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Geoff Hurst is a British former professional association football player and cricketer who played as a forward for England. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1941, he competed in the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups and the 1968 UEFA European Championship. During his playing career, which spanned from 1959 to 1972, he was a member of West Ham United F.C., Telford United F.C., Cork Celtic F.C., and Kuwait SC. He also participated in the North American Soccer League.
After retiring from playing, Hurst served as a coach for Chelsea F.C. He has also worked as an autobiographer, with published works including *Last Boy Of #66*, *Last Man Standing*, *Harsh Life*, *Eighty at Eighty*, and *Geoff Hurst's Greats*. His contributions to sport have been recognized with the Member of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor awards.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Last Boy Of #66
- Last Man Standing
- Harsh Life
- Eighty at Eighty
- Geoff Hurst's Greats
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, UK
English former professional footballer who in 1966 became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
Known for
- Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football — Himself2023
- Hurst: The First and Only — Self2022
- Moment of Truth — Self2022
- Greavsie — Self2020
- World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys — Self2016
- Bobby — Self2016
- Kicking Off — Geoff Hurst2015
- Gone to the Dogs — Self1991
- The Worlds Greatest Goals — Self (archive footage)1989
- An Audience with... — Self1978
via TMDB
Key facts
- 1959
- England youth
- 1973
- → Cape Town City (loan)
- 1976
- Cork Celtic
- Full name
- Geoffrey Charles Hurst
- Date of birth
- ( 1941-12-08 ) 8 December 1941 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Ashton-under-Lyne , England
- Height
- 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.82 m)
- Position
- Striker
- 1957 1959
- West Ham United
- Years
- Team
- 1958 1972
- West Ham United
- 1972 1975
- Stoke City
- 1975 1976
- West Bromwich Albion
- 1976 1979
- Telford United
- 1963 1964
- England U23
- 1966 1972
- England
- 1979 1981
- Chelsea
- 1982 1984
- Kuwait SC
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- England
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1968 UEFA European Championship
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- Essex County Cricket Club
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- England
- Official website
- geoffhurst.com
- Image
- Geoff Hurst (2).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-12-00
- Commons category
- Geoff Hurst
- coach of sports team
- Chelsea F.C.
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- social media followers
- 104299
- name in native language
- Geoff Hurst
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~21 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Source: CricInfo, 21 October 2016
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