Bobby Moore is an England footballer. The position in which the defender played. It is considered one of the best defense footballers. The legendary Pele admitted that Moore is the strongest defender against whom he played.
Youth
A football player was born on April 12, 1941. Mura's hometown is Barking. Interesting is the player’s full name, which includes the name of the legendary English club, and sounds like Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore. Such a name is just a coincidence and he got from his grandfather. By the way, the famous central defender never played for Chelsea, but spent his best career years in other England teams.
As a child, Bobby Moore did not have special football skills, did not have the proper speed and did not make any impression at all. A huge desire and determination helped him become a football legend . Subsequently, Moore was able to acquire many skills and got rid of the shortcomings.
West Ham United
Until the age of fifteen, Moore played for school teams, and then was able to qualify for the “irons”. The first match he spent at the age of seventeen against Manchester United. The British footballer was able to gain a foothold in 1960, and soon took over the duties of captain.
In addition to the position of the defender, Moore in some matches could appear on goal. In one of the matches for the Cup, Bobby was able to get a penalty. This happened when the goalkeeper failed, and in view of the fact that no replacements were made at that time, he had to save the team.
In addition to football, Bobby Moore was very interested in another popular game in England - cricket.
The Cup of England became the player’s debut trophy, and a year later the team proved to be excellent in the European arena and was able to win the Cup Winners Cup.
As part of West Ham United, Moore spent sixteen years and moved to Fulham. Interestingly, these clubs soon met in the FA Cup final. The winner is the Hammers.
At West Hem United, Bobby Moore spent the best years of his career becoming a favorite of the public. It was in this team that the defender managed to gain the skills that the whole world admired.
Fulham
In 1973, Moore began to think about moving to another club. The main dream of the defender was a victory in the championship. Even before this moment, the football player dreamed of a transfer to one of the grandees of England, but this did not happen. Bobby Moore believed that despite the fact that he is doing very well, wages were inadequate.
Subsequently, the player’s relations with the management of the team deteriorated, and he had to leave the club. The next three seasons, the defender spent in the “Fulham”.
The player left a lot of time in training, even practiced alone, but it did not bring much benefit. Soon, his career began to decline, and Moore went to play overseas. The last season the player spent in “Herning Fremad” from Denmark.
After leaving West Ham United, the player became less visible and could not start playing at a high level. Many fans bitterly looked at the defender, who did a lot for football, but could not find a niche for himself in it.
Career Team
In 1962, rookie Bobby Moore made his debut in England. The football player spent his first match against the team of Peru. Soon he was on the list of players heading for the World Cup, which was held in Chile.
At that moment, the England team did not shine with huge achievements and was able to reach only the quarter-finals. At this stage, they went to rivals Brazil, which was one of the favorites. It was she who managed to win the previous championship, so the British were beaten without much effort.
Soon, Moore was able to gain confidence in the team and get a captain's armband. Bobby could perfectly organize the game of the team, as well as inspire in difficult moments. In addition, the defender was always friendly and welcoming outside the football field, which helped him to gain immense popularity among many fans of this sport.
1966 World Cup
This championship was held in England, participating in it and was able to prove himself Bobby Moore. The team of the country at this competition was able to show themselves in the best way and achieve excellent results that went down in history.
The final was especially remembered by many. In the final match, the England and German national teams clashed. The Germans by that time had already achieved excellent results more than once and were considered one of the favorites of the championship.
At one point, the British managed to score a controversial goal. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced vertically down. Despite the indignation and disagreement of the Germans, the Soviet referee recorded a goal.
Thanks to the controversial ball, the England team led with a score 3: 2, but the Germans did not give up and powerfully attacked the opponent’s goal. At one point, the ball hit the feet of Bobby Moore, and everyone believed that the player would simply knock him out of the field. The defender decided to act in his own way. Having avoided two tackles, Moore made a terrific pass to his teammate, who without any problems brought the ball into the goal.
Pele and Bobby Moore
In 1970, the England team led by Bobby Moore went to the World Cup, which was held in Mexico. The composition was very strong and counted only on victory. However, the British failed to rest on their laurels for the second time. Germany could throw the national team out of the tournament, which, in this way, avenged the final of the last championship.
Nevertheless, for England that championship was memorable. In one of the group stage matches, the British met with the Brazilians. The game has become one of the most interesting and exciting in the history of this tournament.
In that match, the legendary Pele played against the English defender. Only once he managed to get around the defense, but the goalie saved the gate. At the end of the meeting, Brazil still managed to score just one goal. After the game, Pele expressed admiration for the excellent game of Bobby Moore and exchanged T-shirts with him.
The defender spent the final match in the national team in November 1973.
Bobby Moore in Prison and Cinema
Shortly before the start of the World Cup in Mexico, the English defender got into an unpleasant story and could not get to the tournament at all. It all happened when the team held training in Colombia. In one of the cities of the country, a player was detained on suspicion of theft of a diamond bracelet from a store. Nevertheless, no evidence was found, and the player was released. Later, many joked that the team did not win gold medals at the championship, but the captain brought a diamond bracelet. Thanks to this incident, Moore was able to get into one of Vysotsky’s songs.
At the end of his football career, Bobby could not become a famous coach, instructing little-known teams, he did not achieve significant achievements. However, in 1980, the defender was able to star in the film "Escape to Victory." The picture tells about the fascist prison camp, in which a group of football players plays with enemies, while planning an escape plan. In addition to him, Pele and Sylvester Stallone, who had just begun his career, also starred in the film.
The last years of the football player
In addition to his amazing football skills, Bobby Moore was famous for his addiction to alcohol. Many teammates called it a car. He could drink the most, and be the first to attend training. Sometimes he was fined for such behavior, but no one could put forward huge claims to Muru, since he showed himself on the field from the best side.
Because of the alcoholic drinks, the football player developed cirrhosis of the liver, which caused stomach cancer. The examination was conducted in 1991 and the doctors, without hiding, stated that the disease was incurable. Only the family was aware of the incident. Bobby Moore calmly accepted the disease and for a long time did not report it to his comrades. Most fans found out about the disease at the qualifying match for the World Cup. The game was held at Wembley between England and San Marino. The report of the disease was voiced on the radio and shocked many.
Bobby Moore died on February 24, 1993. At the time of death, the footballer was 51 years old.