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.jpg) George Robledo in the kit of the Chile national football team (1950). | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Oliver Robledo [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1989 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Barnsley | 105 | (45) |
| 1949–1953 | Newcastle United | 146 | (82) |
| 1953–1958 | Colo-Colo | 153 | (84) |
| 1959–1960 | O'Higgins | 21 | (6) |
| Total | 425 | (217) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1957 | Chile | 31 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955 | Colo-Colo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George "Jorge" Oliver Robledo[1] (14 April 1926 – 1 April 1989) was a Chilean professional footballer. He played as a striker, and is most notable for his time spent with Newcastle United. He was the first non-British-registered foreign player to become top scorer in England.
- ^ a b Williams, Richard (21 May 1999). "The story of the fabulous Robledo boys". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
In the records of Chilean football they are listed as 'Jorge' and 'Eduardo', leading to the assumption that their names were anglicised after their arrival in Yorkshire. Not so, Walter [Robledo] says. They were indeed baptised in Chile, but by a Presbyterian minister who recorded their names as George Oliver Robledo and Edward Oliver Robledo.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "George Robledo (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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