Bertie Peacock
| Bertie Peacock | ||
 Peacock Monument in Coleraine
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | John Robert Peacock | |
| birthday | September 29, 1928 | |
| place of birth | Coleraine , Northern Ireland | |
| date of death | July 22, 2004 | |
| Place of death | Belfast , Northern Ireland | |
| size | 168 cm | |
| position | Defense | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1946-1948 | Coleraine FC | |
| 1948-1949 | Glentoran FC | |
| 1949-1961 | Celtic Glasgow | 319 (32) |
| 1961–1962 | Coleraine FC | |
| 1961 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1951-1961 | Northern Ireland | 31 (2) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1961-1974 | Coleraine FC | |
| 1961-1964 | Northern Ireland | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
John Robert "Bertie" Peacock (born September 29, 1928 in Coleraine , † July 22, 2004 in Belfast ) was a Northern Irish football player and coach.
Athletic career
Peacock began his career at Coleraine FC in his hometown, where he was a junior player. After a move to Glentoran FC , he aroused the interest of the Scottish club Celtic Glasgow , which signed him in 1949. With his new team, he became the regular force on the defensive and was given because of his tireless efforts nicknamed "The Ant" ( German: The Ant ). In 1954 he won the Scottish championship title alongside Bobby Evans , Willie Fernie and Neil Mochan , and two cup and two league trophies were added to his time for the Glasgow club, which lasted until 1961. He then returned to Northern Ireland to his hometown club Coleraine FC, where he let his career end.
1951 Peacock had made his debut in the Northern Irish national team. With the national team, he qualified as group winners before Italy for the 1958 World Cup , the first participation in the finals in the history of the national team. There he played all group games including the playoff against tied Czechoslovakia for second place in the table behind Germany . With the 2-1 success, the selection team came under the last eight, but in the 0: 4 defeat against France two days later he was not involved. At the same time as he left Celtic, he ended his national team career in 1961 after 31 international matches and two international goals.
In 1962, Peacock took over from Peter Doherty as coach of the Northern Irish national team. During his tenure, which lasted until 1967, Pat Jennings and George Best made their debut in the team, but a second tournament participation was denied. At the same time, he got involved with his hometown club Coleraine FC. He is one of the initiators of the Milk Cup youth tournament , and in 1986 he was named Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to football .
Shortly after Peacock suffered a heart attack following a hip operation, he died at the age of 75 following a second heart attack.
successes
As a player
- 1953: Coronation Cup (with Celtic Glasgow)
- 1954 : Scottish Champion (with Celtic Glasgow)
- 1951 , 1954 : Scottish Cup Winner (with Celtic Glasgow)
- 1957 , 1958 : Scottish League Cup winner (with Celtic Glasgow)
- 1969: Blaxnit Cup (with Coleraine FC)
As a trainer
- 1974: Irish champions (with Coleraine FC)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12499503.Greatness_that_endured_in_Bertie_Peacock__a_Celtic_legend/
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: "NI great Peacock dies"
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Peacock, Bertie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peacock, John Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coleraine , Northern Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 2004 |
| Place of death | Belfast , Northern Ireland |