Brian Greenhoff
| Brian Greenhoff | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | April 28, 1953 | |
| place of birth | Barnsley , England | |
| date of death | May 22, 2013 | |
| Place of death | Rochdale , England | |
| position | Midfield , central defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Manchester United | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1970-1979 | Manchester United | 221 (13) |
| 1979-1982 | Leeds United | 72 (1) |
| 1983 | Rovaniemen Palloseura | 10 (1) |
| 1983-1984 | Rochdale AFC | 16 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1976-1980 | England | 18 (0) |
| 1978 | England B | 1 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Brian Greenhoff (born April 28, 1953 in Barnsley , † May 22, 2013 in Rochdale ) was an English football player .
Career
Since Greenhoff was born in Barnsley, he played for the Yorkshire Schoolboys in his early youth. In August 1968 he went to Manchester United as a youth player , where he became a professional footballer. On September 8, 1973, he completed his first competitive game for the senior team from Manchester United against Ipswich Town . In 1977 he won the FA Cup with the team ; at that time he played with Martin Buchan in central defense.
Greenhoff was a very flexible player who started his career as a midfielder and ended as a central defender of international class. In total, Greenhoff scored 17 goals in 271 competitive games for Manchester.
His brother Jimmy also played for Manchester United. In 1979 Greenhoff moved to Leeds United for £ 350,000 and left the club in 1983 for Rovaniemen Palloseura , Finland .
Between 1983 and 1984 he was a trainer at Rochdale AFC , where his brother was manager at the same time. In 1984 the brothers let their contracts with Rochdale dissolve.
English national football team
Between 1976 and 1980 Greenhoff played 18 times for the senior national team and once for the B national team. His national appearances were goalless.
Web links
- Leeds profile at Leeds United FC History
- Brian Greenhoff's international matches
- Data of the individual seasons
- Biography in the English national team
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brian Greenhoff . StretfordEnd. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ↑ John May: FA Cup flashback , BBC Sport. January 26, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ↑ Brian Greenhoff . The FA. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenhoff, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barnsley |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22. May 2013 |
| Place of death | Rochdale |