George Best

Wing Half pin_drop
May 22, 1946 celebration
November 25, 2005 deceased

George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination, and in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. | George Best, Northern Irish footballer (born 1946)
badge Player Name
George Best
man Gender
Male
celebration Date of birth
1946-05-22
deceased Rest in Peace
2005-11-25
sell Jersey Number
11
pin_drop Playing Position(s)
Wing Half
sports_and_outdoors Total Career Goals
-
format_line_spacing Height
175 cm
scale Weight
65 kg
language Official Website
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TEAMS PLAYED FOR
Queensland Lions FC
flag Joined : 1983
sports_score Ended : 1983
play_circle Matches : 4
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
San Jose Earthquakes
flag Joined : 1980
sports_score Ended : 1981
play_circle Matches : 56
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 21
Fulham F.C.
flag Joined : 1976
sports_score Ended : 1977
play_circle Matches : 42
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 8
Northern Ireland men''s national association football team
flag Joined : 1964
sports_score Ended : 1977
play_circle Matches : 37
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 9
AFC Bournemouth
flag Joined : 1983
sports_score Ended : 1983
play_circle Matches : 5
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Sea Bee
flag Joined : 1982
sports_score Ended : 1982
play_circle Matches : 2
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Jewish Guild
flag Joined : 1974
sports_score Ended : 1974
play_circle Matches : 5
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 1
Los Angeles Aztecs
flag Joined : 1976
sports_score Ended : 1976
play_circle Matches : 23
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 15
Hong Kong Rangers FC
flag Joined : 1982
sports_score Ended : 1982
play_circle Matches : 1
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Dunstable Town F.C.
flag Joined : 1974
sports_score Ended : 1974
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Hibernian F.C.
flag Joined : 1979
sports_score Ended : 1980
play_circle Matches : 17
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 3
Manchester United F.C.
flag Joined : 1963
sports_score Ended : 1974
play_circle Matches : 361
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 137
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
flag Joined : 1979
sports_score Ended : 1979
play_circle Matches : 33
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 7
Nuneaton Town F.C.
flag Joined : 1983
sports_score Ended : 1983
play_circle Matches : 3
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 1
Stockport County F.C.
flag Joined : 1975
sports_score Ended : 1975
play_circle Matches : 3
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 2
Tobermore United F.C.
flag Joined : 1984
sports_score Ended : 1984
play_circle Matches : 4
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 6
Cork Celtic F.C.
flag Joined : 1975
sports_score Ended : 1976
play_circle Matches : 3
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -

George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination, and in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. | George Best, Northern Irish footballer (born 1946)

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