player · international archive · 1964–1971
George Best
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Northern IrelandArchive goals
7
for Northern Ireland · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
5
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
2
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (4)
Career span
1964–1971
first 1964-11-14 · last 1971-04-21
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a right winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, the ability to get past defenders and goalscoring. In 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 7 goals in 5 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-04-21 |  Cyprus | W5–0(h) | 44' 47' 56'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Belfast |
| 1971-02-03 | Cyprus | W3–0(a) | 86' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Nicosia |
| 1968-10-23 |  Turkey | W4–1(h) | 31' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Belfast |
| 1965-05-07 |  Albania | W4–1(h) | 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Belfast |
| 1964-11-14 |  Switzerland | L1–2(a) | 31' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lausanne |
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