George Baldock passes away
George Baldock, a soccer star, passes away at 31
Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection informed CNN that George Baldock, a soccer player for Panathinaikos and the Greek national team, passed away at the age of 31. Baldock was born in the United Kingdom.
According to Reuters, who cited police sources, Baldock’s body was discovered in a swimming pool at his house in the Glyfada area in southern Athens.
The Attica Security Directorate is conducting the preliminary inquiry.
After searching the house, the police ruled out breaking and entering.
In order to rule out any chance of criminal involvement.
Baldock was signed by Panathinaikos, an Athens football team, to a three-year contract earlier this year. The team released a statement expressing their sadness and appallment at George’s passing. Panathinaikos’s family is grieving over his untimely passing.
We are in solidarity with George Baldock’s family and loved ones.
Baldock played twelve times for Greece in his career. The Greek national team revealed the defender’s passing “with tremendous compassion and pain” in a Facebook statement.
“There are no words to express the human suffering which… news of this premature loss of one of our own has brought,” it continued. Silence is necessary at this moment. My sympathies to his family. From his second family, my condolences. Goodbye…”
After beginning his career at MK Dons, Baldock played for a number of clubs, including Oxford United and Northampton Town, before becoming a Premier League star for Sheffield United.
The statement from Sheffield United Football Club read.
The club is surprised and deeply sorry to learn of the passing of former player, George Baldock.
After seven years at Bramall Lane, the defender left the team in the summer. He was well-liked by teammates, staff, and fans who wore red and white shirts with him.
“Everyone connected to Sheffield United sends their deepest sympathies to George’s family and friends.”
