Bobby Moore, English footballer, captain of the London club West Ham United: biography

Bobby Moore is England's footballer. The position on which the defending player acted. It is considered one of the best defense players. The legendary Pele confessed that Moore is the strongest defender against whom he played.

Youth

Born on April 12, 1941. The birthplace of Moore is Barking. Interesting is the full name of the player, which includes the name of the legendary English club, but sounds like Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore. Such a name is just a coincidence and got him from his grandfather. By the way, for Chelsea the famous central defender has never played, but spent the best years of his career in other teams in England.

As a child, Bobby Moore did not have the special football skills, did not have the proper speed and did not make any impression at all. Becoming a football legend helped him a great desire and purpose. Subsequently, Moore was able to acquire many skills and got rid of shortcomings.

"West Ham United"

Up to fifteen years, Moore played for school teams, and then was able to pass the selection of "irons". The first match he held at the age of seventeen years against Manchester United. Foothold in the basis of a British football player was able in 1960, and soon took the duties of captain.

In addition to the position of defender Moore in some matches could appear on the gate. In one of the matches for the cup, Bobby was able to pull a penalty. It happened when the goalkeeper went out of action, and in view of the fact that at that time there were no substitutions, he had to save the team.

In addition to football, Bobby Moore was very fond of another popular game in England - cricket.

The debut for the player's trophy was the FA Cup, and a year later the team excelled in the European arena and was able to win the Cup Winners' Cup.

In the "West Ham United" Moore spent sixteen years and moved to "Fulham". Interestingly, these clubs soon met in the FA Cup final. The winner was the "Hammers".

In "West Ham United" Bobby Moore spent the best years of his career, becoming the favorite of the public. It was in this team that the defender was able to get the skills that the whole world admired.

Fulham

In 1973, Moore began to think about moving to another club. The main dream of the defender was the victory in the championship. Even before this moment, the football player dreamed of a transfer to one of the grands of England, but this never happened. Bobby Moore believed that even though he showed himself well, wages were not enough.

Subsequently, the player deteriorated relations with the leadership of the team, and he had to leave the club. The next three seasons defender held in the "Fulham".

The player left a lot of time in training, he was even practicing alone, but it did not really benefit him. Soon, the career went into a decline, and Moore left to play overseas. Last season, the footballer spent in "Herning Fremad" from Denmark.

After leaving West Ham United, the player became less visible and could not begin performing at a high level. Many fans bitterly looked at the defender, who did a lot for football, but could not find a niche in it.

Career in the national team

In 1962, the English national team debuted newcomer Bobby Moore. Footballer spent his first match against the team of Peru. Soon he was in the list of players going to the World Cup, which was held in Chile.

At that time, the England team did not shine with great achievements and could only reach the quarterfinals. At this stage, they rivals Brazil, which was one of the favorites. It was she who managed to win the previous championship, so the British were effortlessly beaten without much effort.

Soon Moore was able to gain confidence in the team and get a captain's armband. Bobby could perfectly organize the team play, as well as inspire in difficult moments. In addition, the defender has always been benevolent and welcoming outside the football field, which helped him to gain immense popularity among many fans of this sport.

World Championship 1966

This championship was held in England, participating in it and was able to prove himself Bobby Moore. The team of the country in this competition was able to show itself in the best way and achieve excellent results that went down in history.

Especially memorable for many final. In the final match shlestnulis team of England and Germany. By that time the Germans had already achieved excellent results and were considered one of the favorites of the championship.

At one point, the British managed to score a controversial goal. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced vertically upward. Despite the indignation and disagreement of the Germans, the Soviet referee recorded the capture of the gate.

Thanks to the controversial ball, the England team led with a score of 3: 2, but the Germans did not give up and powerfully attacked the opponent's goal. In one of the moments the ball hit the feet of Bobby Moore, and everyone believed that the player simply knocked him out of the field. The defender decided to act in his own way. Avoiding two picks, Moore made an amazing transfer to a teammate, and he easily put the ball into the goal.

Pele and Bobby Moore

In 1970, the England team led by Bobby Moore went to the World Cup, which was held in Mexico. The composition was very strong and counted only on the victory. However, the British did not manage to rest on their laurels for the second time. To throw out the national team from the tournament was able to Germany, which, thus, avenged the final of the last championship.

Nevertheless, for England, that championship became memorable. In one of the matches of the group stage the British met with the Brazilians. The game was one of the most interesting and exciting in the history of this tournament.

In that match against the English defender played the legendary Pele. Only once he managed to bypass the defense, but the gate was saved by the goalkeeper. At the end of the meeting, Brazil still managed to score just one goal. After the game, Pele expressed admiration for the excellent game of Bobby Moore and exchanged shirts with him.

The final match in the national team defender held in November 1973.

Bobby Moore in prison and cinema

Shortly before the start of the World Cup in Mexico, the English defender got into an unpleasant story and could not get into the tournament at all. It all happened when the national team was training in Colombia. In one of the cities of the country, the player was detained on suspicion of stealing a diamond bracelet from the store. Nevertheless, no evidence was found, and the player was released. Later, many joked that the team did not win gold medals at the championship, but the captain brought a diamond bracelet. Due to this incident, Moore was able to get into one of Vysotsky's songs.

After the completion of his football career, Bobby was unable to become a famous coach, instructing little-known teams, he did not achieve significant achievements. However, in 1980, the defender was able to star in the film "Escape to Victory." The picture tells of a fascist prison camp, in which a group of players plays with enemies, while planning an escape plan. In addition to him, Pele and Sylvester Stallone, who had just started his career, also starred in the film.

The last years of the football player

In addition to stunning football skills, Bobby Moore was famous for his addiction to alcohol. Many teammates called him a machine. He could drink more than anyone else, and on training he could be the first. Sometimes he was fined for such behavior, but no one could put forward huge claims to Mura, since he showed himself on the best side.

Because of alcoholic beverages, the player developed cirrhosis of the liver, which caused stomach cancer. The survey was conducted in 1991 and doctors, without hiding, stated that the disease is incurable. In the course of the incident there was only a family. Bobby Moore cold-bloodedly accepted the disease and for a long time did not report it to his comrades. Most fans learned about the disease at the qualifying match for the World Cup. The game took place at Wembley between England and San Marino. The report of the disease was sounded on the radio and shocked many.

Bobby Moore died on February 24, 1993. At the time of death, the player was 51 years old.