This Wednesday, we learned of the death, at the age of 31, of George Baldock, who played for Panathinaikos in Greece. He spent much of his career at Sheffield United, where he shared last season with the Chilean-Englishman.
Unfortunate news hits the world of football this Wednesday. Panathinaikos and Greek national team defender George Baldock, 31, was found dead in his swimming pool in an Athens neighborhood, local media confirmed.
baldock born in Buckingham, England, but naturalized Greek through his maternal grandmother’s ancestry he had managed to play 12 matches with the Hellenic team (which Gustavo Poyet, former coach of Universidad Católica, managed until some time ago) and during the last transfer market he signed for Panathinaikos. after leaving the English Sheffield United, where he managed to share with Ben Brereton in the Premier League 2023-2024.
“He Sheffield United Football Club is shocked and extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player George Baldock. The defender left the club this summer after seven years at Bramall Lane and was hugely popular with supporters, staff and teammates who wore a red and white jersey alongside him. The sincere condolences of everyone associated with Sheffield United are extended to George’s family and friends,” his former club said on their official channels.
Until the closing of this note, the reasons for death were unclear. “Greek media reported that his wife, who lives in England, was looking for him with their son, who was at a birthday party, but could not find him and began to worry. He then asked the owner of the house in the Glyfada neighborhood to go there, where he was eventually found dead in the swimming pool. Police are investigating the events,” reported British tabloid The Sun.
The Greek Super League, the competition in which the player played, said: “The entire Super League football family expresses its deep regrets for the untimely loss of Panathinaikos and our national team footballer, George Baldock, and offers its most sincere condolences. family and loved ones. »
His professional career began at Milton Keynes Dons, in the third tier of English football. He also spent time at teams such as Northampton Town, Tamworth and Oxford United, as well as a spell with IBV in Iceland. However, his defining era was at Sheffield United, where he spent seven seasons, twice achieving promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
Source: Latercera
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