{"id":286553,"date":"2023-09-06T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=286553"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:34:59","slug":"former-newcastle-goalkeeper-steve-harper-suffers-a-brain-haemorrhage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/former-newcastle-goalkeeper-steve-harper-suffers-a-brain-haemorrhage\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper suffers a brain\u00a0haemorrhage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Former Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper suffers a brain haemorrhage as the Magpies confirm the club&#8217;s academy director is &#8216;recovering well in hospital&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newcastle have revealed Steve Harper suffered a brain haemorrhage this week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harper played for Newcastle for 20 years and is now the club&#8217;s academy director<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Newcastle have confirmed their former goalkeeper Steve Harper suffered a brain haemorrhage earlier this week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club released a statement on X on Wednesday afternoon revealing his health scare which led to him being rushed to hospital, but announced that he is currently &#8216;recovering well&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Newcastle United is sending love and best wishes to Steve Harper and his family after the club&#8217;s Academy director suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage on Monday,&#8217; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club is pleased to report that Steve is awake and recovering well in hospital.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A subarachnoid haemorrhage occurs when there is bleeding in the space around the brain which puts increased pressure on the vital organ.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/15\/75127339-0-image-m-16_1694011523917.jpg\" height=\"562\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle have confirmed Steve Harper suffered a brain haemorrhage on Monday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/16\/75128227-12487785-image-a-35_1694012494680.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harper spent 20 years at Newcastle as a player before being named the club&#8217;s academy director<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle&#8217;s statement that Harper is awake and beginning his rehabilitation will be a major relief to Magpies fans, with Harper widely considered a local hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harper spent 20 years at St James&#8217; Park as a player between 1993 and 2013, and returned to the club initially as a goalkeeping coach before being made academy director following his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old made 199 appearances for his hometown club, including 45 in 2009-10 when the team secured promotion back to the Premier League by winning the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>He also started the 1999 FA Cup final against Manchester United which the Red Devils won 2-0 before completing a historic Treble under Sir Alex Ferguson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After departing the club a decade ago, Harper moved to Hull City for two years, before having a brief spell at Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>Harper did not make a senior appearance for the Black Cats, though, and called time on his playing days in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12487785\/Former-Newcastle-goalkeeper-Steve-Harper-suffers-brain-haemorrhage-Magpies-confirm-clubs-academy-director-recovering-hospital.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper suffers a brain haemorrhage as the Magpies confirm the club&#8217;s academy director is &#8216;recovering well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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