Charlton was a key member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at club level with United, who became the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968, a decade after members of the team were killed in an air crash in Munich.
Manchester United’s English former player Bobby Charlton poses for a photograph before the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 3, 2016. England World Cup winner and Manchester United great Bobby Charlton, described by the club as a “giant of the game”, has died at the age of 86, it was announced on Saturday.
“His family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and for the many people who have loved and supported him.” Charlton’s European Cup success at United came 10 years after the 1958 Munich air disaster, which he and team manager Matt Busby survived but which claimed the lives of eight of Charlton’s team-mates.The midfielder played in the World Cup final alongside his brother Jack, who died aged 85 in 2020, and won 106 caps for England, scoring 49 goals.He made his debut for United in 1956 and went on to play 758 matches for the Red Devils, scoring 249 goals.
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