Luděk Mikloško
Czech · 64 years old · Died 14 September 2026
West Ham United goalkeeper; Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup
Cause of death
Cancer
Luděk Mikloško made almost 400 appearances in goal for West Ham United between 1990 and 1998 after joining from Baník Ostrava, and supporters sang his name long after he left the club. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup and finished his playing career at Queens Park Rangers. In December 2024, three years after his cancer diagnosis, he announced that he would stop further treatment. West Ham announced that he died on September 14 at the age of 64.
How common is cancer (all types)?
Luděk Mikloško died of cancer. Globally, cancer (all types) kills 10,000,000 people every year. That is 27,397 per day, or roughly one person every 3 seconds. It accounts for 16% of all deaths worldwide.
Deaths / year
10,000,000
Deaths / day
27,397
Deaths / hour
1,142
Deaths / second
0.32
Share of all global deaths
Risk factors for cancer (all types)
Since Luděk Mikloško died
Live count since 14 September 2026
Total deaths worldwide since then
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Deaths from same cause since then
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