Rutherglen Glencairn have paid tribute to former participant Gavin Stokes after his tragic dying final week on the age of 30.
The proficient midfielder died within the early hours of Saturday morning when he misplaced management of his Mercedes GLC at Thornwood Roundabout in Glasgow’s West Finish. The automobile left the street round 1.10am and the father-of-one was sadly pronounced useless on the scene.
Gavin was a part of Rutherglen Glencairn’s under-21 treble-winning workforce in 2012/13 and his success there earned him promotion to the senior aspect for a brief spell earlier than happening to play for Alloa.
He additionally performed for golf equipment together with Dundee United and Maryhill, the place he made headlines in April 2017 for scoring one of many world’s quickest ever objectives, netting for them in 3.2 seconds in opposition to Clydebank.
Gavin’s former coach at Glens’ U21s, Alex McArthur, has been left heartbroken by the information and mentioned his ex-player had magic in his boots.
He instructed Lanarkshire Dwell Sport : “It’s devastating information and all of the boys from the squad are completely shattered. He was a beautiful boy, a smashing soccer participant and a pleasure to teach.
“He did some magic issues on a soccer park, he was the life and soul of the social gathering and all the time there after we wanted him.
“I by no means had any points with him and all by means of our recreation on Saturday, my head wasn’t within the recreation. I used to be continuously pondering of Gav and his household. It's so tragic.
“Gavin was the sort of man you'll go into battle with. He was loyal, he protected his mates, he protected his team-mates and he definitely performed for his supervisor.
“I’ll actually miss the boy.”
On Gavin’s strike in 3.2 seconds, Alex added: “I used to be a proud boy when he scored that fast objective. And that was the creativeness he had.
“Gavin Stokes might decide a go, decide a participant out by means of the attention of a needle and watching that objective that day, that was genius from him.”
Glencairn’s first workforce gaffer Willie Harvey mentioned: “I knew Gavin properly. He scored a objective or two for us when he got here in from the U21s and due to that we introduced him into the primary workforce.
“He was a younger man round 21/22 when he was with us and energetic. Gavin was so properly considered by everybody on the membership and properly considered by the gamers right here on the time as properly.
“He was a really proficient participant and it’s a really unhappy loss.”
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