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Rio Ferdinand
Ferdinand in 2015
Personal information
Fou name Rio Gavin Ferdinand[1]
Date o birth (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 45)
Place o birth Denmark Hill, Lunnon, Ingland
Hicht 1.89m[2]
Playin poseetion Centre-back
Hauflin career
1992–1996 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 West Ham United 127 (2)
1996–1997Bournemouth (loan) 10 (0)
2000–2002 Leeds United 54 (2)
2002–2014 Manchester United 312 (7)
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 11 (0)
Total 514 (11)
Naitional team
1996–1997 Ingland U18 7 (0)
1997–2000 Ingland U21 5 (0)
1997–2011 Ingland 81 (3)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly

Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an Inglis umwhile professional fitbawer wha played as a centre-back. He played 81 times for the Ingland naitional fitbaa team atween 1997 an 2011, an wis a member o three FIFA Warld Cup squads.[3] He is regairdit bi mony tae be ane o Ingland's greatest ever players an he is ane o the maist decoratit Inglis fitbawers o aw time.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 2 Februar 2012. p. 23. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 27 Februar 2012. Retrieved 2 Februar 2012.
  2. "Player Profile: Rio Ferdinand". Premier League. Archived frae the original on 8 Juin 2013. Retrieved 31 Julie 2012.
  3. "Rio Ferdinand Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log". ESPN Soccernet. 15 November 1997. Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 19 Apryle 2010.
  4. "Chelsea v Manchester United: Rio Ferdinand vilified as his pursuit of the FA Cup goes on". Telegraph.co.uk. 1 Apryle 2013.
  5. "Report: Former England Captain Rio Ferdinand Signs for QPR". World Soccer Talk. Archived frae the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 Apryle 2017.
  6. "Why is Rio Ferdinand the most unheralded player of his England generation?". FourFourTwo.
  7. "Rio Ferdinand retires: Former Manchester Utd defender was one of the greats". Sky Sports.