George Cohen
English footballer (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Reginald Cohen MBE (22 October 1939 – 23 December 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Fulham and won the 1966 FIFA World Cup with England. He is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame and was the uncle of rugby union World Cup winner Ben Cohen.
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Full name | George Reginald Cohen | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1939-10-22)22 October 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1956–1969 | Fulham | 459 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1963 | England U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1964–1967 | England | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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