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Norbert Peter
"
Nobby
"
Stiles
MBE
(May 18, 1942 – October 30, 2020)
[2]
was an
English
footballer. He was born in
Collyhurst
,
Manchester
.
Stiles played for
England
for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious
1966 FIFA World Cup
campaign. His best performance in an England shirt was probably the semi-final of that tournament against
Portugal
, where he was given the job of marking the prolific
Eusebio
. His tough performance resulted in Eusebio being practically nullified for the entire game.
Stiles also played very well in the
final
, which England won 4?2 against
West Germany
. His post-match celebration has become one of the most famous images in English sport history. The sight of Stiles dancing on the
Wembley
pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, has lived for decades.
On 24 November 2013, it was announced that Stiles was diagnosed with
prostate cancer
.
[3]
Stiles died on 30 October 2020 after suffering with prostate cancer and advanced
dementia
in Manchester, aged 78.
[4]
[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
[8]
[9]
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
England
|
1965
|
8
|
0
|
1966
|
15
|
1
|
1967
|
1
|
0
|
1968
|
1
|
0
|
1969
|
1
|
0
|
1970
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
28
|
1
|
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stiles goal
.
[10]
Manchester United
England