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Alan Ball Jr. was an English association football player and coach. Born in Farnworth in 1945, he played as a midfielder for Hellenic F.C., Bristol Rovers F.C., Blackpool F.C., and Eastern FC. He represented England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and the 1968 UEFA European Championship. His playing career spanned from 1962 to 1987.
Ball later served as the coach of Southampton F.C. He was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire. He died of myocardial infarction in Warsash in 2007.
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Key facts
- 1976
- → Hellenic (loan)
- 1978
- → Philadelphia Fury (loan)
- 1979
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- 1982
- → Floreat Athena (loan)
- 1983
- Bristol Rovers
- Full name
- Alan James Ball
- Date of birth
- ( 1945-05-12 ) 12 May 1945
- Place of birth
- Farnworth , Lancashire , England
- Date of death
- 25 April 2007 (2007-04-25) (aged 61)
- Place of death
- Warsash , Hampshire , England
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Position
- Midfielder
- 1960 1961
- Bolton Wanderers
- 1961 1962
- Blackpool
- Years
- Team
- 1962 1966
- Blackpool
- 1966 1971
- Everton
- 1971 1976
- Arsenal
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- England
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Ball
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Farnworth
- Place of death
- Warsash
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1968 UEFA European Championship
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Bristol Rovers F.C.
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Statue of Alan Ball, Everton's Holy Trinity.jpg
- Height
- 168
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- Alan Ball Jr
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1945-05-12
- date of death
- 2007-04-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- coach of sports team
- Southampton F.C.
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- name in native language
- Alan Ball Jr.
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Alan James Ball (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was an English professional football player and manager. He won the 1966 World Cup with England and scored more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City. One of the best midfielders of his generation, he was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
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