Tito Vilanova, former Barcelona coach, dies from throat cancer aged 45

A former Barcelona coach, Tito Vilanova, has died at the age of 45 after a long battle with a recurring tumor in a saliva gland, was admitted to a Barcelona hospital last week. He reportedly had emergency surgery on Thursday but passed on this afternoon.

Barcelona had announced that Vilanova was suffering from parotid gland cancer for the second time in December 2012, after he was first diagnosed a year earlier in November 22.

He was forced to resign his job when he could not cope with the demands of the job.  Vilanova was 45. May his soul rest in peace.