TVS Player Profile – Time Vault Soccer

Profile Tuesday – Cliff Jones 2

TobyApril 16, 2018April 16, 20182 Comments

Name: Cliff Jones

Born: 7 February 1935 – Swansea, Wales

Position: Left & Right Winger

Club Career: Years Team Apps Gls 1952-1958 Swansea Town 168 47 1958-1968 Tottenham Hotspur 318 135 1968-1970 Fulham 25 2

International Career: 1954-1969 Wales 59 16

Career Profile:

Considered by most football experts of the day as the best winger in Europe, Cliff Jones was vital to the Spurs 1960-61 double winning team that also went on to lift the FA Cup in 1962 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963.

Lightning fast, full of trickery and as brave as they come he became the embodiment of Bill Nicholson’s mantra that "Winning wasn't enough, it had to be done with a certain style”.

When Tottenham Hotspur first staged a European Cup match against Polish champions Gornik Zabrze in 1961, the Welshman scored a perfect hat-trick — left-foot, right-foot, header, all inside 12 minutes.

Playing 59 times for Wales Cliff appeared in the 1958 World Cup and was part of the Welsh team that beat England 2 – 1 at Ninian Park in 1955 and claims that the winner he scored was his best ever goal.

Time Vault Soccer doffs it’s cap to this Tottenham Hostpur legend with a representation of the double winning 1960 – 61 season. A season that saw Cliff contribute 19 goals in 37 appearances for his club and 3 goals in 4 for his country.

Card Profile:

Position: Midfield/Attack (Left, Right) Rating: 2 Star Skill Stats: ATTACK 6 DEFEND 3 Special:

Raw pace (Speed Skill): When Cliff Jones attacks, your opponent must immediately separate the last card from a defending move consisting of two or more defenders.

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1960–1961 Tottenham Hotspur 37 (4) 19 (3) Div1, FAC

Strategy Tip: A true game changer. Cliff Jones is capable of spoiling your opponents defensive plans. When deployed as the shooting card he boosts your attack whilst simultaneously weakening your opponent’s defence at a critical moment. Equally useful for strategically moving your opponents defence around and hindering their card play. A true strategic thinker’s card.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 12/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.

Profile Tuesday – John Radford

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Name: John Radford

Born: 22 February 1947 – Hemsworth, England

Position: Center/Inside Forward, Right Winger

Club Career: Years Team Apps Gls 1964-1976 Arsenal 481 149 1976-1977 West Ham Utd 28 0 1977-1979 Blackburn Rovers 38 10

International Career: 1969-1971 England 2 0

Career Profile:

Arsenal FC’s fourth all time highest goal scorer behind Cliff Basten, Thierry Henri and Ian Wright and the clubs youngest ever hat-trick scorer (against Wolves in 1965). John Radford was a powerful, fearless and unselfish forward.

An instrumental part of Arsenal’s FA Cup and League double-winning side of 1970 – 71, a season that proved the most prolific for Radford who scored 21 goals and set up many more including both goals that secured Arsenal the 2-1 FA Cup win against Liverpool clinching the double.

Only capped twice for his country, Frank Mclintock tells a story that Radford said of Sir Alf Ramsay, “Don’t like the booger”… a straight talking, true Highbury Legend.

Time Vault Soccer doffs it’s cap to this no fuss, highly effective forward with a representation of the double winning 1970 – 71 season.

Also see “Gunnerstown” blog.

Card Profile:

Position: Attack (Centre, Right) Rating: 1 Star Skill Stats: ATTACK 5 DEFEND 2 SPECIAL: N/A

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1970 – 1971 Arsenal 62 (0) 21 (0) Div1, FAC

Strategy Tip: Maybe lacking the top end scoring power of some forwards Radford offers a defensive cushion. Well suited to a balanced strategy from the start or used as a substitute to replace a more defensive minded player when chasing the game. Particularly useful when playing along side players with the "Inspiration" Special Skill.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 32/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.

