Frank James Lampard was born on 20 June 1978 and is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Everton.
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82 Facts About Frank James Lampard
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Frank James Lampard is widely regarded as one of Chelsea's greatest ever players, and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation.
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Frank James Lampard has the record of the most goals by a midfielder in the Premier League and of scoring the highest number of goals from outside the box.
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Frank James Lampard ranked highly on a number of statistics for Premier League players for the ten years from 1st December 2000, including most games and most wins.
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Frank James Lampard won three Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, four FA Cups, and two Football League Cups.
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Frank James Lampard is one of 10 players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League.
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Frank James Lampard is fourth in the Premier League's all-time assists ranking, with 102 assists.
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Frank James Lampard holds a number of additional Chelsea and Premier League records, and has won PFA Fans' Player of the Year and the FWA Tribute Award.
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Frank James Lampard played 106 matches for the England national team, after making his debut in 1999.
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Frank James Lampard began his managerial career with Derby County in 2018, leading the club to the final of that season's Championship play-offs.
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Frank James Lampard was appointed as Chelsea's head coach a year later, guiding them to fourth place and the FA Cup Final in his first season.
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Frank James Lampard joined West Ham when his father was the assistant coach, entering as an apprentice in the youth team in 1994 and signing a professional contract the following year.
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Frank James Lampard played nine times for Swansea before returning to West Ham in January 1996.
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Frank James Lampard made his debut for West Ham on 31 January 1996 against Coventry City coming on as a substitute for John Moncur.
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Frank James Lampard had made 16 appearances in all competitions for The Hammers.
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From this season Frank James Lampard took the number 18 squad number having previously held the number 26 spot.
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Frank James Lampard came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Eyal Berkovic.
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Frank James Lampard finished with 13 goals, in addition to leading the league in assists with 16.
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Frank James Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions League further increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world.
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Frank James Lampard's second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Claude Makelele's cross with his chest then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley.
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Frank James Lampard landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year.
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Frank James Lampard finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
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Frank James Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals.
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Frank James Lampard scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007.
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Frank James Lampard managed to play 40 matches, 24 of them in the Premier League.
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On 13 August 2008, Frank James Lampard signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea worth £39.
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Frank James Lampard scored the 150th goal of his club career with a goal against Manchester City in the Premier League.
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Frank James Lampard again scored a stoppage time winner, this time against Wigan Athletic.
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Frank James Lampard was later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.
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Frank James Lampard scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atletico Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to fifth among the club's all-time goalscorers.
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Frank James Lampard helped Chelsea make a remarkable comeback, assisting John Terry from a corner for the second goal and then equalising the aggregate score from the penalty spot with a powerful shot to the left of the goal.
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Frank James Lampard assisted Didier Drogba for the first goal, and scored the fourth goal for the Blues from a free-kick 35 yards from goal.
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Frank James Lampard captained Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern Munich due to Terry's suspension.
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On 22 February 2014, Frank James Lampard scored a stoppage-time winner against Everton, initially credited to John Terry but awarded to Frank James Lampard by the Dubious Goals Committee, keeping Chelsea in first place.
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On 23 May 2014, Frank James Lampard was included on the list of players released by Chelsea.
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Frank James Lampard said that any contract talks with Chelsea would be decided after the 2014 World Cup, with a statement saying "he will meet with Chelsea before any consideration of a move elsewhere".
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New York City's parent club, Manchester City, announced on 3 August 2014 that Frank James Lampard would join the club on a six-month deal ending in January 2015.
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Frank James Lampard extending his stay in Manchester prompted an angry response from fans in New York, with New York City being accused of dishonesty for using the player in their promotional material and MLS Commissioner Don Garber being accused of poor leadership and a lack of transparency in handling the affair.
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On 1 January 2015, Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini hinted that Frank James Lampard could extend his stay at Manchester City to a second season.
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Frank James Lampard's equalising goal ended Chelsea's perfect winning streak in the season, but it was a goal which he did not celebrate, and he described it as a very emotional day.
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On 1 January 2015, the day after extending his stay with the club, Frank James Lampard scored the winner for City in a Premier League encounter against Sunderland.
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On 10 January 2015, Frank James Lampard signed a pre-contract to play for New York City FC in MLS, beginning on 1 July.
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In July, Frank James Lampard was one of the 22 players to be named to the 2015 MLS All-Star Game roster.
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Frank James Lampard finished his second MLS season with the club with 13 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, as New York City finished in second place in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time ever, clinching a spot in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
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Frank James Lampard announced his retirement on 2 February 2017 after turning down several offers, and said that he would look to obtain his coaching qualifications after retiring.
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Frank James Lampard played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals in 19 appearances, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.
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Frank James Lampard was part of the team at the FA Summer Tournament 2004, which England won.
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Frank James Lampard was overlooked for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to take part in his first international competition.
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Frank James Lampard became a regular in the squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the Year by fans in 2004 and 2005.
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Frank James Lampard was England's top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, with five goals.
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Frank James Lampard was very disappointing during qualifying for Euro 2008.
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Frank James Lampard sent Stipe Pletikosa the wrong way from the spot and finished with one goal as England failed to qualify for the tournament.
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Frank James Lampard's first goal was England's 100th ever penalty and his second was a header from a cross from Glen Johnson, after Steven Gerrard was substituted he captained the side.
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On 26 August 2014, Frank James Lampard announced that he had retired from international football.
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Frank James Lampard was deployed as a deep-lying playmaker on occasion, in particular in his later career, due to his ability to build attacks with his passing.
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Hard-working player, with notable stamina and an ability to read the game, Frank James Lampard was capable of functioning creatively and starting attacking plays or providing assists for teammates after winning back possession, due to his technique, vision, and passing range.
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On 31 May 2018, Frank James Lampard was appointed as manager of Championship club Derby County on a three-year contract.
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On 4 July 2019, Frank James Lampard was appointed as the new head coach at former club Chelsea on a three-year contract, making him the first English manager to manage the side in over two decades.
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Frank James Lampard won Premier League Manager of the Month for October 2019 after Chelsea recorded a perfect record in the league for the month.
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Frank James Lampard eventually guided Chelsea to 4th in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Arsenal.
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Frank James Lampard reportedly fell out with or had limited communication with some players, causing former teammate and club advisor Petr Cech to have to serve as an intermediary.
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Frank James Lampard described the night as "one of the greatest nights of my career".
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From 2015 until 2017, Frank James Lampard served as a team captain on the ITV comedy panel show Play to the Whistle alongside Bradley Walsh.
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In 2018, Frank James Lampard was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 19.
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Frank James Lampard attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with eleven GCSEs, including an A* in Latin.
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Frank James Lampard's uncle is Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp's son Jamie Redknapp.
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Frank James Lampard is a supporter of the Conservative Party and was rumoured to run as a candidate for Kensington upon Malcolm Rifkind's retirement at the 2015 general election.
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Frank James Lampard subsequently denied that he was running to be an MP.
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Frank James Lampard was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.
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Frank James Lampard has written a series of children's novels, inspired by his mother and children, related to football.
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In 2021, Frank James Lampard was charged with using a mobile phone while driving after being filmed by CyclingMikey driving while holding a takeaway cup in one hand and a mobile phone in the other.
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Frank James Lampard formerly owned The Pig's Ear, Chelsea's oldest pub, with his father.
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Frank James Lampard has two daughters with his former fiancee, Spanish model Elen Rivas.
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Frank James Lampard phoned in, objecting to criticism and asserting that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.
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Frank James Lampard married Christine Bleakley, a Northern Irish broadcaster, on 20 December 2015.
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