Former England football player Bill Foulkes is dead The Manchester United legend taught in England opposing striker fear, with his club, he won championships and the European Cup of Champions. In 1958 he was one of the survivors of the plane crash in Munich.

There are only three players who completed more games for Manchester United as Bill Foulkes: Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and his former team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton.

688 times Foulkes wore the shirt of the “Red Devils” he was for many years captain and won the English championship four times, FA Cup and also the 1968 European Champion Clubs’ Cup with a 4-1 after extra time against Benfica. Scored twice was then Charlton, Foulkes with the next successes linked primarily an event: Both survived the plane crash on 6 February 1958 in Munich, in which eight of the so-called “Busby Babes”, named after coaching legend Matt Busby, were killed.

A machine with the team of ManUnited had an accident on the return flight from a European Cup match at Red Star Belgrade after a stopover at the Munich-Riem airport during a snow storm. A total of 23 people died.

Foulkes , then 26 years old, was one of the best defensive players of his time – and never ran on for another club than Manchester United. The second president of the association , Ed Woodward, Foulkes described as a ” very conservative man I was able to meet several times , including at the Champions League Final 2008 in Moscow – 50 years after his exploits from Munich ” . Foulkes then had rescued injured passengers from the wreckage .

Foulkes in 1951 came as a 19- year-old to the professionals of Manchester United, before he had earned as miners money. Under the heading ” Legends” describes the club’s style of play Foulkes as follows: . ” After starting out as a right winger , he moved into central defense this came Foulkes ‘ game against because he would like uncomplicated liked and fit at the first opportunity to his more talented players could . ”

Despite his simple and rustic style of play Foulkes gained a certain notoriety for it to shoot vital goals . On the way to the European Cup title in 1968, he met in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid 3-3 Full and brought his team to the final.

Now Bill Foulkes has died at the age of 81 years .

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