Peter Osgood

Peter Leslie Osgood ( born February 20, 1947 in Windsor, England; † March 1, 2006 in Slough, England ) was an English footballer who became a legend at Chelsea and Southampton FC.

Osgood made ​​his debut in 1964 at the age of 17 years at the London club Chelsea FC, where he scored in his first game two goals. Throughout his time at Chelsea he stood until 1974 at 289 games on the field and scored 105 goals. He gained the title of King of Fans at Stamford Bridge.

He then moved to Southampton FC and sat there, his success until 1978 in 126 games with 28 goals away. In 1976 he defeated the " Saints" Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

For the English national Osgood played four times, but without Torerfolge. His first international game was in 1970 against Belgium. Then he also scored the squad of World Cup 1970. 's U-23 team, he scored four goals in six games.

After his time at Southampton he played for a very short time - about a month - for Norwich City and tried for nine months in the United States at Philadelphia Fury his luck.

Peter Osgood died unexpectedly on the morning of March 1, 2006 in hospital after he collapsed at the funeral of his uncle.

Achievements

• FA Cup: 1970 and 1976
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1971