Gothenburg Great Neale Cooper dies after suspected fall
Last updated 28th May 2018
Aberdeen Legend Neale Cooper has died - He was 54.
The former Dons, Dunfermline and Rangers player was found hurt in a Bucksburn close early yesterday morning.
He was taken to hospital where his family remained at his bedside - but a Pittodrie source has this evening told us he passed away earlier.
Neale will be best remembered for his place in the Aberdeen squad that won the European Cup Winners' Cup back in 1983.
Police are investigating just how he came to be hurt - they're keen to speak to a taxi driver who brought Tattie home from town around half 12 on Saturday night.
Detective Inspector David Howieson said: “There are no apparent suspicious circumstances however enquiries are continuing to establish how the man came to be injured.
“We would appeal for the driver of a taxi, described as a black people carrier, which picked the four people up at Union Street in Aberdeen in the early hours of Sunday, to contact us on 101.
"The taxi driver is described as speaking with a local accent and had a beard. Anyone with information which may help our enquiries is asked to get in touch."
Aberdeen Director Craig Brown says Neale's death has come as a terrible shock.