Dennis Viollet
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Viollet in 1957 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Sydney Viollet | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 March 1999 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1953 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1962 | Manchester United | 259 | (159) |
| 1962–1967 | Stoke City | 182 | (59) |
| 1967–1968 | Baltimore Bays | 34 | (7) |
| 1969 | Witton Albion | 8 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Linfield | 11 | (5) |
| Total | 494 | (232) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1961 | England | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1974–1977 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| 1978–1980 | New England Tea Men (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1984 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
| 1990–1995 | Jacksonville Dolphins | ||
| 1995–1996 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 1997–1999 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team. He was famous as one of the Busby Babes and survived the Munich air disaster. After his retirement as player, he became a coach and spent most of his managerial career in the United States for various professional and school teams.