centre-back
noun1
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A central defender, a player who plays in the centre of defence, just in front of the goalkeeper
- Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday.2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:
- Related terms
- full-back, wingback