Frank Lampard - Biography

Last Editor: KITABOO702				Frank Lampard Biography -   Name : Frank Lampard Date of birth : June 20, 1978 Place of birth : Romford, Havering, England Height : 6' Weight : 79 kg International Caps : 38 International Goals : 10

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Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born June 20, 1978 in Romford, Havering, England) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United and Swansea City Frank is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., former England fullback and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United. An England national team regular, Lampard is acknowledged as one of the most improved players in English football over the past three years. He is most renowned for his goal scoring; as of 3 December 2005 he has scored 129 career goals, including 60 goals for Chelsea and 10 goals for England. However, Lampard is more than a goal-scorer; he is a complete midfielder with excellent attacking and defensive qualities. He has won the FA Community Shield (with Chelsea, 2005), the English Premiership (with Chelsea, 2004-05), the League Cup (with Chelsea, 2005) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup (with West Ham, 1999). He has also been capped 38 times for England. In November 2005 he was named the second best player in Europe, losing out in the European Footballer of the Year awards to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho. A month later he finished in second place, once again behind Ronaldinho, in the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Frank belongs to an illustrious football family. Apart from his father, his uncle Harry Redknapp is also a former England international. He currently manages premiership side Portsmouth F.C.. Lampard's cousin, Jamie Redknapp, has played 17 games for the England football team, and has also played club football for Southampton FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool F.C. and AFC Bournemouth. Lampard is currently engaged to Elen Rives, who gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl called Luna, in August 2005. Frank featured in a "Super Goals" advertising campaign for The Sun newspaper in England during Sep/Oct 2005. Justice for the 96.