Michael Greenwood

Michael M. Greenwood (born 9 April 1935) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Michael Greenwood
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-04-09) 9 April 1935
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bishop Auckland
National team
1960 Great Britain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Greenwood, who played as an amateur for Bishop Auckland at the time, represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in the tournament.[1][2] He combined his football career with working as a PE teacher.[3]

He later worked at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall Hall and was also employed by the Sports Council in West Yorkshire.[3]

Later life

Greenwood is retired; in April 2012 he was living in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[3] He organises reunions for the surviving players of the 1960 Olympic squad.[3]

In April 2012, Greenwood publicly expressed a number of concerns about the British team due to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3]

References
  1. Michael Greenwood – FIFA competition record
  2. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  3. 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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