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Jack Charlton

English footballer and manager, part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team and influential Ireland manager.

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Jack Charlton is best known for Winning the 1966 World Cup with England as a centre-back and managing the Republic of Ireland national team to multiple major tournaments. On Dead or Alive, Jack Charlton is listed in the World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Jack Charlton is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Winning the 1966 World Cup with England as a centre-back and managing the Republic of Ireland national team to multiple major tournaments.
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About Jack Charlton

He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup and managed the Republic of Ireland national team from 1986 to 1996, taking them to two World Cups and one European Championship. He was given Irish citizenship in 1996. He was the elder brother of Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton and one of his teammates in England's World Cup final victory. In 2006, Leeds United supporters voted Charlton into the club's greatest XI. Called up to the England team days before his 30th birthday, Charlton went on to score six goals in 35 international games and to appear in two World Cups and one European Championship. He played in the World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1966 and helped England finish third in Euro 1968 and win four British Home Championship tournaments. He was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1967. After retiring as a player, Charlton worked as a manager. He led Middlesbrough to the Second Division title in 1973–74, winning the Manager of the Year award in his first season as a manager. He kept Boro as a stable top-flight club before he resigned in April 1977. He took charge of Sheffield Wednesday in October 1977 and led the club to promotion out of the Third Division in 1979–80.

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