1991 | George Best | Manchester United | AUTOGRAPHED with COA | Pro Set | English League Football Soccer
1991 | George Best | Manchester United | AUTOGRAPHED with COA | Pro Set | English League Football Soccer
Card Population: 14 known graded, 0 signed
Year: 1991
Trade Brand: Pro Set
Collection: English League
Card No: 230
Player / Subject: George Best
Certificate of authenticity: provided for signature by TCCA an independent 3rd party. See listing here: https://www.tccauthentication.co.uk/search?q=A00415
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Club featured on card: Manchester United
Player position: winger, attacking midfield
Player record:
Youth career | |||
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1960–1961 | Cregagh Boys Club | ||
1961–1963 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1974 | Manchester United | 361 | (137) |
1974 | Dunstable Town | 0 | (0) |
1975 | Stockport County | 3 | (2) |
1975–1976 | Cork Celtic | 3 | (0) |
1976 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 23 | (15) |
1976–1977 | Fulham | 42 | (8) |
1977–1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 32 | (12) |
1978–1979 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | (6) |
1979–1980 | Hibernian | 17 | (3) |
1980–1981 | San Jose Earthquakes | 56 | (21) |
1982–1983 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | (0) |
1983 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | (0) |
1984 | Tobermore United | 1 | (0) |
Total | 616 | (204) | |
International career | |||
1964–1977 | Northern Ireland | 37 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Other notable history:
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 debuted age 17, he scored 179 goals in 470 appearances over 11 years and was the club's top goalscorer in the league for five consecutive seasons. He won two League titles, two Charity Shields and the European Cup with the club.
He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination and was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Condition: ungraded - very good.
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