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Karl Goddard
Personal information
Full name Karl Eric Goddard[1]
Date of birth (1967-12-29)29 December 1967[1]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death 25 June 2023(2023-06-25) (aged 55)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1984–1986 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Bradford City 73 (0)
1990Exeter City (loan) 1 (0)
1990Colchester United (loan) 16 (1)
1990–1992 Hereford United 9 (1)
1992–1993 Bradford Park Avenue
Total 99 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Eric Goddard (29 December 1967 – 25 June 2023) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United, Bradford City, Exeter City (on loan),[3] Colchester United (on loan), Hereford United and Bradford Park Avenue.[4][5]

Goddard had three children. He died on 25 June 2023, at the age of 55.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karl Goddard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Goddard, Karl". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk.
  4. ^ Karl Goddard at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ Karl Goddard at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ "'We used to call him Besty': Bradford City tributes to the late Karl Goddard". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 12 July 2023.