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Peter Lorimer

1946 - 2021

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Peter Patrick Lorimer (14 December 1946 – 20 March 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer who mainly played for Leeds United and Scotland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. An attacking midfielder and the club's youngest-ever player, he was renowned for his very powerful shots from distance. From 1984 to 1985 he was club captain. Lorimer is the club record scorer with 238 goals in all competitions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Lorimer is the 3,597th most popular soccer player (down from 3,110th in 2019), the 4,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,758th in 2019) and the 206th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Peter Lorimer ranks 3,597 out of 21,273. Before him are Lorik Cana, Sergio García, Idrissa Gueye, Nwankwo Kanu, Ivan Davidov, and Luc Nilis. After him are Vasyl Rats, Luiz Vinhaes, Luiz Gervazoni, Alessandro Frigerio, José Antonio Rodríguez, and Nathaniel Clyne.

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Among people born in 1946, Peter Lorimer ranks 571. Before him are Alan Dean Foster, Michael Aris, Jasna Diklić, Eduard Krieger, Blair Brown, and Roy Wood. After him are Niels Fredborg, John Getz, Vladimir Tukmakov, Kjell Johansson, George Lusztig, and Vinod Khanna. Among people deceased in 2021, Peter Lorimer ranks 465. Before him are Vladimir Naumov, Mona Malm, Donald Arnold, Gavin MacLeod, Isaak Khalatnikov, and Gimax. After him are Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Olha Ilkiv, Sergei Solovyov, Alfonso Sastre, Aleksandr Privalov, and Abubakar Shekau.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Lorimer ranks 4,205 out of 8,785. Before him are Demis Hassabis (1976), David Piper (1930), Antony Gormley (1950), Emma Thomas (1971), Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847), and Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856). After him are Thomas Campion (1567), Conleth Hill (1964), Alan Baddeley (1934), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Kris Marshall (1973), and Nathaniel Clyne (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Peter Lorimer ranks 206. Before him are George Cohen (1939), Tony Barton (1937), Roy Bentley (1924), Sid Kimpton (1887), Norman Hunter (1943), and Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847). After him are Nathaniel Clyne (1991), Ray Wilson (1934), Joe Cole (1981), William Garbutt (1883), Arthur Berry (1888), and Paul Ince (1967).

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