Lewis Stevenson remembered Junior Agogo as a “larger than life” character following his tragic death on Thursday morning.

The Ghanaian international passed away in London at the prime age of 40 after a long battle with stroke.

Stevenson who was a teammate of Agogo at Hibernian during the 2011/12 season took to his social media page to pay tribute after hearing shocking news.

“I have him on Instagram and he seemed to be living a healthy life,” said Stevenson.

“I knew he was into running recently so he must have been trying to get back to fitness.

"He is not someone I properly kept in touch with but he was a big figure and he came here with a massive reputation and this isn’t something you want to hear about especially about a former teammate.

“He was larger than life and a real character. Quite rightly, he came with a big reputation because he had done a lot in his career and scored some goals at the African nations, which he used to always talk about. It is bad to hear that.

“He used to moan about the direct football. He always wanted the ball to his feet and he wasn’t happy with the Scottish long ball tactics.

"Off the pitch he was brilliant. There was no denying that he had made a bit of money in his career but he was really down to earth and he was a lovely guy with everyone.

“I’m sure he used to park his Maserati next to my Honda Civic! Maybe in a joking sense he would wind you up about things like that but you could take it because he was joking and he worked hard for the team and wanted the best for everybody. This is really surprising news.”