Tributes flow to the boss of Leyton Orient and the legend of Spurs after his death

JUSTIN EDINBURGH died tragically at the age of 49 as a result of a heart attack just weeks after Leyton Orient's return to the Football League.

The late East Director and Spurs legend went to the final of the Champions League in Madrid last week, but after his return he was taken to the hospital and only he is not recovering from his illness.

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The O confirmed tonight that he was suffering from a cardiac arrest while they had just announced the shock of the news of the disappearance of their beloved boss.

He leaves behind his wife Kerri and their two children, Charlie and Cydnie.

The President of the East, Nigel Travis, said: "We are completely sorry for this tragedy.

"All our thoughts and love go to the Edinburgh family and we know, thanks to the messages that flooded the club over the past week, that the football world in general will share our feelings.

"The success that Justin brought to Leyton Orient was incredible, but above all he had a positive impact on us all as a winner, and a wonderful and inspiring human being will be his legacy and will stay with us forever."

TRIBUTES

Tributes immediately began to rain for the man who had stayed at White Hart Lane for a decade and won the FA Cup in 1991.

Spurs tweeted, "We are deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the pbading of Justin Edinburgh. Our deepest condolences and thoughts accompany his family and friends in this extremely difficult time, as well as all those who worked alongside Justin in Leyton Orient. "

Gary Neville, whose Salford City team won the conference title by Orient this season, tweeted, "My deepest condolences to all your family Justin and all those in Leyton East.

"You are a champion who has led a team that played with your mind."

Former Dagenham & Redbridge manager Wayne Burnett said, "I can not believe the news about Justin Edinburgh, I'm totally shocked. I only spoke to him on the phone less than a week ago.

"We laughed, joked and talked about football. My thoughts are with his family. We will miss him very much. RIP my bad man. "

Peter Shilton, record producer in England, wrote: "We wish to express our deepest condolences to the family of Justin Edinburgh and @leytonorientfc for this tragic loss."

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, whose father is a former East owner, said, "So sad to hear the devastating news that O's director, Justin Edinburgh, has pbaded away. All our thoughts to his family. "

Southend footballer Harry Lennon, who played under Edinburgh at Gillingham, tweeted: "RIP Gaffer. Thank you very much to this man, gave me my first round of games at the first team level and make me a better player. I can not believe it, think of Justin's family. "

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Edinburgh, originally from Esbad, celebrated the return of Leyton Orient into the Football League last season, after winning the Vanarama National League.

Edinburgh played 249 times for the Spurs, which cost Terry Venables' team £ 150,000 from Southend in 1990.

He then moved to Portsmouth in 2000, where he played 36 games in two seasons before settling in Billericay, where he became a player-manager.

Edinburgh then went through clubs outside the league, including Fisher Athletic, Grays Athletic and Rushden and Diamonds, before moving to Newport County in 2011.

He saved the exiles from leaving the seat of the Conference before being promoted the following season, defeating Wrexham 2-0 at Wembley, to bring them back into the Football League.

Gillingham then convinced him to return to the east because they paid compensation to Newport for his services.

But he was sacked after two years at the club's 17th place in Ligue 1.

Ten days later, he was announced at the head of Northampton, where he had worked eight months before being fired in August 2017 after losing the first four games of the season.

Three months later, he joined Brisbane Road and the last match in Edinburgh in charge of the East was their 1-0 defeat at the FA Trophy against Fylde on May 20th.

He then told Wembley: "We reached the goal of returning to the Football League and it was the next to try to complete the double, but it did not work that way . "

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