Brian greenhoff biography
Greenhoff was born in Barnsley, and as a youngster played for Yorkshire Schoolboys.!
Brian Greenhoff was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale.
Brian Greenhoff
English footballer
Brian Greenhoff (28 April 1953 – 22 May 2013) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale.[3] He was capped 18 times for England.
Career
Manchester United
Greenhoff was born in Barnsley, and as a youngster played for Yorkshire Schoolboys. He joined Manchester United as a youth player in August 1968, and made his first-team debut against Ipswich Town on 8 September 1973.[4] He helped Manchester United win the 1977 FA Cup, by which time he had developed a partnership with Martin Buchan in central defence.
He was very versatile, starting his career as a midfielder and finishing it as a centre back of international class. Greenhoff scored 17 goals in his Manchester United career and played 271 games between 1973 and 1979.[5] His brother, Jimmy, also played for Manchester United.[6]
Greenhoff was brought to Manchester United as one of