Michael Greenwood

Michael Greenwood
Personal information
Full nameMichael M. Greenwood
Date of birth9 April 1935
Place of birthBarnsley, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bishop Auckland
National team
1960Great Britain1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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, 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 GreenwoodFIFA competition record
  2. "Profile". Sports Reference.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.