Profile Tuesday – Aristide Guarneri

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Name: Aristide Guarneri

Born: 7 March 1938 – Cremona, Italy

Position: Center Back, Right Full-back

Club Career: Years Team Apps Gls 1957-1958 Como 32 0 1958-1967 Internazionale 268 3 1967-1968 Bologna 28 1 1978-1969 Napoli 22 0 1969-1970 Internazionale 3 0 1970-1973 Cremonese 8 0

International Career: 1963-1968 Italy 21 1

Career Profile:

Nicknamed “Lo Stopper Gentiluomo” (The Gentleman Stopper) Guarneri is famed as being a tenacious defender who never received a red-card during his career. Originally a right sided full-back he was paired with Armando Picchi at Inter Milan and converted into an elegant, yet powerful, center-back where he built a reputation for tackling, marking and possessing an exceptional positional sense.

A crucial pillar of the Internazionale Team known as La Grande Inter (The Great Inter) between 1958 and 1967 he helped them secure, back to back, European Cup wins in 1964 and 1965, three Serie A divisional titles in 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66 and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 1965.

Capped 21 times by Italy, debuting against Pele’s Brazil in 1963, Guarneri became a European Champion with the national team, on home soil, in 1968.

Time Vault Soccer doff’s it’s cap to this “elegant bulwark” of a defender with a representation of the 1964-65 season. The season that saw Guarneri complete a League, European and Intercontinental Cup treble with The Great Inter.

Card Profile:

Position: Defend (Centre, Right) Rating: 1 Star Skill Stats: ATTACK 1 DEFEND 6 SPECIAL: N/A

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1964–1965 Internazionale 31 (2) 0 (0) SerA, EC, IC

Strategy Tip: An out and out defender providing heavy fortification at the back. Although offering little in attack, when combined with a Goalkeeper and/or deployed alongside players with the “Inspiration” Special Skill Guarneri can be a match saver.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 6/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.

Profile Tuesday – Ian Callaghan

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Name: Ian Callaghan

Born: 10 April 1942 – Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Position: Center, Right, Midfield

Club Career: Years Team App Gls 1959-1978 Liverpool 857 68 1978 Lauderdale (loan) 20 0 1978-1981 Swansea City 76 1 1979 Canberra (loan) 9 0 1981 Cork United 2 0 1981 Crewe Alexandra 15 0

International Career: 1966 -1977 England 4 0

Career Profile:

Ian Callaghan is a Liverpool legend. Holding the record for most appearances (857) over his 19 seasons with the club where he helped his team win promotion to the top division in 1962 and subsequently win the league title in 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976 and 1977, FA Cup in 1965 and 1974, UEFA Cup in 1973 and 1976 and the European Cup in 1977.

Arguably overlooked by England with 4 caps, Ian was part of the England World Cup winning squad of 1966, making one appearance in the Finals in the 2 – 0 group win over France. A game that saw Ian set up the second goal for Hunt with a deft cross to the far post.

After the arrival of Messers Souncess and Dalglish he decided to leave Liverpool (in 1978) to help Swansea into the then second division in 1979. Loaned out to Lauderdale Strikers and Canberra City and after a brief spell in Ireland Ian closed his illustrious playing career at Crewe Alexandra making his final appearance at the age of 40.

Only ever booked once and voted Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year in 1974, Time Vault Soccer “doff’s it’s cap” to this, proper, footballing legend with a representation of the 1976 – 77 season. The Season that saw Ian usher Liverpool to both League and European Cup glory.

Card Profile:

Position: Midfield (Right) Rating: 1 Star Skill Stats: ATTACK 4 DEFEND 4 SPECIAL: N/A

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1976 – 1977 Liverpool 48 (0) 2 (0) Div 1, EC, USC

Strategy Tip: A well balanced midfielder, equally adept at helping out at the back as going forward in support of his attackers. Callaghan may not be your star player but his contribution to allowing you to evolve a flexible in game strategy should not be underestimated. A strategist’s player.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 27/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.

