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Posted on March 27, 2026
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John Toshack, 77, firmly denied his son’s claims of a dementia diagnosis, stating “Demented? Not yet,” but acknowledged some short‑term memory issues following a serious Covid‑19 battle in 2020. He and his wife say they haven’t been in contact with their son for two years.
March 27 (Reuters) - Wales and Liverpool great John Toshack has denied the claims made by his son that he has dementia, a report published in Spanish outlet El Mundo said on Friday.
Toshack's son Cameron, who works as a coach in Buriram, told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Wednesday that his father has been diagnosed with dementia.
But Toshack and his wife denied the claims, suggesting they have not been in contact with Cameron for the past two years.
"Demented? Not yet," Toshack, 77, told El Mundo, though he conceded his short-term memory has been impaired after a tough battle with Covid at an ICU in Barcelona in 2020.
"I've forgotten all the goals I've missed, but I remember perfectly the ones I've scored."
Toshack enjoyed a glittering career, scoring more than 100 goals for Liverpool while winning the European Cup in 1977 and securing three top-flight league titles during his time at the club between 1970 and 1978.
After retiring as a player, he built an extensive managerial career, taking charge of clubs including Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Swansea City, and later managed the Wales national team.
(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)
No, John Toshack denied his son's claim that he has dementia and said he does not have the condition.
Toshack's son, Cameron, told the Daily Mail that his father had been diagnosed with dementia.
Toshack said his short-term memory was impaired after a severe battle with Covid in 2020.
No, John Toshack and his wife stated they have not been in contact with Cameron for two years.
Toshack scored over 100 goals for Liverpool, won the European Cup in 1977, and later managed clubs including Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Swansea, and Wales.
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