Jimmy Greaves

Forward pin_drop
February 20, 1940 celebration
September 19, 2021 deceased

James Peter Greaves was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever players, he is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals, which includes an English record of six hat-tricks, and is Tottenham Hotspur's second-highest all-time top goalscorer. Greaves is the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football with 357 goals. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in six seasons, more times than any other player and came third in the 1963 Ballon d'Or rankings. He is also a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. | Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (born 1940)
badge Player Name
Jimmy Greaves
man Gender
Male
celebration Date of birth
1940-02-20
deceased Rest in Peace
2021-09-19
sell Jersey Number
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pin_drop Playing Position(s)
Forward
sports_and_outdoors Total Career Goals
-
format_line_spacing Height
1.73 cm
scale Weight
64 kg
language Official Website
http://jimmygreaves.net
TEAMS PLAYED FOR
Brentwood Town F.C.
flag Joined : 1975
sports_score Ended : 1976
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Woodford Town F.C.
flag Joined : -
sports_score Ended : -
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
flag Joined : 1961
sports_score Ended : 1970
play_circle Matches : 321
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 220
Borussia Dortmund
flag Joined : -
sports_score Ended : -
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Chelmsford City F.C.
flag Joined : 1976
sports_score Ended : 1977
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Bush Hill Rangers F.C.
flag Joined : 1979
sports_score Ended : 1980
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Chelsea F.C.
flag Joined : 1957
sports_score Ended : 1961
play_circle Matches : 157
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 124
AC Milan
flag Joined : 1961
sports_score Ended : 1961
play_circle Matches : 12
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 9
England national under-21 association football team
flag Joined : 1957
sports_score Ended : 1962
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Barnet F.C.
flag Joined : 1977
sports_score Ended : 1979
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
West Ham United F.C.
flag Joined : 1970
sports_score Ended : 1971
play_circle Matches : 38
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 13
England men''s national association football team
flag Joined : 1959
sports_score Ended : 1967
play_circle Matches : 57
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 44

Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. He also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever. Litmanen was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2015. | Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer

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