Don Revie

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Don Revie was an influential English football manager and former player best known for transforming Leeds United into one of Europe’s dominant clubs in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Donald George Revie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
football manager
human
associatedWithClubEra Revie’s Leeds
awardYear 1969
causeOfDeath motor neurone disease
clubManagedLeagueTitles Leeds United F.C.
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1927-07-10
dateOfDeath 1989-05-26
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familyName Revie
fullName Don Revie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Donald George Revie
givenName Donald
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legacy influential figure in English football management in the 1960s and 1970s
regarded as one of Leeds United’s greatest managers
managed Al-Ahli SC (Dubai)
Al Nasr SC
surface form: Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)

England national football team
Leeds United F.C.
nationalTeamAppearances 6
nationalTeamGoals 4
notableAchievement appointed England manager in 1974
led Leeds United to promotion to the First Division in 1964
led Leeds United to the 1965 FA Cup Final
won the First Division title with Leeds United in 1968–69
won the First Division title with Leeds United in 1973–74
notableFor transforming Leeds United into a major European force in the 1960s and 1970s
occupation football manager
professional footballer
placeOfBirth Middlesbrough
surface form: Middlesbrough, England
placeOfDeath Edinburgh
surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
playedFor Hull City A.F.C.
Leeds United F.C.
Leicester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Sunderland A.F.C.
playedForNationalTeam England national football team
positionPlayed inside forward
shirtNumberInnovation introduced numbered tactical roles at Leeds United
tacticalStyle defensively disciplined
highly organised
physically robust
wonAward Football Writers’ Association Manager of the Year
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Don Revie fullName Don Revie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Donald George Revie
The Damned United mainCharacter Don Revie
The Damned United portrays Don Revie