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Jimmy Rimmer, European Cup winner United and Villa, dies at 78
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer, who won the European Cup with Manchester United and Aston Villa 14 years apart, has died at age 78, Sportstar reports. Villa announced his death on Friday. Rimmer was…
The Story in Brief
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer, who won the European Cup with Manchester United and Aston Villa 14 years apart, has died at age 78, Sportstar reports. Villa announced his death on Friday. Rimmer was an unused substitute in United's 1968 final win over Benfica, and started but went off injured in Villa's 1982 victory against Bayern Munich.
He was at United from 1965 to 1974, spent three years at Arsenal, then joined Villa in 1977. Rimmer played all nine of Villa's European Cup matches in the 1981-82 season after being an ever-present in their league title-winning campaign. His only England cap came in a 1976 friendly against Italy.
The Indian Opinion
The club called Rimmer 'one of the unluckiest when it came to big occasions', a puzzling description for a man with two European Cup medals. He was on the bench for one, injured in the other, yet still walked away a winner. The lazy narrative of bad luck overlooks his vital role in Villa's 1982 run. The real question: will fans remember the early exit or the nine starts that got them there?
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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