Ashley Cole

English association football player (born 1980)

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Ashley Cole is an English soccer player born in 1980 who is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his era. He matters because of his exceptional skill and influence on the sport during his professional career.

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Known for

England 2006: The Golden Generation — Self2026
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2012/13 — Self2013
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2011/12 — Self2012
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2010/11 — Self2011
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2009/10 — Self2010
A League of Their Own — Self2010
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2008/09 — Self2009
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2007/08 — Self2008
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2006/07 — Self2007
Arsenal - Arsène's Eleven2007

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Left-Back
Nationality: England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ashley
Family name: Cole
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Stepney
Spouse: Cheryl
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Premier League Hall of Fame
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2012
Sport: association football
Member of team: Derby County F.C.
Position played: full-back
League: Major League Soccer
Country for sport: England
Mass: 103
Image: ACole.JPG
Height: 176

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Commons category: Ashley Cole
date of birth: 1980-12-20
start of work period: 1999-00-00
end of work period: 2019-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 2418881
name in native language: Ashley Cole
coach of sports team: Cesena FC

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Encyclopedic overview

Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Serie B club Cesena. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered by many critics and fellow professional players one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport.

Born in Stepney, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. With Arsenal he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and was an integral member of the "Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first UEFA Champions League final in 2006; the club lost 2–1 to Barcelona.

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