Jimmy Greaves

Jimmy Greaves is not his full name, but is the way in which his fans and also the rest of the people mostly known this really famed soccer player.  His complete name is James Peter Greaves and was born on February 20, 1940 in East Ham, England.  East Ham is a district particularly located in London.  He is usually nicknamed Greavsie by his fans and the rest of the people who know him.  The position in which he is experienced the most is as a striker.

Once Jimmy Greaves started his career as a professional soccer player, he has played in different professional clubs.  In 1957, Jimmy Greaves began playing in the Chelsea, and stayed there for four years.  Thus, in 1961, he stopped playing there and moved to the AC Milan.  With this club, he played from 1961 to 1962.  In addition, Jimmy Greveas played in the Tottenham Hotspur for nine years and up to 1970.  After that, he moved to the West Ham United, where he played from 1970 to 1971.

Also, Jimmy Greaves was a fundamental player in the England national team, where he played for eight years and with which he scored 44 goals.  Nevertheless, in the mid 70s, Greaves had one of the worst moments of his life since he found himself immersed in alcoholism.  Thus, in 1978, the player quitted drinking and got to have a good and popular place as a TV presenter and football authority.  Admired for having almost 50 years of marriage and being a happy grandfather, Jimmy Greaves will always be in the minds of those people who know about good professional English soccer.