John Charles
John Charles was a Welsh footballer (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004). Charles played as a centre-forward for Hereford United and Juventus. Charles scored 378 goals in 753 league and international games and won 8 trophies, including 3 league titles.
Charles's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 715 | 363 |
| Wales | 38 | 15 |
| Total | 753 | 378 |
Goals per game: 0.50.
Charles's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 8
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 4
- Trophies with Wales: 1
- Individual awards: 9
Juventus
- Serie A: 3 (1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61)
- Coppa Italia: 2 (1958–59, 1959–60)
Cardiff City
- Welsh Cup: 2 (1963–64, 1964–65)
Wales
- British Home Championship: 1 (1959–60)
Individual
- English First Division top goalscorer: 1 (1956–57)
- Capocannoniere: 1 (1957–58)
- Corriere dello Sport Serie A Team of The Year: 2 (1958, 1960)
- Corriere dello Sport Serie A Player of The Year: 2 (1958, 1960)
- UEFA Golden Player: 1
- English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2002)
- Juventus FC Hall of Fame: 1 (2025)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 1949–1957: Leeds United, 297 games, 150 goals
- 1957–1962: Juventus, 155 games, 108 goals
- 1962: Leeds United, 11 games, 3 goals
- 1962–1963: Roma, 10 games, 4 goals
- 1963–1966: Cardiff City, 69 games, 18 goals
- 1966–1971: Hereford United, 173 games, 80 goals
- 1972–1974: Merthyr Tydfil
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