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Former Swansea, Tottenham Hotspur and Wales helping Terry Medwin has died astatine nan property of 91.
The Swansea-born attacker played 30 times for Wales, and scored nan winning extremity erstwhile they hit Hungary 2-1 successful nan 1958 World Cup successful Sweden.
He was besides portion of nan Tottenham squad which won nan FA Cup and League double successful 1961 and nan FA Cup 2 years later.
His profession was ended by a surgery limb suffered while playing for Spurs successful 1963.
Medwin's extremity against nan Hungarians astatine nan Rasunda Stadium successful Solna ranks among nan astir important scored by a Welsh subordinate astatine world level.
It gave Wales a 2-1 triumph and earned them a spot successful nan 4th finals against Brazil.
A extremity by Pele - only 17 years aged astatine nan clip - knocked Wales retired of nan tournament, but it remains their champion capacity astatine nan World Cup.
"It was a agelong clip ago, and it was only nan 1 clip we sewage to nan World Cup finals, but you'll ne'er hide it," said Medwin successful 2014.
"It was a awesome acquisition playing for Wales erstwhile I first sewage my headdress but moreover amended erstwhile we qualified for nan World Cup.
"We won a play-off against Hungary and that's wherever Big John (Charles) sewage injured.
"Had he been fresh capable to play against Brazil, I'm not saying we would person won, but he was specified a awesome player.
"Sadly, he had a fewer tears and he couldn't play, and past Pele sewage his first extremity for Brazil successful nan World Cup."
Medwin made his debut for what was past Swansea Town successful 1949, and was a cardinal subordinate for nan nine until his departure for Tottenham for £25,000 successful 1956.
He was joined astatine White Hart Lane 2 years later by his erstwhile Swansea and Wales team-mate Cliff Jones.
In 1961 Tottenham became nan first nine to triumph a convention and cup double successful nan 20th century, though Medwin had to conflict for a starting spot pinch Terry Dyson.
However, Medwin re-established his position nan pursuing play and played successful nan 3-1 triumph complete Burnley successful nan 1962 FA Cup final. It was to beryllium his past silverware arsenic a player, arsenic a surgery limb suffered during a circuit of South Africa nan pursuing twelvemonth efficaciously ended his career.
After retiring arsenic a subordinate he coached astatine Fulham and was adjunct head to John Toshack astatine Swansea during nan club's climb from nan aged Fourth Division to nan First Division of nan Football League successful nan precocious 1970s and early 80s.
Medwin was a impermanent of honour astatine nan announcement of Wales’ squad selected to spell to nan 2022 World Cup.
