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George Best: Belfast ka jadugar winger

Atemad E-Magazine 20 October 2026 · 5 minute ka mutalia

George Best (George Best) shumali Ireland ke winger the jinhon ne saath ki dahai mein Manchester United ke liye khelte hue apni dribbling, raftar aur tawazun se dunya bhar ke shaiqeen ko hairan kiya. Sirf 22 baras ki umar mein woh English League, European Cup aur Europe ke behtareen khiladi ka Ballon d'Or (Ballon d'Or) inaam jeet chuke the. Ek chhote footballi mulk se taluq ki wajah se woh kabhi World Cup nahin khel sake, magar unhein aksar un azeem khiladiyon mein gina jata hai jo World Cup ke stage tak nahin pahunche³.

Ibtidai zindagi aur aghaz

Best 22 May 1946 ko Belfast mein paida hue. Larakpan mein woh mashriqi Belfast ke Cregagh Boys Club (Cregagh Boys Club) ke liye khelte the¹. Maqami club Glentoran ne unhein "bahut chhota aur halka" keh kar radd kar diya tha, magar 15 baras ki umar mein Manchester United ke scout Bob Bishop (Bob Bishop) ne unhein dekha aur manager Matt Busby (Matt Busby) ko taar bheja: "Mera khayal hai mujhe aap ke liye ek genius mil gaya hai"³.

17 baras ki umar mein 14 September 1963 ko Old Trafford mein West Bromwich Albion ke khilaf unhon ne First Division mein pehla match khela¹³.

Club career

1964-65 Best ka pehli team mein pehla mukammal season tha, aur isi season United League champion bana. 9 March 1966 ko Lisbon ke stadium mein Benfica ke khilaf European Cup ke quarter final mein un ke do golon ne unhein raaton raat Europe bhar mein mashhoor kar diya. 1966-67 mein United ne ek baar phir League jeeti³.

1967-68 un ke career ka urooj tha. League mein 28 goal ke saath woh mushtaraka tor par sab se ziyada goal karne wale khiladi rahe aur Football Writers Association ne unhein saal ka behtareen khiladi qarar diya; woh yeh azaz pane wale sab se kam umar khiladi the. May 1968 mein Wembley mein European Cup ke final mein United ne izafi waqt ke baad Benfica ko 4-1 se haraya⁴. Izafi waqt ke teesre minute mein Best ne gend le kar difa ko peechhe chhora, goalkeeper ko jhansa diya aur bayen paon se gend jaal mein daal di. Yeh United ka pehla European Cup tha, aur isi baras Best ko Ballon d'Or bhi mila³.

7 February 1970 ko FA Cup mein Northampton Town ke khilaf 8-2 ki jeet mein unhon ne akele chhe goal kiye³. Transfermarkt ke record ke mutabiq United ke liye un ka aakhri sarkari match yakum January 1974 ko tha; club ke liye unhon ne 470 matchon mein 179 goal kiye¹.

1976 se 1977 tak London ke club Fulham mein unhon ne 47 matchon mein 10 goal kiye¹. Is ke alawa woh America ki North American Soccer League mein Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers aur San Jose Earthquakes ke liye, Scotland mein Hibernian ke liye, aur aakhir mein 1982-83 mein English club Bournemouth ke liye khele³.

International career

Shumali Ireland ke liye Best ka pehla match 15 April 1964 ko Swansea mein Wales ke khilaf tha, jo un ki team ne 3-2 se jeeta. 14 November 1964 ko Lausanne mein Switzerland ke khilaf World Cup qualifying match mein unhon ne apna pehla International goal kiya²³.

Transfermarkt ke record ke mutabiq unhon ne 1964 se 1977 tak shumali Ireland ke liye 37 matchon mein 9 goal kiye, jin mein 14 World Cup qualifying match the².

Un ka sab se mashhoor International lamha woh goal hai jo gina nahin gaya. 15 May 1971 ko Belfast ke Windsor Park mein England ke khilaf, jab goalkeeper Gordon Banks (Gordon Banks) gend ko kick karne ke liye hawa mein uchhal rahe the, Best ne pehle hi paon laga kar gend un ke sar ke upar se uchhal di aur daur kar khali goal mein header kar diya; referee ne goal tasleem nahin kiya³.

Khel ka andaz

Best bunyadi tor par dayen wing ke khiladi the aur donon paon istemal karte the¹. Woh dayen wing par 7 aur bayen wing par 11 number ki qamees pehante the. Un ke khel mein raftar, maharat, tawazun, jism ki jhukai se mukhalif ko dhoka dena aur goal karne ki salahiyat sab shamil the³.

Aadad o shumar

Team	Saal	Match	Goal
Manchester United	1963–1974	470	179
Fulham	1976–1977	47	10
Hibernian	1980	5	0
Shumali Ireland	1964–1977	37	9
Kul		559	198

Yeh aadad Transfermarkt ke match war record (sarkari match) se 18 October 2026 tak liye gaye hain; American clubon, Stockport County, Cork Celtic, Bournemouth aur Brisbane ke match is record mein shamil nahin, aur Hibernian ke sirf Cup match darj hain, League match nahin¹².

Azazat

European Cup: 1968 [3][4]
English League: 2 baar (1965, 1967) [3]
Ballon d'Or: 1968 [3]
Football Writers Association ka saal ka behtareen khiladi: 1968 [3]

Wirsa

Best ko British Football ke sab seba salahiyat dribblers mein shumar kiya jata hai, aur 2002 mein unhein English Football Hall of Fame ke pehle arkan mein shamil kiya gaya. 22 May 2006 ko, jo un ki saathwin salgirah hoti, Belfast City Airport ka naam badal kar George Best Belfast City Airport rakh diya gaya. Un ka intiqal 25 November 2005 ko hua¹³.

Makhaz

Transfermarkt, "George Best – Stats by club" (match-by-match record, accessed 18 October 2026). https://www.transfermarkt.com/george-best/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/174986
Transfermarkt, "George Best – National team career" (match-by-match record, accessed 18 October 2026). https://www.transfermarkt.com/george-best/nationalmannschaft/spieler/174986
Wikipedia, "George Best" (accessed 18 October 2026): Cregagh Boys Club, scouting by Bob Bishop, debut 14 September 1963, 1965 and 1967 league titles, Benfica 1966, 1967–68 season, 1968 European Cup final goal, 1968 Ballon d'Or, six goals v Northampton, later clubs, Northern Ireland debut and first goal, 15 May 1971 v England, style of play, Hall of Fame, airport renaming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best
FIFA, "Tributes to legends from a golden era" (15 January 2024): Manchester United's first European Cup in 1968, 4-1 against Benfica. https://www.fifa.com/en/the-best-fifa-football-awards/articles/tributes-to-legends-sir-bobby-charlton-mario-zagallo-franz-beckenbauer

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