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Full name: George Reginald Cohen
Date of birth: 22 October 1939(1939-10-22)
Place of birth:    Kensington, Flag of England England
Date of death:    23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 83)
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position: Right back
Senior clubs
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1956–1969 Flag of England Fulham 459 00(6)   
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1964–1967
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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 Manager:  Flag of England Ramsey

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