Jlloyd Samuel to be honoured by Aston Villa with black armbands and minute’s applause during Middlesbrough play-off clash
Ex-Villa and Bolton defender died, aged 37, after crashing his car in Cheshire today
ASTON VILLA will honour Jlloyd Samuel by wearing black armbands during tonight's Championship play-off second leg with Middlesbrough.
The ex-Villa and Bolton defender died, aged 37, after crashing his car in Cheshire today.
Charlton graduate Samuel spent eight years with the Birmingham-based club and his form earned him an England call-up under Sven-Goran Eriksson in 2004.
He did not play for the Three Lions, but later played twice for Trinidad and Tobago after moving to Bolton as Sammy Lee's first signing following the departure of Sam Allardyce as their boss.
Villa's fans will also pay their respects with a minute's applause before a match that is set to be played in front of an emotionally-charged sell-out crowd of over 42,000 at Villa Park.
The club announced: "Aston Villa is deeply saddened to learn of the death of our former defender Jlloyd Samuel at the age of just 37.
"As a mark of respect, our players will sport black armbands during tonight's Championship Play-Off semi-final second leg against Middlesbrough.
"Samuel enjoyed an eight-year stint at Villa Park between 1999 and 2007, making 200 appearances and scoring three goals in that time."
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An earlier statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association read: "We've received some terrible news that former National defender and Ex-Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers player Jlloyd Samuel died in a car crash this morning in England.
"According to reports, Jlloyd was returning home after dropping his kids off to school and collided with an oncoming vehicle."