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FACTBOX-Soccer-England World Cup winner Jack Charlton

11 Jul 2020 / 17:13 H.

    July 11 (Reuters) - Jack Charlton, a soccer World Cup winner with England and former Ireland boss, has died aged 85.

    * Born: May 8, 1935 in Ashington

    * Died: July 10, 2020 in Northumberland

    * Senior playing career: 1952-1973

    * Teams: Leeds United, England

    * Position: Centre back

    * Teams managed: Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Ireland

    * A tough tackling defender, he spent his entire club career at Leeds after graduating from their academy and made a record 773 appearances for them, scoring 96 goals.

    * Won his first England cap against Scotland in 1965 and played 35 times for the national team, scoring six goals.

    * MAJOR HONOURS AS A PLAYER

    * With Leeds United:

    Football League First Division (1968-69)

    Football League Second Division (1963-64)

    FA Cup (1971-72)

    League Cup (1967-68)

    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1967–68, 1970–71)

    * With England:

    World Cup (1966)

    British Home Championship (1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69)

    * Individual:

    Football Writers' Association Player of the Year (1967)

    * MAJOR HONOURS AS A MANAGER

    * With Middlesbrough:

    Football League Second Division (1973–74)

    Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76)

    * With Sheffield Wednesday:

    Football League Third Division third-place promotion (1979–80) (Compiled by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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