George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skillfull dribbler, Best is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders.
You can find people similar to George Best by visiting our lists Association footballers from Belfast and Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Australia.
| Full name at birth | George Best
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| Claim to fame | Arguably Britain's best and most famous football player
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| Date of birth | 22 May 1946
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| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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| Date of death | 25 November 2005
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| Age | 59 (age at death)
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| Place of death | London, England, UK
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| Cause of death | due to complications from the immunosuppressive drugs he needed to take after being controversially granted an NHS liver transplant in 2002
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| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Net worth | $250,000 USD
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| High school | Grosvenor High School
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- As a child, he was an avid supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- Won the European Cup with Manchester United (1968).
- European player of the year (1968).
- Won league titles with Manchester United (1965, 1967).
- After years of alcohol abuse, by late 2001 he was told by doctors that he would need a liver transplant to save his life. In July 2002 he controversially received a new liver on the NHS, but soon began drinking again and sparking fears that he would need a second transplant.
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