Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Ronnie Moran, Liverpool player, coach and assistant manager, dies aged 83

• Moran played for Liverpool as a left-back from 1952-68
• Part of Anfield boot room for more than three decades

The former Liverpool captain, coach and caretaker manager Ronnie Moran has died aged 83 after a short illness, his son Paul has announced.

Moran, schooled in the famous Anfield boot room, played 379 times for Liverpool between 1952 and 1968 as a full-back, scoring 17 goals, before becoming a member of the coaching staff, where he worked under Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish during the most successful period in the club’s history.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2mP4Hwa