Banks

Gordon Banks

Gordon Banks

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Born in Sheffield, England from December 30, 1937 to February 12, 2019, he is a former England professional football player and a goalkeeper. He has played in Chesterfield, Leicester City, Stoke City and other clubs.

In 1958, banks began his career. He has played for Chesterfield, Leicester City, Stoke City and other clubs. In 1978, banks announced his retirement. On April 6, 1963, banks played for England for the first time. In 1966, banks helped England to win the world cup. In the match with Brazil, banks saved Pele's close range header, which was later known as "century save". Banks has set a record of 23 consecutive games and seven consecutive games without goals in the national team. In the IFFHS world's best goalkeeper of the 20th century, banks is second only to LEV Yassin. On February 12, 2019, Gordon Banks died at the age of 81.

Early experience

Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield, England on December 30, 1937. He likes to play goal, especially when he was young.

Once he went to see an amateur team play in millsburg. Because the goalkeeper didn't show up at the start of the match, the manager of millsburg asked him to play a guest role to help guard. His performance made the opposing team want him to join after the game.

He started very hard. He was forced to leave the Yorkshire League after 15 goals in two appearances.

In 1955, at the age of 18, banks signed a contract with Chesterfield as an amateur player, but he was not a professional player. Instead, he spent his spare time training and playing with the team. The next year, Chesterfield youth team entered the FA Youth Cup final against Manchester United led by Bobbie Charlton. In the cheers of 32000 fans at the Old Trafford stadium, banks hit high and low, and finally beat the opponent 4:3.

Sports career

club

In 1958, Gordon Banks entered the first team of Chesterfield football club.

He joined Leicester City in 1959 for a transfer fee of 7000. Because of his name "banks", he was called "Bank of England", which shows his strength at that time.

In his second season, Leicester City reached the FA Cup final, but lost to the double champion spurs.

In 1963, Leicester City lost the FA Cup final again. But the next year banks won the league cup with the team.

When he moved to stoke, he was worth 78000, which was a record at that time.

In 1972, banks helped stoke win the first League Cup in history. In the same year, he was selected as the best player in England.

On October 22, 1972, shortly after banks had undergone artificial joint replacement surgery in the hospital, he relied on his driving skills to overtake at high speed. As a result, he collided with a pickup truck, and the windshield fragments took away his right eye vision. Only with the careful treatment of doctors can he prevent damage to his left eye.

Three years later, with his own efforts and exercise, banks overcame the illusion of monocular vision, returned to the field and joined the North American Football League Lauderdale forward team. He was called "the great one eyed goalkeeper" by the fans.

Banks played more than 510 league games, including 194 for stoke.

national team

In April 1963, banks played for the first time for the national team at Wembley Stadium against Scotland. Scotland didn't show any mercy to banks. Jim Baxter scored two goals and beat England. ALF Ramsey, who just coached the national team, didn't blame banks, but let him play again against Brazil a few weeks later. In the game, banks played bravely, but was forced to 1:1 by the other side. He was severely criticized by the coach. Banks felt very wronged because Brazil scored with a free kick from 30 meters away. After the ball opened, he went straight to banks' left. He dived to save the ball. As a result, the ball turned to his right like a remote control. Banks, who had lost his center of gravity, could only watch the football enter the net. He said it was the most unforgettable goal in his life and no goalkeeper in the world could hold it.

After all, banks made his third appearance on behalf of the national team against the influential Czech team, winning 4:2. From then on, the gate guarded by banks was not easy to break.

The 1966 World Cup was held in England. In front of the powerful offensive of Bobbie Charlton, Hurst and others, the opponent was tired of defending, occasionally several scoring opportunities were also disintegrated by banks, and England entered the semi-final without losing a goal. In the semi-final against Portugal, banks lost a goal, which was scored by usibio from a penalty kick. After the event, banks was very remorseful. He wrote in his autobiography: "if I had to choose one of the 73 games I played for England, I would choose this game against Portugal. In my mind, this game will never go away. "Although England made it to the final with Charlton's two goals, banks was bitter about the penalty:" at that stage, every goal was like a knife in my ribs. "

In the final against Germany, banks showed composure and saved Germany's goal several times, but he didn't expect Germany to draw 2:2 at the end of the 90 minute game. In extra time, Hurst of England won the controversial goal from the goal line. Later, Hurst scored the fourth goal and England won the Rimet cup.

In the 1970 World Cup, he also made a brilliant save to block the inevitable header of Pele.

England played Brazil in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Before the game, people call this game Pele and Moore's contest, but after the game, people call it Pele and banks' fight.

Before the start of the game, Ramsey coach called banks aside and told him that Buckingham Palace wanted to award him the medal of the British Empire and hoped that he would play well in the game against Brazil. Banks lived up to expectations and made the best save in the history of football. During the game, a Brazilian winger lifted the ball to the far post of banks. Bailey flies to kill, jumps high, throws the lion head fiercely, the ball path is extremely cunning, straight to the net nest. In a flash, banks leaped to the right. Just as the football was about to cross the goal line, he put out his hands and blocked the ball outside the door. The ball flew out of the crossbar.

Pele couldn't believe his eyes. Later, Pele admitted that it was the most beautiful save he had ever seen in his life. According to the photos taken by the sports reporters, banks' diving was very beautiful at that time. His whole body stretched out parallel to the ground, and his hands stretched out like eagle's claws to the football, steadily blocking it out. This photo has become a priceless treasure of FIFA and can be seen in various brochures. It represents the wisdom and courage, beauty and skill of football.

Despite the best save, England lost 0-1 to Brazil.

At the end of the game, Bob Moore and Pele exchanged shirts and hugged each other, while banks quietly went back to the dressing room, still remembering the save.

England entered the quarter final against Germany after a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic. Coach Ramsey had to let Peter Bonetti out on the night before the game because banks was sick and vomiting. In the 2:0 lead, the coach replaced Charlton, want to let him rest to maintain physical strength, prepare for the semi-finals. Unexpectedly, Germany tenaciously organized the attack, leveled the score, and finally defeated England. People began to blame banks, some even said he took bribes. Banks is burdened with a heavy ideological burden.

In October 1972, banks suffered a car accident, which led to his right eye blindness. A car accident almost ended banks' football career.

In his national career, banks has only lost 57 goals in 73 appearances, with 35 games without goals.

He played 36 times for the national team at Stoke, one less than at Leicester.

Banks is very critical of the football match. When he plays football, no one wants to lose the ball, but after losing the ball, the whole team will try every means to get the score back. The atmosphere has changed. Before playing, we should first see how much the entrance fee is and how much bonus we give to win. Football revolves around money.

Banks knew that when he played football, football was a sport, and football had become a sport with strong commercial atmosphere.

Short term coaching

After retiring, banks once coached AFC Telford United Football Club for a short time.

Off the court

Retired life

Banks, with the order of the British Empire, is the honorary chairman of Stoke City Football Club for life.

Banks' career seems to have exhausted his body. After his retirement, his wrists, fingers, clavicles and nose have been scarred. In recent years, banks has been fighting kidney disease.

Statue unveiled

On July 13, 2008, the statue of England's legendary goalkeeper banks was completed outside the British stadium, and Bailey attended the opening ceremony.

Pass on the Olympic flame

two thousand and twelve

Chinese PinYin : Ban Ke Si