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Full name: | George Reginald Cohen | |
Date of birth: | 22 October 1939 | |
Place of birth: | Kensington, ![]() | |
Date of death: | 23 December 2022 | (aged 83)|
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
Playing position: | Right back | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1956–1969 | ![]() |
459 | (6)
National team | ||
1959–1963 1964–1967 |
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37 (0) | 8 (0)
George Reginald Cohen MBE (born 22 October 1939 – 23 December 2022) was an English former professional footballer. He was the right full back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup.
He was a Football Hall of Famer and was the uncle of rugby union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen.
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England – 1966 FIFA World Cup – Winners |
1. Banks
2. Cohen
3. Wilson
4. Stiles
5. J. Charlton
6. Moore
7. Ball
8. Greaves
9. B. Charlton
10. Hurst
11. Connelly
12. Springett
13. Bonetti
14. Armfield
15. Byrne
16. Peters
17. Flowers
18. Hunter
19. Paine
20. Callaghan
21. Hunt
22. Eastham
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