Ron Greenwood

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Ron Greenwood
Personnel
Surname Ronald Greenwood
birthday November 11, 1921
place of birth Worsthorne ,  England
date of death February 9, 2006
Place of death Suffolk ,  England
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
Chelsea FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1945-1949 Bradford Park Avenue 59 (0)
1949-1952 Brentford FC 142 (1)
1952-1955 Chelsea FC 65 (0)
1955-1956 Fulham FC 42 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1952 England B 1 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1961-1974 West Ham United
1977-1982 England
1 Only league games are given.

Ronald "Ron" Greenwood CBE (born November 11, 1921 in Worsthorne , † February 9, 2006 in Suffolk ) was an English football player and coach.

Life

Ron Greenwood moved to London during the Great Depression . He began his career as a player at Chelsea in the position of defender. During the Second World War he was with the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland and had a guest appearance with Belfast Celtic . In 1945 he moved from Chelsea to Bradford Park Avenue and had 59 missions here.

In 1949 he moved to Brentford FC , where he made 142 league games and scored one goal. After three years he returned to Chelsea, where he appeared in 65 league games and was English champions in 1955. Eventually he moved to Fulham , where he made 42 league games and ended his career as a player in 1956. In 1951 Ron Greenwood became a member of the Freemasons ' Union , his lodge was the Proven Fellowship in London .

After quitting as a player, he became a coach. He oversaw Eastbourne United and Oxford University, and it was here that he discovered Sir Harold Thompson . He coached the England U-23 national team while he was assistant coach at Arsenal FC under George Swindin .

Honor Award for Ron Greenwood at West Ham United

In 1961 he became the coach of West Ham United . Greenwood was instrumental in the success of West Ham. He developed the 1966 world champions Bobby Moore , Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters and won the FA Cup with West Ham in 1964 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965 . After the resignation of Don Revie in 1977, Greenwood was initially temporarily and later fully responsible coach of the English national team . Under Greenwood, England qualified for the 1980 European Championship and the 1982 World Championship , but could not win a title. Greenwood resigned after the 1982 World Cup.

successes

  • as a player
    • English Championship: 1955
  • as a trainer

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "The Beautiful Game" by Patrick Kidd and Matthew Scanlan, published in "Freemasonry Today", Issue 53, Summer 2010
  2. ↑ Famous Freemasons Ron Greenwood , Homepage: Lodge St. Patrick No. 468 (accessed September 4, 2012)

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personal data
SURNAME Greenwood, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Greenwood, Ronald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Worsthorne
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 2006
Place of death Suffolk