George Cohen, a defender who performed on England’s World Cup-winning group in 1966, has died, the English Football Association stated Friday. He was once 83.
Cohen performed each and every minute of England’s victorious marketing campaign on house soil. He made 37 appearances for his nationwide group for granted again.
Cause of loss of life was once now not introduced.
Cohen performed his whole membership occupation for Fulham, the place he made 459 appearances between 1956 and 1969. He retired from enjoying at 29 after a significant knee harm.
“Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever players — and gentlemen — George Cohen,” the Premier League membership stated in a observation.
Cohen was once the vice-captain for England when the group beat West Germany 4–2 within the 1966 World Cup ultimate at Wembley Stadium. England striker Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick in that fit, which went to overtime.
“Very sad to hear my friend and England teammate George Cohen has died,” Hurst wrote on Twitter. “Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George’s wife Daphne and his family.”
Hurst and Bobby Charlton are the only surviving members of the England squad from the final.
The FA said a tribute to Cohen would be planned at Wembley in March when England face Ukraine.
“We are very sad to hear the news of George Cohen’s death today,” FA chair Debbie Hewitt stated.
Fulham known Cohen’s contribution to the membership via unveiling a statue of him at Craven Cottage in 2016.
“I to find it completely glorious that they even idea I used to be worthy of it,” Cohen said at the time, according to a tribute posted Friday on the club’s website. “Especially because it was once along Johnny Haynes, the best title in Fulham’s historical past.”
Cohen had labored inside the west London membership’s hospitality suites, regaling visitors with tales from his improbable occupation.