Hall of Fame... John Charles: A gentle 巨大（な）, 恐れるd 今後 and divine defender... and the best foreigner to ever play in Italy

The に引き続いて year Charles was a 正規の／正選手 in the 味方する, as a defender, with the club trying to get out of the old Second 分割. 徐々に he was asked to play centre 今後 for 物陰／風下d while continuing in defence for むちの跡s.

In the 1953-54 season, Charles 得点する／非難する／２０d a 記録，記録的な／記録する 43 goals in 39 games. Two years later he 与える／捧げるd 29 as 物陰／風下d were finally 促進するd to the 最高の，を越す flight and he was club captain.

Charles only played one season of First 分割 football for 物陰／風下d but finished with a 記録，記録的な／記録する 38 goals in 40 matches.

After that, 解雇する／砲火／射撃 destroyed the West Stand and 物陰／風下d 手配中の，お尋ね者 to cash in without selling the player to a 国内の 競争相手.

This was what Charles said: ‘The 経営者／支配人 called me in and said, “Juventus want you.”? I said, “Who are Juventus?” and he looked at me and said, “They’re one of the best teams in Italy.” I’d never heard of them but it was different then. You didn’t have the television and 圧力（をかける） ニュース報道 you get now.’

The £65,000 move went ahead and Charles 得点する／非難する／２０d three goals in his first three games to become an instant hero to Il Tifosi.?

Giving them a 解除する: むちの跡s players (from left) Stuart Williams, Charles and Cliff Jones on the 支援するs of Derek Sullivan, Alf Sherwood and Noel Kinsey in training before a match against England in 1955

（人が）群がる favourite: Charles finishes a training run and is followed by 物陰／風下d fans as he enters Elland Road

Tower of strength: Charles rises above England defenders Denis Wilshaw (left) and Billy Wright in 1953

勝利者: Charles （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s Harry Johnston of England to the ball in the same game

Things went from good to better as the Welshman netted 28 times and helped the Old Lady of Turin to their tenth Serie A 肩書を与える. He was also 投票（する）d footballer of the year in Italy.

Charles enjoyed five トロフィー-laden years at Juve. Three Scudetti and a couple of Italian Cups were just reward for the glut of goals which he 供給するd.

There was also the 1958 World Cup. むちの跡s had qualified ? for the only time in their history ? but they did not 不名誉 themselves, 製図／抽選 against Hungary,? Mexico and Sweden.

むちの跡s went on to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Hungary in a play-off and earned a ４半期/4分の1-final tie against Brazil, who had a 約束ing youngster called Pele in the squad.?

Charles, who went on to play 38 times and 得点する／非難する／２０ 15 goals for his country, 行方不明になるd the match through 傷害.

Football family: Charles and his brother Mel at Hamden Park before a Scotland-むちの跡s match

A whole new ball game: Charles playing cricket with his son Terrance

国内の honours: Charles at home with his son listening to the gramophone

In 1962 Charles left Juventus and returned to 物陰／風下d, who themselves had returned to the second tier of 国内の football. It was not a success にもかかわらず the 記録，記録的な／記録する £53,000 支出 and the player quickly 長，率いるd to Roma in a £70,000 取引，協定.

Three seasons at Cardiff City and a 非，不，無-League swansong at Hereford 部隊d followed before Charles finally called it a day.

He was awarded the CBE in 2001 and since then has been 含むd in the Azzurri Hall of Fame, the Football League’s 100 legends, and 指名するd the most 優れた player of the past 50 years by the Foot ball 協会 of むちの跡s.

尊敬の印: 物陰／風下d players and fans applaud as Charles's funeral cortege leaves Elland Road in 2004

Remembrance: Juventus players 観察する a minute's silence for Charles before a match in 2004

同様に as the John Charles Stand, there is a John Charles Way and there is a 破産した／（警察が）手入れする of him inside Elland Road, too.

Any one who has ever tried to navigate 一連の会議、交渉／完成する the 複雑にするd （犯罪の）一味 road system of 物陰／風下d will also 確認する that all 調印するs point to the John Charles Centre for Sport.?

It would be fair to say his 指名する lives on.