George Best
George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Wikipedia
Complete name | George Best |
Nationality | Northern Ireland |
Birth date | 22.05.1946 |
Country of birth | Northern Ireland |
Height | 175 cm |
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Date | Team | Team | |||||||
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Premier League 01.01.1974 |
0:3 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 29.12.1973 |
2:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 26.12.1973 |
1:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 22.12.1973 |
0:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 15.12.1973 |
2:3 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 08.12.1973 |
0:0 | 1'-90' |
Team | Competition | |||||||||||
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Premier League 1973/1974 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1036 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Premier League 1972/1973 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1710 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Premier League 1971/1972 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 3541 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Premier League 1970/1971 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 3424 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Premier League 1969/1970 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 3286 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ten great dribbles obviously include Pele and Best but a Manchester United star being embarrassed too
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Golden Goal: Brian McClair for Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday (1991)
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Awards
x 1 Golden Ball