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Danny Blanchflower
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Robert "Danny" Blanchflower was a British association football player, journalist, coach, and sports commentator born in Belfast on February 10, 1926. He played as a wing half for Aston Villa F.C., Toronto City, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and Barnsley F.C. Blanchflower participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. His coaching career included a tenure with Chelsea F.C., and his playing period spanned from 1946 to 1964.
Blanchflower was educated at the University of St Andrews. He authored three works, including *Danny Blanchflower's Soccer book*, *The double and before*, and *Soccer my way*. He died in London on December 9, 1993, due to Alzheimer's disease, which was also the cause of his death. Blanchflower held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Danny Blanchflower's Soccer book
- The double and before
- Soccer my way
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Key facts
- 1961
- → Toronto City (loan)
- 1962
- → Boksburg (loan)
- 1965
- Durban City
- Full name
- Robert Dennis Blanchflower
- Date of birth
- ( 1926-02-10 ) 10 February 1926
- Place of birth
- Belfast , Northern Ireland
- Date of death
- 9 December 1993 (1993-12-09) (aged 67)
- Place of death
- Staines , Surrey , England
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Position
- Right-half
- Years
- Team
- 1946 1949
- Glentoran
- 1949 1951
- Barnsley
- 1951 1954
- Aston Villa
- 1954 1964
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 1949 1963
- Northern Ireland
- 1948 1949
- Irish League XI
- 1976 1979
- Northern Ireland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Place of death
- London
- Sibling
- Jackie Blanchflower
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Educated at
- University of St Andrews
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1958 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Northern Ireland
- Image
- Danny Blanchflower (cropped2).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1926-02-10
- date of death
- 1993-12-09
- Commons category
- Danny Blanchflower
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Danny
- coach of sports team
- Chelsea F.C.
- end of work period
- 1964-00-00
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Dennis Blanchflower (10 February 1926 – 9 December 1993) was a Northern Ireland footballer, football manager and journalist who played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, including during their double-winning season of 1960–61. He was twice Footballer of the Year and ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by The Times in 2009. After a lengthy playing career, he retired at the age of 38. He became a respected football journalist and, later, a football manager.
Blanchflower said of football: "The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom".
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