Sir Robert Charlton

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Sir Robert Charlton was an English footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, famed for his long and distinguished career with Manchester United and the England national team, including winning the 1966 World Cup.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ballon d'Or winner
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
England international footballer
FIFA World Cup winner
Knight Bachelor
Manchester United F.C. player
association football player
human
alsoKnownAs Bobby Charlton
awardReceived Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
surface form: "FWA Footballer of the Year"

Order of the British Empire
PFA Merit Award
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
describedBySource widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time
familyName Charlton
fullName Robert Charlton
givenName Robert
hallOfFame English Football Hall of Fame
English Football Hall of Fame
surface form: "English Football Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee)"

English Football Hall of Fame
surface form: "National Football Museum Hall of Fame"
honorificPrefix Sir
isPartOf Busby Babes
managedTeam Preston North End F.C.
memberOfSportsTeam England national football team
Manchester United F.C.
Preston North End F.C.
Waterford F.C.
nationality English
numberOfAppearancesForClub 758 for Manchester United
numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam 106 for England
numberOfGoalsForClub 249 for Manchester United
numberOfGoalsForNationalTeam 49 for England
occupation football manager
footballer
participatedIn 1958 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
forward
midfielder
recordHeld England national team all-time top scorer (historical)
Manchester United all-time top scorer (historical)
sexOrGender male
sport association football
winnerOf 1966 FIFA World Cup
Ballon d'Or
surface form: "Ballon d'Or 1966"

English First Division 1956–57
English First Division 1964–65
English First Division 1966–67
European Cup 1967–68
surface form: "European Cup 1968"

FA Community Shield
surface form: "FA Charity Shield 1956"

FA Community Shield
surface form: "FA Charity Shield 1957"

FA Community Shield
surface form: "FA Charity Shield 1965"

FA Community Shield
surface form: "FA Charity Shield 1967"

FA Cup
surface form: "FA Cup 1962–63"

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966

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Bobby Charlton fullName Sir Robert Charlton