Bobby Moore : Ask Biography

Personal information

Full name

Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore

Date of birth

12 April 1941

Place of birth

Barking, England

Date of death

24 February 1993(age 51)

Place of death

London, England

Playing position

Defender

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Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 � 24 February 1993) was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of world football, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against.

He won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by 125-cap goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Moore's total of 108 caps continued as a record for outfield players until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap. However, unlike Beckham, Moore played every minute of every one of his caps.