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Johnny Carey

1919 - 1995

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John Joseph Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995) was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player, Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also a dual internationalist, playing for and captaining both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1947 he also captained a Europe XI which played a Great Britain XI at Hampden Park. In 1949 he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and in the same year captained the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Carey is the 6,341st most popular soccer player (down from 6,207th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 349th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Johnny Carey ranks 6,341 out of 21,273. Before him are Gabriel Barbosa, Walter Smith, M'Baye Niang, Juan Pablo Ángel, Luca Zidane, and Hwang Ui-jo. After him are Etsuko Handa, Milko Djurovski, Nobuhiro Takeda, Antonio López, José del Castillo, and Kees Mijnders.

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Among people born in 1919, Johnny Carey ranks 331. Before him are Betty Garrett, Walt Hansgen, Pauline Betz, Joe Hunt, Tommy Lawton, and Cecil Green. After him are Kitty Wells, Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, Ernie Kovacs, Alan Cottrell, and Nellie Connally. Among people deceased in 1995, Johnny Carey ranks 310. Before him are Johnny Moss, Margaret Chase Smith, Ed Flanders, John C. Stennis, Rogelio Farías, and Terry Southern. After him are Trevor Blokdyk, Vivian Blaine, Frank Perry, Stuart Milner-Barry, Alan Bush, and Tor Ulven.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Johnny Carey ranks 354 out of 549. Before him are Stephen Kelly (1983), Con Leahy (1876), William J. Duane (1780), Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), and William Smith O'Brien (1803). After him are Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Sally Rooney (1991), Dave Allen (1936), Denis Irwin (1965), and Seán Lemass (1899).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Johnny Carey ranks 21. Before him are John McKenna (1855), Matt Doherty (1992), Billy Whelan (1935), Stephen Kelly (1983), Johnny Giles (1940), and Paul McShane (1986). After him are Denis Irwin (1965), Damien Duff (1979), Shay Given (1976), Steve Heighway (1947), Steve Finnan (1976), and Richard Dunne (1979).

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