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Peter Shilton

1949 - Today

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Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs. During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, the First Division championship, and the Football League Cup. Shilton represented England at the FIFA World Cup in 1982, 1986 (where Diego Maradona scored two famous goals against him) and 1990, and the UEFA European Championship in 1980 and 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Shilton is the 273rd most popular soccer player (down from 177th in 2019), the 1,009th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 689th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Peter Shilton ranks 273 out of 21,273. Before him are René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Edgar Davids, Yasukazu Tanaka, Gyula Grosics, and Felix Magath. After him are Giampiero Boniperti, Willy van de Kerkhof, Clarence Seedorf, Vittorio Pozzo, Kiyonosuke Marutani, and Masahiro Hamazaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Peter Shilton ranks 89. Before him are Paul Manafort, Ed Begley Jr., Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, Dubravka Ugrešić, and Marc Ravalomanana. After him are Alan García, Sissy Spacek, Bengt Holmström, Twiggy, Patrick Duffy, and Carl Bildt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Shilton ranks 1,009 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Wilson (1936), James Meade (1907), Robert Hichens (1882), James Thomson (1700), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517). After him are Tony Buzan (1942), Reginald Lee (1870), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and Oliver Sacks (1933).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Peter Shilton ranks 20. Before him are Bobby Robson (1933), Graham Taylor (1944), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Kevin Keegan (1951), David James (1970), and Harry Kane (1993). After him are Dave Mackay (1934), Francis Lee (1944), Ally McCoist (1962), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Erling Braut Håland (2000), and John Toshack (1949).

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