Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died after being taken ill on Monday June 3. Justin Edinburgh, the Leyton Orient manager and former Tottenham defender, has died at the age of 49.

In statement published to Twitter, Orient said: "It is with profound and utmost sadness that Leyton Orient announces its manager Justin Edinburgh has passed away." The world of football was in shock on Saturday evening as it was announced that Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh had died. Edinburgh was rushed to hospital earlier this week after falling ill, and his untimely passing … The former Tottenham Hotspur player was admitted to a local hospital to receive treatment after a cardiac arrest but news of his sad passing was confirmed on Saturday evening. The club confirmed that he had been hospitalised on Monday after becoming ill, but passed away on Saturday. Edinburgh, the former Tottenham Hotspur defender, joined League Two side Orient as coach in 2017 and led the club back into the Football League as National League champions in April.

Tottenham legend and Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has tragically died at the age of 49.

He was taken to hospital and died on Saturday, just weeks after guiding the east London club […] BREAKING NEWS: Leyton Orient manager and ex-Spurs star Justin Edinburgh dies aged 49, days after he was rushed to hospital following his return from the Champions League final in Madrid Leyton Orient boss Justin Edinburgh has tragically passed away at the age of 49 Edinburgh was rushed to hospital on Monday morning following a heart […] Edinburgh had been in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday following his return from the Champions League final in Madrid. The Leyton Orient manager was taken ill on Monday June 3 and taken to a local hospital to receive treatment, but news of his sad passing was confirmed on Saturday evening. Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died aged 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest..

Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh died on Saturday aged 49, after suffering a cardiac arrest a few days ago. Tributes have been flooding in for Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh, who has passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday. Edinburgh played for Southend, Portsmouth and Spurs during his playing career and won the National League title with Leyton Orient as a manager.