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Jimmy Greaves
English professional football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Greaves (20 February 1940 – 19 September 2021) was an English football player. He played for England national team.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | James Peter Greaves | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1940-02-20)20 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Manor Park, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 September 2021(2021-09-19) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Danbury, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1955–1957 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1961 | Chelsea | 157 | (124) | ||||||||||||||
1961 | AC Milan | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | 321 | (220) | ||||||||||||||
1970–1971 | West Ham United | 38 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Brentwood | ||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Chelmsford City | 38 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Barnet | 51 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Woodford Town | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 617 | (402) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
1957–1962[2] | England U23 | 12 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1959–1967[3] | England | 57 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
1965 | United Kingdom | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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