Mike Franks (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 April 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
University of British Columbia | |||
1997 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Vancouver 86ers | 5 | (0) |
1998–2000 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
1999 | → RBC Roosendaal (loan) | ||
2000–2001 | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 43 | (0) |
Vancouver Firemen | |||
International career | |||
1997 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Canada U23 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mike Franks (born 27 April 1977 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian soccer player who has played professionally in North America, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
Career
Club career
Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers, PSV Eindhoven, RBC Roosendaal and Hibernian.[1][2]
International career
Franks never earned a full cap for the Canada men's national soccer team, although he was a squad member for a number of competitions including the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also earned youth caps.
Personal
He is the younger brother of Chris Franks.[3]
References
- ^ "Vancouver 'keeper at Home in the Netherlands". Global Goalkeeping.
- ^ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com.
External links
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Hibernian F.C. players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- RBC Roosendaal players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Soccer people from Alberta
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- UBC Thunderbirds soccer players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Canadian soccer biography stubs