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Former Wimbledon and Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear dies aged 77 after long battle with vascular dementia

  /  autty

Joe Kinnear has died at the age of 77.

The former Tottenham player, who led Wimbledon to sixth place in the Premier League in 1993-94, was surrounded by his family when passed away peacefully this afternoon.

Dublin-born Kinnear, who also managed Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Luton, had been suffering from dementia having been diagnosed in 2015.

A short statement from his grieving loved ones read: 'We are sad to announce that Joe passed away peacefully this afternoon surrounded by his family.'

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