Bobby Moore

English association football player (1941–1993)

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Bobby Moore (1941–1993) was a British association football player, coach, and sports commentator. Born in Barking, he played as a defender and centre-back for Fulham F.C., West Ham United F.C., San Antonio Thunder, and Seattle Sounders. Moore participated in the 1962, 1966, and 1970 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1968 UEFA European Championship. He was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Moore also authored works including *Reflexive Supervision*, *Good News, Bad News! 3*, *Good News, Bad News! 2*, *Good News/Bad News 1*, and *Book of Soccer*. He died of colorectal cancer in London and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Defender
Nationality: England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Bobby
Family name: Moore
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Barking
Place of death: London
Occupation: sports commentator
Languages spoken: English language
Participant in: 1968 UEFA European Championship
Sport: association football
Member of team: England men's national association football team
Position played: centre-back
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: England
Mass: 72
Image: Bobby Moore en 1966.jpg
Height: 177

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Commons category: Bobby Moore
date of birth: 1941-04-12
date of death: 1993-02-24
topic's main category: Category:Bobby Moore
cause of death: Colorectal cancer
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Putney Vale Cemetery
coach of sports team: Oxford City F.C.
start of work period: 1958-00-00
end of work period: 1978-00-00
different from: Robert Moore
name in native language: Bobby Moore

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Encyclopedic overview

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Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender he had ever played against. Moore is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

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