The 31-year-old Greek-British George Baldock of Panathinaikos was found dead in the swimming pool of his home in the Glyfada region, causing an incredible shock in Greek football.
More specifically, born in England, George Baldock had a long career at Sheffield United, with whom he also played in the Premier League, before transferring this summer to Panathinaikos, to compete for the first time in Greece, with which he also became an international in the National Team, because of his Greek grandfather.
The 31-year-old full-back was not in the squad for England – Greece in the Nations League and he appears to have drowned in his swimming pool, having consumed large amounts of alcohol. A bottle of vodka with two glasses was found next to him.
Baldock his wife, who lives in England with his child, was looking for him, but she could not find him and began to worry.
The 31-year-old ace according to information he did not answer the consecutive calls of his wife, who mobilized in order to look for him. In fact, he notified the owner of the villa where he lives, who was the first to see Baldock’s body.
According to information, his wife was looking for him in order to wish their child on his birthday.
Who was Baldock?
George Baldock was born in Buckingham, England on March 9, 1993 and had Greek roots on his father’s side. He took his first football steps in Milton Keynes Dons, a team where he made his debut in May 2010 in a game against Brighton.
With the shirt of Milton Kane Dons, he recorded 107 appearances and two goals, while he played there until 2017. In these seven years, he also played on loan at the English Northampton, Tamworth, Oxford United and the Icelandic Vestmaneja.
In 2017 he was transferred to Sheffield United where he made 219 appearances (83 of them in the Premier League), scored 6 goals and provided 16 assists. To his credit, he has participated in the semi-final of the FA Cup in 2023 and two promotions from the Championship to the Premier League.
George Baldock: The Greek national team is in mourning, with black photos on social media
The news of the death of George Baldock has also caused shock in the Greek national team, with its social media accounts now having a black photo.
George Baldock was an active member of the Greek national team, but was not called up by Ivan Jovanovic for the game against England in the Nations League and his death became known through the media to the people of the team.
The international full-back left only a few hours before the “blue and white” match at Wembley and plunged his teammates and the entire National Team into mourning.
Panathinaikos also uploaded a black cover photo on social media, with the “greens” mourning one of the team’s new players, who had now started playing as a starter in Diego Alonso’s team.
Source: www.diaforetiko.gr
