Marton Fulop,32 year-old ex sunderland keeper died after a
battle with cancer. Fulop played for nine English clubs after joining Tottenham
from MTK Budapest in 2004 and also represented Hungary on 24 occasions.
He had a tumour removed from his arm in 2013 but never played professional football again.
He played for black cats,totteham and west brom, also had
loans at chesterfield, Coventry,Leicester,stoke and Manchester city.
Scotland Under-21 coach Ricky Sbragia, who managed Fulop at
Sunderland, said the goalkeeper was "different class". He added: "Marton was a lovely man - you talk about being a good friend
and doing everything for you and being there."He was great for me as a manager, he did everything I asked and kept us
in the Premier League at a time when Craig Gordon was injured.He was a big focal point in the team and I've got great memories of
him."
Several teams and
other team members have paid tribute.
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