Dennis Viollet
English footballer (1933–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team.[2][3][page needed] He was famous as one of the Busby Babes and survived the Munich air disaster. After his retirement as player, he became a coach and spent most of his managerial career in the United States for various professional and school teams.
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Full name | Dennis Sydney Viollet | ||
Date of birth | (1933-09-20)20 September 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 6 March 1999(1999-03-06) (aged 65) | ||
Place of death | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1949–1953 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1962 | Manchester United | 259 | (159) |
1962–1967 | Stoke City | 182 | (59) |
1967–1968 | Baltimore Bays | 34 | (7) |
1969 | Witton Albion | 8 | (2) |
1969–1970 | Linfield | 11 | (5) |
Total | 494 | (232) | |
International career | |||
1960–1961 | England | 2 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1971 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
1974–1977 | Washington Diplomats | ||
1978–1980 | New England Tea Men (assistant) | ||
1980–1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men (assistant) | ||
1983–1984 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
1990–1995 | Jacksonville Dolphins | ||
1995–1996 | Richmond Kickers | ||
1997–1999 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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