Noel Cantwell

Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell ( born February 28, 1932 in Cork, † September 8, 2005 ) was an Irish football and cricket players.

In 36 appearances for the Irish national football team, where he made ​​his debut in 1953, scoring 14 goals the defender to 1966. Cantwell was not only football but also cricket pro, and played in both sports for the Irish national team.

He played at Western Rovers, Cork Athletic, West Ham United (1952 bis 1960/248 games with 11 goals ) and Manchester United (1960 bis 1967/144 games with 8 goals ). The manager of Manchester United, Matt Busby, Cantwell chose to lead the young players of Manchester such as Bobby Charlton, after the disaster of Munich, as in a plane crash eight players died. In 1963 he won with Manchester United the FA Cup.

In both English clubs, as well as in the Irish national football team, he served as captain.

After his playing career, he was manager of Coventry City and Peterborough United and of the cricket clubs New England Tea Men and Jacksonville Tea Men