Profile Tuesday – Alberto Tarantini 4

TobyFebruary 6, 2018March 6, 20184 Comments

Name: Alberto Cesar Tarantini

Born: 3 December 1955 – Ezeiza, Argentina

Position: Left Back, Wing Back, Centre Back

Club Career: Years Team App Gls 1973 – 1977 Boca Juniors 179 0 1978 – 1979 Birmingham City 23 1 1979 Talleres de Cordoba 13 1 1980 – 1983 River Plate 0 0 1983 – 1984 SC Bastia 29 1 1984 – 1988 Toulouse 130 8 1988 – 1989 FC St. Gallen 0

International Career: 1974 - 1982 Argentina 61 1

Career Profile:

A tough tackling, fiery tempered, nightlife loving player of undoubted talent, notable for winning the World Cup with Argentina in 1978 without having a club.

Time Vault Soccer “doff’s it’s cap” to this trailblazing Argentinian with a representation of the 1977 – 78 season when Tarantini helped lift the World Cup for the hosting nation.

… Just prior to his signing for Birmingham City where we proceeded to knock out Manchester Utd’s Brian Greenhoff before wading into the crowd to punch one of his own clubs fans.

Card Profile:

Position: Defend (Left) Rating: 2 Stars Skill Stats: ATTACK 3 DEFEND 5 Special:

Ferocious tackle. Play in defence in response to a <3* card played in attack by your opponent, both cards are immediately discarded. Cancels opponents skill.

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1977 – 1978 N/A 0 (7) 0 (1) (World Cup)

Strategy Tip: A solid defender with a physical edge, Tarantini is best suited to man marking an opponent’s low ranking special skill player to nullify their strategic impact or to prevent your opponent getting a shot off. He remains no slouch when it comes to general defensive duties and can be pressed into attack if required.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 19/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.

Profile Tuesday – Albert Johanneson

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Name: Albert Louis Johanneson

Born: 13, March 1940 – Germiston, South Africa

Position: Left Winger

Club Career Years Team Apps Gls 1960 – 1970 Leeds Utd 172 48 1970 – 1972 York City 26 3

International Career: N/A

Career Profile:

One of the first, super talented, black men to grace the (old) English First Division and the first player from African descent to appear in the English FA Cup Final.

Integral in getting Leeds Utd promoted to top flight football in 1963-64 with 13 league goals, Johanneson built a reputation as a powerful and fast marauding forward player. Naturally skillful he is remembered by Leeds Utd fans as the creative, entertaining force in an otherwise dour team.

A man of outstanding courage, he endured racist abuse from spectators and other players with staggering good grace. George Best later reflected: “Albert was quite a brave man to actually go on the pitch in the first place”.

Time Vault Soccer "doff's it's cap" to this quiet and inspirational man with a representation of the 1964-65 season when Johanneson helped Leeds to 2^ndplace in the old First Division and a F. A Cup Final. A game that saw him make history as the first black man to grace the final but ultimately a game Leeds lost 2 – 1 to a Liverpool side featuring Ian Callaghan and Ian St John.

Card Profile:

Position: Midfield/Attack (Left, Center) Rating: 1 Star Skill Stats: ATTACK 5 DEFEND 2 Special: N/A

Season Stats: Year Team App Gls Hons 1964 – 1965 Leeds Utd 36 (0) 12 (0) -

Strategy Tip: Maybe lacking the out and out goal scoring power of some attackers Johanneson offers a little more in the defensive department. Well suited to a balanced strategy from the start or used as a substitute to replace a more defensive minded player when chasing the game. Enhanced when playing along side players with the "Inspiration" Special Skill.

Features in: "Debut 60's v 70's - Card No: 13/32"

Figures in (Italics) = stats for their National side.