Football NewsThe GuardianUnverified source· 14 Sept 2026
Ludek Miklosko, former West Ham and QPR goalkeeper, dies aged 64
A goalkeeper who made 373 appearances for West Ham and won 42 caps for his country has died after living with cancer.

Age
64
West Ham apps
373
Caps
42
Clubs
West Ham, QPR
What happened. Ludek Miklosko, the former West Ham and QPR goalkeeper, has died at the age of 64. He had been living with cancer.
- Miklosko played 373 times for West Ham between 1990 and 1998
- He won 42 international caps for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic
- He joined West Ham from Baník Ostrava in 1990 for £300,000
Tributes are expected to follow for a goalkeeper remembered for his long spell at West Ham.
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