Jack Charlton
English footballer and manager (1935-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jack Charlton (8 May 1935 – 10 July 2020) was an English former footballer and manager. He played for England national team.
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Full name | John Charlton[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1935-05-08)8 May 1935[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ashington, Northumberland, England | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Ashington, Northumberland, England[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | Leeds United | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1952–1973 | Leeds United | 629 | (70) | |||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1970 | England | 35 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1977 | Middlesbrough | |||||||||||||||||||
1977–1983 | Sheffield Wednesday | |||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Middlesbrough (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Newcastle United | |||||||||||||||||||
1986–1996 | Republic of Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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His younger brother was Bobby Charlton.
He died on 10 July 2020 in Northumberland at the age of 85.[4] He had dementia and lymphoma.[5]