English footballer (1935–2021)
Michael Greenwood|
Date of birth |
(1935-04-09)9 April 1935 |
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Place of birth |
Barnsley, England |
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Date of death |
25 April 2021(2021-04-25) (aged 86) |
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Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1959–1962 |
Bishop Auckland |
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1960 |
Great Britain |
1 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Moore Greenwood (9 April 1935 – 25 April 2021) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Greenwood, who played as an amateur for Bishop Auckland at the time, represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[1] making one appearance in the tournament.[2][3] He combined his football career with working as a PE teacher.[4]
Greenwood later worked at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall Hall and was also employed by the Sports Council in West Yorkshire.[4]
Later life and death
As of April 2012 he was living in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[4] He organises reunions for the surviving players of the 1960 Olympic squad.[4]
In April 2012, Greenwood publicly expressed a number of concerns about the British team due to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4]
Greenwood died on 25 April 2021, at the age of 86.[5]
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