Higginbottom (Socrates 77). “You couldn’t place him in any category - on the pitch and even more so off it. We knew it would be a big thing. Socrates joined Leeds non-league club Garforth Town in 2004 at the age of 50 in a one-month deal. I think he played 12 minutes and in a way I think Simon wished we had been two or three-nil up. 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