Terry Yorath, revered former Wales captain, dies aged 75
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Tributes paid to Wales legend after he dies at the age of 75 Influential star of Don Revie’s Leeds also managed Bradford and the Welsh national team 9 Jan 2026 - The Guardian Terry Yorath , the former Wales captain and manager, has died at the age of 75 after a short illness. As part of Don Revie’s formidable Leeds team in the 1970s , the midfielder whose life would later be deeply affected by personal tragedy became the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final. Although Leeds lost that final to Bayern Munich, Yorath was an influential mainstay of the 1974 first division champions. A player who initially struggled to break into Revie’s first XI saw his intelligence and professionalism win new friends at Coventry, Tottenham and Vancouver Whitecaps before he became player-coach at Bradford City . Yorath would later juggle club management at Bradford and then Swansea with managing Wales. He was at Bradford in 1985 on the day of the Valley Parade fire that resulted in the death of 5...