Michael Greenwood
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 April 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bishop Auckland | |||
National team | |||
1960 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael M. Greenwood (born 9 April 1935) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Greenwood, who played as an amateur for Bishop Auckland at the time, represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[1] making one appearance in the tournament.[2][3] He combined his football career with working as a PE teacher.[4]
He later worked at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall Hall and was also employed by the Sports Council in West Yorkshire.[4]
Later life
Greenwood is retired; in April 2012 he was living in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[4] He organises reunions for the surviving players of the 1960 Olympic squad.[4]
In April 2012, Greenwood publicly expressed a number of concerns about the British team due to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4]
References
- ^ "Michael Greenwood". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Michael Greenwood – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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