&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Best_in_1967.jpg) Best in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2014 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1967 | Philadelphia Ukrainians | ||
| 1967 | Philadelphia Spartans | 12 | (1) |
| 1968 | Cleveland Stokers | 32 | (0) |
| 1968 | Fleetwood | 18 | (2) |
| 1968–1969 | California Jaguars | ||
| 1969–1973 | Dallas Tornado | 93 | (0) |
| 1971 | Dallas Tornado (indoor) | 2 | (1) |
| 1974 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Best (11 July 1940 – 5 October 2014) was a professional soccer player who played as a defender, spending six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five-time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Born in England, he also earned one cap with the United States national team in 1973.