Manchester United announced the death of Sir Bobby Charlton on Saturday evening. He was 86 years old when he died.
One of the most significant players in the history of Manchester United Sir Bobby Charlton is dead. A Premier League club announced the matter on its website.
In a press release, the club says that its entire community is mourning the passing of one of the club’s biggest icons. In United’s ranks, Charlton played 758 games and scored 249 goals.
In 17 years at Manchester United, he won three English championships, the European Cup and the English FA Cup.
– He is one of the greatest and most loved players in the history of our club. Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester or Britain, but all over the world wherever football is played, United writes.
– He was valued for his sportsmanship and honesty, just as much as for his phenomenal qualities as a football player. Sir Bobby will always be remembered as a giant of the sport.
Charlton is also remembered as the hero of the England national team. He took part in winning the country’s only men’s world championship so far in 1966. In the same year, he was chosen as the best soccer player in Europe.
He played 106 international matches, where he scored 49 goals. Charlton has scored the third most goals in the national team Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney’s after.
The fact that he was ennobled in 1974 speaks volumes for Charlton’s importance to English football.
Charlton’s life was cut short in 1958 when he was involved in a plane crash during ManU’s return away match against Red Star Belgrade. Eight of the team’s players died in the accident, but Charlton survived.