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Former France defender Adams dies after almost 40 years in coma
Adams, who made 22 international appearances in the 1970s, slipped into a coma after a mistake by his anaesthetist during routine knee surgery in 1982.
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Picture taken on October 11, 1974, showing the players of French football national team Marius Trésor (right) and Jean-Pierre Adams leaving Paris by train towards Bruxelles in order to fight agains Belgium football national team as part of the European Championship qualifying roud. (AFP/AFP)
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ormer France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died aged 73 after almost 40 years in a coma, his former club Nimes announced on Monday.
Adams, who made 22 international appearances in the 1970s, slipped into a coma after a mistake by his anaesthetist during routine knee surgery in 1982.
Born in Dakar in 1948, he was one of the first men born in West Africa to play for France.
His centre-back partnership with Marius Tresor for France was nicknamed "the black guard".
"We learned this morning of the death of Jean-Pierre Adams," Nimes wrote on Twitter, extending their "sincere condolences to his family".
Adams also played for Nice and Paris Saint-Germain.
