Johnny Vincent (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English footballer
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1947
Place of Birth: West Bromwich, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Dec-2006
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Johnny Vincent (footballer)
- John Victor "Johnny" Vincent (8 February 1947 – 23 December 2006) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward.
- He made nearly 300 appearances and scored 59 goals in the Football League.
- After a spell in non-League football he finished his playing career in the United States. Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Vincent joined Birmingham City from school.
- He made his first-team debut in March 1964, shortly after his 17th birthday.
- His style of play was elegant and he was consistent in his ability to launch an attack, whether by good passing of the ball or by purposeful running.
- When he became a first team regular, some three years after making his debut, he was creating chances for Barry Bridges, Geoff Vowden and Fred Pickering; later he supplied Jimmy Greenhoff, Bob Latchford and Bob Hatton.
- He had a powerful shot himself; for Birmingham he scored 44 goals in 194 appearances in all competitions.
- He remained first choice under Stan Cullis's management, but Cullis's successor Freddie Goodwin traded him for Middlesbrough's more physical George Smith, both players being valued at £40,000.
- He spent one season at Middlesbrough followed by three years with Cardiff City, before returning to the Midlands with Atherstone Town.
- He finished his playing career with a season in the NASL with Connecticut Bicentennials.After football, he spent 13 years in the licensed trade in the West Midlands area.
- He died of cancer in a Kidderminster, Worcestershire, nursing home at the age of 59.
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