Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam
Miller has died aged 36 from pancreatic cancer. Miller, who played for
Celtic, Manchester United, Sunderland and Hibernian during a senior career
spanning 16 years from 2000, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in
November 2017.
Miller began his career at
Celtic and made 26 appearances for Martin O’Neill’s side before joining
Manchester United in 2004. After struggling for regular first-team football he
moved two years later to Sunderland, for whom he played 57 times in three
years before a two-year stint at Hibernian.
He later played in
Australia for Perth Glory and Melbourne Roar before returning to Ireland to
play for his hometown club Cork City in 2015. He also played 21 times for
the Republic of Ireland, scoring once.
His former Sunderland
team-mate Danny Higginbotham tweeted: “RIP Liam Miller. Devastating news.
Great player but more importantly fantastic person. So sad. Thoughts with his
family.”
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