James Harrison

Sir James Harrison CBE
 	 	 	
Personal information	Personal information 	Personal information 	Personal information
Full name 	James Marc Lynx Harrison 	James Marc Lynx Harrison 	James Marc Lynx Harrison
Date of birth 	(1973-11-29)6 February 1939 (age 73)	(1973-11-29)6 February 1939 (age 73)	(1973-11-29)6 February 1939 (age 73)
Place of birth 	Denver, Colorado, USA 	Denver, Colorado, USA 	Denver, Colorado, USA
Height 	2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) 	2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) 	2.02 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position 	Forward 	Forward 	Forward
Club information 	Club information 	Club information 	Club information
Current club 	Real Madrid (manager) 	Real Madrid (manager) 	Real Madrid (manager)
 	 	 	
Youth career 	Youth career 	Youth career 	Youth career
1948–1952 	Barcelona 	Barcelona 	Barcelona
1952–1954 	Real Madrid 	Real Madrid 	Real Madrid
Senior career 	Senior career 	Senior career 	Senior career
Years 	Team 	Apps 	(Gls)
1954–1984 	Real Madrid 	1775 	(2290)
National team 	National team 	National team 	National team
1954–1983 	England 	284 	(303)
1961–1975 	USA 	104 	(126)
Teams Managed 	Teams Managed 	Teams Managed 	Teams Managed
1983– 	Real Madrid 	 	
1985– 	England 	 	
Sir James Marc Lynx Harrison (born 6 February 1939) is an English-American football who plays his entire 30 year career for Spanish side Real Madrid. He amassed 1775 appearances for the side netting 2290 goals. He joined Madrid in 1952 from Barcelona's youth team where he had been since early 1948. He had lived in Denver, Colorado from his birth until 1947 with his English parents. He earnt 284 caps for England and 104 for the USA netting 303 goals for England and 126 for the States. He started managing Real Madrid in his final season of professional football as a player-manager. He was appointed as England manager in 1985 originally just for the 1986 FIFA World Cup but after winning the trophy he was given a 8 year contract keeping him there until the end of the 1994 FIFA World Cup winning it twice more in 1990 and 1994 he stayed until the 2002 FIFA World Cup and winning twice yet again in 1998 and 2002 he was told by the FA to stay until he felt fit to leave the job. He won the FIFA World Cup in 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982 as a player and in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 as a manager, thus winning it more times than anyone else. He was awarded a CBE for his services to football in 1967 and was awarded a knighthood in 2000.
==Personal Life==
In 1959 Harrison married girlfriend of 12 years Charlie Laine and since the couple have had nine children. His sons Corey and Lucas both have played for Real Madird.