SOCCER PLAYER

John Charles

1931 - 2004

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William John Charles (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre-forward or as a centre-back. Best known for his first stint at Leeds United and Juventus, he was rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Wales. Charles is sometimes considered to be one of the greatest footballers in history. John Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his hometown club, Swansea Town. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Charles is the 736th most popular soccer player (down from 430th in 2019), the 1,727th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,173rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Charles ranks 736 out of 21,273Before him are Aad de Mos, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Christian Karembeu, Dino Sani, Jorge Campos, and Santiago Cañizares. After him are Steven Gerrard, Zózimo, Teruki Miyamoto, Jimmy Greaves, Alejandro Scopelli, and Philippe Troussier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Charles ranks 134Before him are Márta Mészáros, Gunnel Lindblom, Antonella Lualdi, Mwai Kibaki, Lucian Mureșan, and Haya Harareet. After him are Josep Lluís Núñez, Juan Goytisolo, Barbara Bain, William H. Keeler, Margarita Lozano, and Igor Oistrakh. Among people deceased in 2004, John Charles ranks 84Before him are Zenkō Suzuki, Jean Rouch, Frances Shand Kydd, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Gordon Cooper, and Harold Shipman. After him are Alan King, Marco Pantani, Shiing-Shen Chern, Juan Carlos Aramburu, Brian Clough, and Philip Abelson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 1,727 out of 8,785Before him are Christine McVie (1943), Harriet Martineau (1802), Edward Gordon Craig (1872), Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), and Matthew Flinders (1774). After him are Steven Gerrard (1980), Elizabeth Blount (1500), James Murray (1837), Paul Radmilovic (1886), Jimmy Greaves (1940), and John Marshall (1748).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Charles ranks 45Before him are Alan Shearer (1970), Dave Sexton (1930), Michael Owen (1979), Gary Lineker (1960), Geoff Hurst (1941), and Herbert Kilpin (1870). After him are Steven Gerrard (1980), Jimmy Greaves (1940), Paul Scholes (1974), Allan Clarke (1946), Paul McGrath (1959), and Terry Cooper (1944).