Quantos jogos Norman Hunter fez pelo Leeds United?

Norman Hunter disputou 726 partidas pelo Leeds United entre 1962 e 1976 e marcou 18 gols.

Norman Hunter foi campeão do mundo em 1966?

Fez parte do elenco da Inglaterra campeã em 1966, mas não entrou em campo. Recebeu a medalha de campeão somente em 2009.

Por que Norman Hunter era chamado de Bites Yer Legs?

O apelido, que significa algo como "morde as suas pernas", fazia referência à marcação dura e agressiva do zagueiro.

Resposta rápida

Norman Hunter foi zagueiro do Leeds United entre 1962 e 1976, com 726 jogos, dois títulos ingleses e 28 partidas pela Inglaterra, integrando o elenco campeão do mundo em 1966.

Norman Hunter

Norman Hunter was born in Eighton Banks, near Gateshead, on October 29, 1943. A tough and technical defender, he was one of the pillars of Don Revie's Leeds United and earned the nickname "Bites Yer Legs" for his intense marking. He spent 14 years at Leeds, from 1962 to 1976, and played 726 matches, scoring 18 goals. He was English champion in 1968/69 and 1973/74, second division champion in 1963/64, League Cup champion in 1968, FA Cup winner in 1972, and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup champion in 1968 and 1971. In 1974, he was the first winner of the Player of the Year award chosen by the players themselves, the PFA Award. For the England national team, he played 28 matches and scored 2 goals between 1965 and 1974. He was part of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad, though he did not play, and only received his championship medal in 2009. In 1970, he came on during the defeat to West Germany in the quarter-finals. After Leeds, he played for Bristol City and Barnsley, where he was also a coach. He died on April 17, 2020, at the age of 76.