Former Watford manager discovered news three years ago‘I am focused on keeping physically fit,’ says 54-year-old
The former England Under-21s manager Aidy Boothroyd has revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s three years ago.
Boothroyd also managed Watford and Coventry before succeeding Gareth Southgate as Under-21s manager in 2016, spending five years in the role before leaving in April 2021. In a statement released on the League Managers Association’s website on Wednesday, the 54-year-old said: “Three years ago, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. The news came as a massive shock to me, following what I expected to be my routine LMA Annual Health Assessment.
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