Bobby Evans (soccer player, 1927)

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Bobby Evans
Personnel
Surname Robert Evans
birthday July 16, 1927
place of birth Glasgow ,  Scotland
date of death September 1, 2001
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1946-1960 Celtic Glasgow 386 (10)
1960-1961 Chelsea FC 32 0(0)
1961–1962 AFC Newport County 31 0(0)
1962-1964 Greenock Morton
1964-1965 Third Lanark 7 0(1)
1965-1968 Raith Rovers 78 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1948-1960 Scotland 48 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Robert "Bobby" Evans (born July 16, 1927 in Glasgow ; † September 1, 2001 ) was a Scottish football player and coach.

career

Evans joined Celtic Glasgow as a junior player in 1944 . Initially a striker , he was converted to half under coach Jimmy McGrory . In this position he flourished and became an undisputed regular player. By 1960 he played over 400 competitive games for the club and became a national player. Between 1948 and 1960 he played 48 international matches - at times as team captain - for the Scottish national team , for which he took part in the 1954 and 1958 World Championships .

From 1960 he tried outside Scotland, and played one season at Chelsea before he for one season as a player-coach for the AFC Newport County met. He then returned to Scotland as a player at Greenock Morton . In 1963 he moved to Third Lanark , where he also worked as a game coach in his second year. Between 1965 and 1968 he ended his career with the Raith Rovers .

successes

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personal data
SURNAME Evans, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Evans, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1927
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 2001