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Unbelievable shock to Panathinaikos and Greek football, as the George Baldock was found dead on Wednesday night (9/10) in pool of his house in Glyfadacausing untold grief throughout the football world.
The information surrounding the incident and the causes of death of the 31-year-old international footballer are still confused at the moment, with the people of Panathinaikos upset, trying to gather information about the tragic event.
According to police sources, spouse of the 31-year-old who lives in England with the their child he had been looking for him for hours since noon on Wednesday (9/10) without being able to find him. He called the owner of the house where Baldock was staying in Glyfada to go and see what had happened, the latter finding him unconscious.
At 22:29, the owner called the ambulance, which arrived at the house at 22:38 with the doctor of the mobile unit certifying his death and waiting for security to clarify the causes of his death. And this is because, based on protocol, when a death is certified in the home, the Marking must be carried out in the presence of a medical examiner.
The investigation has been undertaken by the Southeast Attica Security Directorate, with the first information from the Police stating that no injuries were found on Baldock’s body, however the exact cause of his death will be determined by the autopsy.
At his house, people and players of Panathinaikos
The people of Panathinaikos, upon being informed of the tragic incident, rushed to Baldock’s home and are in constant communication with the Police to find out what has happened.
The Panathinaikos players were also devastated, unable to believe what happened to one of the most beloved faces in the team’s locker room. Several players of the team, such as Schenkefeld, Ruben Perez, Vilena and Magnusson gathered outside the house in Glyfada where Baldok’s body was found, while Panathinaikos coach Diego Alonso was also in a state of “shock”, who was informed of the tragic event from his friendly face and he couldn’t believe it.
With black armbands in the match against England
The players of the National Team and Ivan Jovanovic, who are in London for the “blue and white” team’s match against England on Thursday night (10/10, 21:45) for the 3rd matchday, were completely shocked upon hearing the news. Nations League. After all, Baldock has been an active member of the National Team for the last two years and if he had not been dealing with the injury that plagued him since March, until his return to the “green” matches, he would probably be with the Greek team in London.
The players of the national team will compete in the match against England wearing black armbands, while next Sunday (13/10), in the home game against Ireland, a minute’s silence will be observed in memory of the deceased Panathinaikos footballer.
KAE requested a minute of silence from the Euroleague
KAE Panathinaikos, shocked by the tragic news of George Baldock’s untimely death, submitted a request to the Euroleague late on Wednesday night (9/10), to observe a minute’s silence in memory of the 31-year-old international in the match against Bayern at OAKA on Thursday night (10/10) for the 2nd matchday of the competition. Request expected to be accepted.
The Amateur Panathinaikos side, in a message on social media, expressed their grief in turn, writing: “The Panathinaikos family mourns the loss of George Baldock”
Who was George Baldock?
George Baldock was born in Buckingham, England on March 9, 1993. He had Greek roots on his father’s side. He took his first football steps at Milton Keynes Dons, where he made his debut in May 2010 in a match against Brighton.
With the British club he made 107 appearances and scored two goals until 2017. During that seven-year spell he was loaned out to Northampton, Tamworth, Oxford United and Iceland’s Vestmanja.
In 2017, he joined Sheffield United by transfer, whose shirt he wore a total of 219 times, of which 83 were in the Premier League, scoring 6 goals and providing 16 assists.
To his credit, he has participated in the semi-final of the FA Cup in 2023, as well as two promotions from the Championship to the Premier League.
From 2022 he was also an international with the Greek National Team, recording 12 appearances.
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