I felt pain in my chest...I struggled to breathe - Harry Redknapp on scare that led to heart op
Posted Friday, November 04, 2011 by The Sun
Top bosses' ticker curse
REDKNAPP isn't the first football boss with heart trouble.
West Ham's Sam Allardyce had an op to remove a blockage in one of his arteries while at Blackburn in 2009.
In the same year, then-Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear had a triple heart bypass after feeling ill before a game at West Brom.
Surgery ... Sam Allardyce and Gerard Houllier
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier had open heart surgery in 2001 after suffering chest pains during a game against Leeds.
He had another health scare last April and had to quit his role at Aston Villa.
Ex-Rangers boss Graeme Souness had a triple heart bypass in 1992 — and suffered panic attacks as he battled back to health.
Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of Scotland in 1986 after boss Jock Stein died of a heart attack at the end of a World Cup qualifier.
Fergie had a pacemaker fitted in 2004 — but was back to work the next day.
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