Football legend John Toshack has told how he lost two weeks of his life unconscious on a ventilator with pneumonia triggered by Covid.
The 73-year-old Liverpool, Barcelona and Wales hero was admitted to intensive care with breathing difficulties in March.
He said: “When somebody tells you that you were out for two weeks, it’s frightening. You can win a championship in two weeks or get relegated.
“When I think back on it now, it’s frightening. But there we are.”
Toshack, who has lived in Spain for almost 40 years, was in the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona after being diagnosed with “serious pneumonia” brought on by Covid.
He told a BBC Wales documentary: “I’ve been seriously ill and I’ve recovered. Thank God, I’m out okay.”
The footballing legend joined Liverpool in 1970 and formed a partnership with Kevin Keegan that helped them win two league titles, the European Cup, the UEFA Cup on two occasions, the FA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
He led Swansea City to three promotions in four seasons after leaving Liverpool to join the club as player-manager in 1978.
His success at Swansea led ex-Liverpool manager Bill Shankly to describe him at the time as the “manager of the century”.
He also scored 13 times in 40 games for Wales before twice becoming the national team boss.
He managed more than a dozen clubs around the world, including Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
