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Jack Charlton

1935 - 2020

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John Charlton (8 May 1935 – 10 July 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back for Leeds. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland national team from 1986 to 1996, taking them to two World Cups and one European Championship. He was the elder brother of Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton and one of his teammates in England's World Cup final victory. Charlton spent his entire club career with Leeds United from 1950 to 1973, helping the club to the Second Division title (1963–64), First Division title (1968–69), FA Cup (1972), League Cup (1968), Charity Shield (1969), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), as well as one other promotion from the Second Division (1955–56) and five second-place finishes in the First Division, two FA Cup final defeats and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final defeat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Charlton is the 1,014th most popular soccer player (down from 526th in 2019), the 2,145th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,312th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jack Charlton ranks 1,014 out of 21,273. Before him are Marc Overmars, Dondinho, Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Viktor Ponedelnik, Daniel Bertoni, and Mitsuo Kato. After him are Ángel Bossio, José Torres, Domingo Tejera, Serginho, Ronald de Boer, and Ignacio Zoco.

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Among people born in 1935, Jack Charlton ranks 165. Before him are Richard Kuklinski, Lando Buzzanca, Oleg Tabakov, Geoffrey Lewis, Kenneth Tsang, and Esther Vilar. After him are Leonardo Del Vecchio, Vasily Livanov, Peter Schreier, Luboš Kohoutek, Gerd Albrecht, and Cliff Jones. Among people deceased in 2020, Jack Charlton ranks 189. Before him are Joaquín Peiró, Linda Cristal, Robert Conrad, Rolf Hochhuth, Theodor Wagner, and Viktor Ponedelnik. After him are Earl Cameron, Myroslav Skoryk, Philippe Nahon, Zizi Jeanmaire, Jean Raspail, and Sisavath Keobounphanh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Charlton ranks 2,145 out of 8,785. Before him are James Dyson (1947), Bernard Williams (1929), Dick Taylor (1943), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), and Vanessa Bell (1879). After him are Ian Khama (1953), John Adams (1767), Mike Ratledge (1943), Donald Adamson (1939), Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), and Edward Dickinson Baker (1811).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jack Charlton ranks 61. Before him are Alf Ramsey (1920), Wayne Rooney (1985), Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Smith (1980), Paul Gascoigne (1967), and Ian St John (1938). After him are Kevin Phillips (1973), Ron Harris (1944), Craig Brown (1940), David Platt (1966), Cliff Jones (1935), and Harry Gregg (1932).

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