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John Charles

William John Charles (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh footballer who played at centre-forward and centre-back. Best known for his time at Leeds United and Juventus, he was rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Great Britain and one of the greatest footballers ever.

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1946–1948
Swansea Town
1948–1949
Leeds United
1949–1957
Leeds United
1950–1965
Wales
1957–1962
Juventus
1962
Leeds United

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Early career

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International career

Player profile

Personal life and death

Honours

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John Charles

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John Charles

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related to Legacy · 42
John Charles → Bianconeri, Bob, But, Charles, Clive Thomas, Clos John Charles, Cruyff, Cwmbwrla, Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, English Football Hall, Eusébio, Express Trains, Fame, Football Association, Football League, George Best, Giampiero Boniperti, Golden Player, Great Western Railway's Intercity
related to Further reading · 18
John Charles → Charles, Colin, Coomber, Gentle Giant, Giant, In, ISBN, John Blake Publishing, King John, Leeds United Legend, Leeds United Publishing, Leslie, Mainstream Publishing, Mario, Mel, Richard, Risoli, Shadow
related to International career · 18
John Charles → As Hungary, Brazil, Brazilians, Charles, FIFA World Cup, He, Home Nations, Hungary, It, Jimmy Murphy, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Pelé, Råsunda Stadium, Sweden, Wales, Welsh, World Cup
related to External links · 11
John Charles → April, English Football Hall, Fame ProfileUEFA, Gomersal Park Hotel Archived, John CharlesJohn Charles, LeedsUnited, True Leeds United Legend, United Fan Club, Wales Video GalleryTribute, Wales' Golden PlayerJohn Charles, Wayback MachineFootball
1972–1974 · 2
John Charles → Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil (player-manager)
Positions · 2
John Charles → centre-back, Centre-forward
1946–1948 · 1
John Charles → Swansea Town
1948–1949 · 1
John Charles → Leeds United
1949–1957 · 1
John Charles → Leeds United
1950–1965 · 1
John Charles → Wales

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charles leeds united wales club john juventus football also season team swansea first one welsh player goals played league play

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
John Charles1946–1948Swansea Town1.00infobox
John Charles1948–1949Leeds United1.00infobox
John Charles1949–1957Leeds United1.00infobox
John Charles1950–1965Wales1.00infobox
John Charles1957–1962Juventus1.00infobox
John Charles1962Leeds United1.00infobox
John Charles1962–1963Roma1.00infobox
John Charles1963–1966Cardiff City1.00infobox
John Charles1966–1971Hereford United1.00infobox
John Charles1967–1971Hereford United (player-manager)1.00infobox
John Charles1972–1974Merthyr Tydfil1.00infobox
John Charles1972–1974Merthyr Tydfil (player-manager)1.00infobox
John Charles1987Hamilton Steelers1.00infobox
John CharlesDate of birth(1931-12-27)27 December 19311.00infobox
John CharlesDate of death21 February 2004(2004-02-21) (aged 72)1.00infobox
John CharlesFull nameWilliam John Charles1.00infobox
John CharlesHeight6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)1.00infobox
John CharlesPlace of birthSwansea, Wales1.00infobox
John CharlesPlace of deathWakefield, England1.00infobox
John CharlesPositionsCentre-forward1.00infobox
John CharlesPositionscentre-back1.00infobox
John CharlesYearsTeam1.00infobox

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