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Frank Lampard Profile |
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Birth Date: June 20, 1978
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Birth Place: Romford, Essex, England, UK
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Birth Name: Frank James Lampard Jr.
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born 20 June 1978) is an English
football player currently at Chelsea and previously with
West Ham United and Swansea City. He is a central midfielder
known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific
goalscoring abilities from midfield.
Lampard was born in Romford, Havering, England. He is the
son of Frank Lampard Sr., the former England full back and
two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United. His family is
related to another famous footballing family, the Redknapps.
Lampard was educated at Brentwood School, a boys'
independent school in Brentwood, Essex.
A current England national team regular, Lampard is
acknowledged as one of the most improved players in English
football over the past three years. He has won the English
Premiership twice (with Chelsea, 2004-05 and 2005-06), the
F.A. Cup (with Chelsea, 2007) twice the League Cup (with
Chelsea, 2005 and 2007), the FA Community Shield (with
Chelsea, 2005), and the UEFA Intertoto Cup (with West Ham,
1999).
In November 2005 he was named runner-up to Brazilian
midfielder Ronaldinho in the European Footballer of the Year
awards. A month later he finished in second place, once
again behind Ronaldinho, in the 2005 FIFA World Player of
the Year awards. He was also named FWA Footballer of the
Year in 2005.
Lampard belongs to an illustrious football family. Apart
from his father, his uncle Harry Redknapp is also a former
West Ham United player. 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.
He is currently engaged to Elen Rives, who gave birth to the
couple's first child, a girl in August, 2005. Elen gave
birth to the couple's second child, another girl, in May,
2007
He recently revealed that he and Elen plan on getting
married this year. He is learning Spanish, which has been
the partial cause of speculation linking him with a move to
the La Liga, until he revealed it was strictly for family
reasons, as his partner is Spanish and he wants their
daughters to grow up bilingual. Lampard featured in a "Super
Goals" advertising campaign for The Sun newspaper in England
during Sep/Oct 2005.
In July 2006, The Sun newspaper serialized his autobiography
book Totally Frank, uncovering the secrets of his personal
life and his reactions of the disappointing World Cup.
He is the only current member of the England team to have
gone to a private school, having attended the independent,
£11,565 a year, Brentwood School in Essex, at which time he
was in the same year as model Jodie Marsh and gained an A in
his Latin GCSE.
Lampard has matured since 2000 when he was caught up in an
alleged sex-tape scandal with Rio Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer
in the resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. He currently owns an
Aston Martin DB9 and a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. He currently
owns two dogs - both are French mastiffs, named Daphne and
Rocco. |
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Other Information |
Daughter, Luna Coco Patricia Lampard (b. 22 August 2005),
with girlfriend Elen
Plays for Chelsea and England
He and girlfriend Elen are expecting their second baby in
June 2007.
Has scored 13 goals for England (April 2007).
Second daughter Isla Lampard, born May 20, 2007.
Cousin of Jamie Redknapp.
Nephew of Harry Redknapp. |
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