"Jorge Robledo" redirects here. For those of a similar name, see Jorge Robledo (disambiguation).
George Robledo
George Robledo in the kit of the Chile national football team (1950).
Personal information
Full name
George Oliver Robledo [1]
Date of birth
(1926-04-14)14 April 1926
Place of birth
Iquique, Chile
Date of death
1 April 1989(1989-04-01) (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.
^ abWilliams, 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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