George Robb

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George Robb (born June 1, 1926 in Finsbury Park , London , † December 25, 2011 ) was an English football player .

Athletic career

Robb began his career at Finchley FC , which he left as an amateur in 1944 for Tottenham Hotspur . At times, the full-time teacher returned to his old club before he permanently joined the Hotspurs in 1951. After the winger had previously played for the English amateur national team, selection coach Walter Winterbottom nominated him for the British Olympic selection when it took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In the preliminary round match against Luxembourg he scored the 1-0 opening goal, but ultimately the team was eliminated from the tournament with a 3-5 defeat after extra time before reaching the second round.

In 1953, Robb signed a professional contract with the Hotspurs. In the same year he made his debut under Winterbottom in the English senior team , when they met the " golden eleven ". The 3-6 defeat against the Hungarian national team on November 25, 1953 at Wembley Stadium was historic, as the English national team lost a home game against a continental European national team for the first time. Nominated as a substitute for the injured Tom Finney , this was his only international match .

At the club level, Robb was also denied great success. In the Messestädte-Pokal 1955–1958 , the first edition of the competition, he made it into the final with the London city selection , but there the CF Barcelona team, declared to be the city selection of Barcelona, ​​proved themselves after a 2-2 first leg draw with a 6: 0 return success at Camp Nou as too strong. He also reached the FA Cup semi-finals with the Hotspurs in 1956 , where he drew the short straw with the team against Manchester City and its goalkeeper Bernd Trautmann - with whom there was a controversial scene in the 1-0 defeat. In 1960 he had to end his career due to injury, ironically Tottenham won the only two championship titles in the club's history in the seasons before his arrival and after his departure. Until his retirement in 1986 he worked as a teacher again, most recently in Sussex .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b telegraph.co.uk: "George Robb"

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personal data
SURNAME Robb, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Finsbury Park , London
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 2011