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 | |||
1997 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
UBC Thunderbirds | |||
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) |
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National team | |||
1997 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Canada U23 | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Mike Franks (born 27 April 1977) is a Canadian retired 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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006.
External links[]
- CanadaSoccer.com[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Edmonton
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football goalkeepers
- UBC Thunderbirds soccer players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- RBC Roosendaal players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- USL First Division players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Canadian soccer biography stubs