Pakistan's World Cup-winning hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed died on Saturday of heart failure aged 50 after battling the disease for years, his family said. The goalkeeper had last month publicly appealed to New Delhi for a medical visa to allow him a heart transplant, but ultimately did not apply as he was too sick to travel, they said.
Ahmed had been suffering for weeks from complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart. Ahmed was famous for playing a key role in Pakistan's World Cup win in Sydney, Australia in 1994, with his penalty stroke push against the Netherlands - the country's third and last world title.
He played 238 internationals for Pakistan in a career which started in 1988 and finished in 1997. During his career he won gold medals in the Asian Games, World Cup and Champions trophy. Last month, he made headlines reaching out to his former sporting rivals India for help seeking his heart transplant.
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