A stroke of Steve Harper

Not so long ago the public learned that Steve Harper, former goalkeeper of soccer club “Newcastle”, suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage. This event extremely shocked everyone, many worried about the life and health of the footballer, and finally it became known that he is on the mend in the hospital and in the near future his condition is not threatened.

Harper’s achievements

Harper at that time was 48 years old, and all his life the footballer faithfully “served” his cause, on his account about 200 matches for his soccer club, and now he also held the post of director of the academy “Magpies”. Harper is considered one of Newcastle’s longest-serving footballers, and to be more precise, he played for the team from 1993 to 2013.

Harper is in hospital

This Wednesday, it was revealed that he was taken to the hospital due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which in turn is considered a rare case of stroke. All the loyal Newcastle fans and team were shocked by what happened and immediately stated that they wish him and his family love and all the best after the incident, as it is a really severe and unforeseen stroke.

Support from family, team and fans

In line with these wishes, the team later reported that Steve has recovered from the surgery and started the road to recovery, but he cannot leave the hospital yet. The fact that the footballer survived and will even be able to return to the field one day is a credit to the National Health Service, which has provided him with expert care and is taking care of the legend from all sides. While Harper is undergoing treatment, his loyal team have given their word not to abandon him and provide any support needed.

Harper’s journey

The footballer had come a long way before joining his dream team in 1998: he had previously been seen at Bradford City, Gateshead, Stockport County, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town. During his career at St. James’ Park, he has had 66 dry matches, including 112 matches in the top division, and has shown what he is capable of. It was also previously said that the player played for the Magpies in the Champions League in the 2002-2003 season and left the club in 2013, moving to Hull City. A move to Sunderland followed in 2016 before he returned to rival Newcastle United as goalkeeping academy coach. Three years later, Harper moved to the Northern Ireland national team before taking over as Newcastle’s academy director in 2021.