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Peter Whittingham Tragically Passes Away Aged 35 After Suffering Head Injury

Peter Whittingham Tragically Passes Away Aged 35 After Suffering Head Injury
Gary Connaughton
By Gary Connaughton
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Former Aston Villa and Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham has passed away at the age of 35.

Whittingham tragically suffered an accidental head injury yesterday, spending the past 24 hours in intensive care. It was announced earlier this afternoon that he had died.

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A statement on the Cardiff City website read:

It is with an immeasurable amount of sorrow that we must inform supporters that Peter Whittingham has passed away at the age of 35. We are heartbroken.

The news of Peter’s sudden and untimely passing has shaken us to our very foundation. Our love goes out to his wife Amanda, their young son and family.

They are at the forefront of our thoughts and, on their behalf, we ask for their privacy to be respected at this unfathomably cruel and difficult time.

“First and foremost, Peter was a family man - and somebody who could light up a room with his sense of humour, warmth and personality.

Then, as a professional footballer - as a Bluebird - he excelled with talent, ease, grace and humility. Nobody did it better.

The loss of Peter will be painfully felt by our city, supporters and indeed all who ever had the pleasure of knowing him. We love you Pete and your memory will eternally stay with us.

Whittingham began his career at Aston Villa, but spent the majority of his career at Cardiff City. He was part of the team that achieved promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 2013, leaving the club in 2017 after ten years in Wales.

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He most recently played for Blackburn Rovers. Tributes have started to pour in on social media after the news of his death broke:

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