Marcus Stewart is a former footballer who has been diagnosed with a disease.
He is the head of player development at another of his former clubs.
Stewart played in all the tiers of England.
In the 2000-01 season, he scored 19 goals in the English premier league as Ipswich made the Uefa cup.
Stewart said in a statement that he intended to continue to enjoy his work in football and spend time with his family.
In the future, I would like to use my platform within football to help raise awareness, but in the short term, I would like to ask for privacy on behalf of myself and my family.
There is no cure for a disease that affects the brain and spine.
A rugby player has been diagnosed with the illness, while a former rugby league player has been honoured for his work.
A £5 million appeal is being spearheaded by a man who was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease.
Johnrose passed away last month, five years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Stewart and his wife Louise are raising money for a foundation set up by a former player who has the condition.
In the 1995 Division Two play-off final, Stewart scored the only goal of the game as Bristol Rovers lost to the Terriers.
He joined the Terriers for just over one million pounds a year later and went on to score over 70 goals in three and a half years.
Stewart scored in Town's 4-2 win over Barnsley in the Division One play-off final four months later.
His 19 goals in his first full season at Ipswich made him the second highest scorer in the top flight, behind only Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink.
After reaching the third round of the Uefa Cup, Ipswich were demoted from the top flight of English football.
The Wearsiders lifted the Championship title in the second season after Stewart moved to them.
He returned to his home city and joined Bristol City, where he spent the last three years of his career as a coach.
After retiring in April of 2011, Stewart became a coach at both the club he played for and the one he coached.
He was an assistant to Darrell Clarke at the time.
He moved into his current role at the same time as Chris.
The Huish Park manager was supported by his boss.
He said it was a shock to everyone.
He's held in a high regard by everyone at the football club and by the staff.
We'll be there with him.
Marcus had a good chat with the players this week, and was making them laugh, and said that he wants to be with the players.
Matt Taylor was a teammate of Stewart's at the club and says physical and mental strength will help him in the future.
"Maybe because I've played alongside people who've come across this situation in the past, Stephen and Marcus, so I've seen them at their best and sometimes we can't predict when illness and diseases will come," he said.
You only get to the top level of English football by being incredibly tough, physically and mentally.
He will do all he can to give himself the best chance of success.
Former Ipswich Town striker Darren Bent wrote on Twitter: "Sad news regarding my former team-mate and somebody I looked up to as a kid and helped me so much at the start of my journey."
"It's really sad news and I know what a fighter he is," said SteveHarper, who played with Stewart at Huddersfield. Wishing you and the family a happy and healthy life.
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