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Pat Jennings

1945 - Today

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Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport and was nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 1973, 1975 and 1985. He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. During his career, Jennings played for Newry Town, Watford and in the top division with Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, winning the FA Cup with both of the north London rivals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Jennings is the 1,707th most popular soccer player (up from 2,112th in 2019), the 2,876th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,989th in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pat Jennings ranks 1,707 out of 21,273Before him are Karl Hohmann, Ciro Ferrara, Sandro Puppo, Ruy Ramos, József Nagy, and Bernhard Klodt. After him are Juan Botasso, Mark Jones, Ahn Jung-hwan, Tetsuya Nishiwaki, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, and Renato Cesarini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pat Jennings ranks 313Before him are Andrew Birkin, Katja Ebstein, Kim Larsen, Modestas Paulauskas, Bruno Nuytten, and Ken Walsh. After him are Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, José Luis Perales, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Brandon, Sayuri Yoshinaga, and John Rutter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pat Jennings ranks 2,877 out of 8,785Before him are Paul Young (1956), Auguste Couder (1789), John Alcock (1892), Nevil Shute (1899), Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621), and Mick Ronson (1946). After him are Alma Reville (1899), Mark Jones (1933), Ernest Mason Satow (1843), John Neville (1925), Sydney Chapman (1888), and Arthur Brown (1942).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Pat Jennings ranks 112Before him are Jack Greenwell (1884), Graeme Souness (1953), John Terry (1980), Peter Thompson (1942), Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), and Dennis Viollet (1933). After him are Mark Jones (1933), Tom Finney (1922), Gary Stevens (1963), Fergus Suter (1857), Neil Young (1944), and David Johnson (1951).