SOCCER PLAYER

Nobby Stiles

1942 - 2020

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Norbert Peter Stiles (18 May 1942 – 30 October 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. In the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nobby Stiles is the 2,118th most popular soccer player (down from 1,463rd in 2019), the 3,234th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,420th in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nobby Stiles ranks 2,118 out of 21,273. Before him are Josef Uridil, Ehrenfried Patzel, David Watson, Diego, José Ruiz, and Lucas Hernandez. After him are Heinz Strehl, Américo Gallego, Jocelyn Angloma, Ștefan Dobay, Giacomo Losi, and Florin Răducioiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Nobby Stiles ranks 372. Before him are Dick Parry, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Vinicio Cerezo, Dith Pran, Philip Catherine, and Doğu Perinçek. After him are Ilija Pantelić, Bo Hopkins, Hannelore Elsner, Valentin Lebedev, Galina Kulakova, and János Farkas. Among people deceased in 2020, Nobby Stiles ranks 359. Before him are Irm Hermann, Oscar Cruz, Jasraj, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Norma Cappagli, and Justus Dahinden. After him are Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Roger Carel, Robert Herbin, Stuart Gordon, John D. Barrow, and Hans Cieslarczyk.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nobby Stiles ranks 3,235 out of 8,785. Before him are James Somerville (1882), Richard Dadd (1817), John Pond (1767), Justin Welby (1956), Richard Cobden (1804), and Jimmy Bain (1947). After him are James Legge (1815), Ida of Bernicia (450), Ralph Erskine (1914), Michael Berry (1941), Alan White (1949), and Mark Sheppard (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Nobby Stiles ranks 134. Before him are Ian Wright (1963), Keith Newton (1941), Johnny Haynes (1934), Peter Swan (1936), Gary Neville (1975), and David Watson (1946). After him are Teddy Sheringham (1966), Billy Meredith (1874), Chris Waddle (1960), Bryan Robson (1957), Sam Allardyce (1954), and Steve Perryman (1951).

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