Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St Germain and Nimes, said on Monday.
In 1982, Adams was administered a near-fatal dose of anaesthetic ahead of a routine knee operation, which caused brain damage.
The Dakar-born Adams had won 22 caps for Les Bleus in the 1970s, forming with Marius Tresor what was known as 'the Black Guard'.
He played for Nimes from 1970-73 and for PSG from 1977-79 after joining from Nice.
Former PSG and France footballer, Jean-Pierre Adams, has died at the age of 73 after 39 years in a coma.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 6, 2021
He never regained consciousness after an error with receiving his anaesthetic during a knee surgery in March 1982.
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