Last Updated on: 24th December 2022, 02:49 pm
Who is George Cohen? Biography, Wiki
George Cohen was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. Cohen, the 1966 winner’s vice-captain, dies, leaving Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst as the only surviving members of Alf’s starting XI Ramsey.
A player for a Craven Cottage club, Cohen made his debut for the Three Lions in a 2–1 win over Uruguay in 1962 and four years later established himself as Sir Alf’s first-choice defender, Ramsey, for the local tournament.
George Cohen Age
His current age was 83 years.
George Cohen Net Worth
His current net worth was around 500 Million US Dollars.
Cause Of Death
ENGLAND World Cup 1966 hero George Cohen has died. Cohen played as a right-back in the final against West Germany at Wembley Stadium as England won 4-2. Cohen was vice-captain when England triumphed over West Germany in 1966 and won the World Cup.
Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton are the only survivors of the starting eleven from the historic Wembley final.
Career
The uncle of England rugby world champion Ben Cohen, Cohen made his debut in 1956 and retired 13 years later at the age of 29.
He made his Fulham debut in 1956 and played there for 13 seasons. Cohen won his first cap for England when Sir Alf Ramsey picked him up in a 2-1 win over Uruguay in 1964. Manchester United legend George Best described him as “the best full-back I’ve ever played against”.
Cohen played a key role on Ramsey’s winning team in 1966, helping the Three Lions keep clean sheets in each of their first four games. He then started the game that led to England’s winning goal against Portugal in the semi-final before playing the full 120 minutes of the final.
As an attacking right-back, he won 37 caps for England. Cohen also made 459 appearances for Fulham and was born just over a mile from Craven Cottage. Fulham confirmed the sad news on Twitter.
It read: “All of us at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest players and gentlemen, George Cohen MBE.”
Cohen received the MBE in 2000 along with four teammates from 1966 who were not receiving honors at the time: Alan Ball, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, and Roger Hunt.
After his retirement, he coached the Fulham youth team and the England Under-23 side and was Tonbridge’s non-league manager. His tragic death means that only Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst remain in the team that achieved the historic victory.
