BOBBY CHARLTON

 

Date Of Birth : 11 October 1937
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Nation : England
Height : 173 cm
Major Club : Manchester United
Caps : 106 Games (49 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 277 Goals/ 834 Games
World Cup Participation : 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 (12 Games)
Club Honours : 3 Times English Top Division
1 Time FA Cup
1968 European Cup
International Honours 1966 FIFA World Cup Winners
Individual Achievement : 2 Times BBC Sport Personality of The Year Award (1958, 1959)
1966 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team (1966, 1970)
1966 FWA Footballer of The Year
1966 European Footballer of the Year
2 Times Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year (1967, 1968)
1974 Commander of The Order of The British Empire
1974 PFA Merit Award
1994 FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
2007 PFA Team of The Century
1999 IFFHS England Player of The Century
England All-Time Top Scorer
Manchester United All-Time Top Scorer
IFFHS England Player of The Century
England All-Time Top Scorer
Manchester United All-Time Top Scorer
Manchester United’s Greatest Player Ever

Bobby Charlton is widely regarded as the greatest British footballer of all-time. Although his talent was not among the best ever but his consistency in effectiveness trough his career was great enough to be ranked from many sources in top 20 greatest footballer of all-time. He had made more appearances for Manchester United than any other player with 758, a record superseded by Ryan Giggs at the Champions League Final in Moscow in 2008. However, Charlton still owns the club record for most league appearances with 606. He was a speedy withdrawn attacking midfielder with excellent close control and he combined those attributes as a devastating dribbler in the open field. He packed considerable power with either foot and use it to score many spectacular goals. Charlton finished 10th, 12th and 14th place in IFFHS, World Soccer and UEFA Jubilee poll, respectively.