as he needed the money. Twenty items were auctioned, raising almost £35,000. All his medals were auctioned, and his European Cup medal raised £11,000, while the jersey he wore in the European Cup final raised £1,800. Foulkes' European Cup medal was resold at an auction at Sotheby's in London in November 2012 as part of a collection of sporting memorabilia; this time, it sold for almost four times as much, going for £40,000. Later life and death Even in his late sixties, Foulkes was still coaching for the Manchester FA, and was frequently requested to show Japanese visitors around the stadium, because of his four-year coaching spell in Japan during which he learnt the Japanese language. He was in attendance along with the four remaining players who survived the Munich tragedy on 21 May 2008, when United beat Chelsea on penalties in the final of the European Cup in Moscow, Russia. In April 2011, he was portrayed by actor James Callàs Ball in the BBC TV drama United, the storyline of which was centred around the Munich air disaster. However, the character of Foulkes had little significance in the film and was not listed in the film's credits, despite his major role in the escape from the crashed plane. Foulkes himself did not take any part in the filming of the drama due to an undisclosed long-term medical condition. Foulkes died at the age of 81 in Manchester on 25 November 2013. He had reportedly been suffering from Alzheimer's disease during the final few years of his life. His last appearance in public was almost four years earlier at the funeral of Albert Scanlon, another United player who survived the Munich crash. He is not believed to have attended the funeral of Kenny Morgans, another survivor of the crash, in November 2012. Career statistics †The League Cup began in 1960–61. Honours Club Manchester United First Division (4): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67 FA Cup (1): 1962–63 European Cup (1): 1967–68 FA Charity Shield (3): 1956, 1957, 1967* (* joint winners) References External links Short biography on the official Manchester United website 1932 births 2013 deaths Association football defenders England international footballers England under-23 international footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Norway English Football League players English Football League representative players English football managers English footballers Expatriate football managers in Norway FA Cup Final players Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside Lillestrøm SK managers