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Key facts
- Full name
- John William Aldridge
- Date of birth
- ( 1958-09-18 ) 18 September 1958 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool , England
- Height
- 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
- Position
- Striker
- 1978 1979
- South Liverpool
- Years
- Team
- 1979 1984
- Newport County
- 1984 1987
- Oxford United
- 1987 1989
- Liverpool
- 1989 1991
- Real Sociedad
- 1991 1998
- Tranmere Rovers
- 1986 1996
- Republic of Ireland
- 1996 2001
- Tranmere Rovers
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1988
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Republic of Ireland
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- John Aldridge.JPG
- Height
- 181
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- Commons category
- John Aldridge
- date of birth
- 1958-09-18
- coach of sports team
- Tranmere Rovers F.C.
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- John Aldridge
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Encyclopedic overview
John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "Aldo", he was a prolific, record-breaking striker. His tally of 329 Football League goals is the sixth-highest in the history of English football.
During his early career, he worked his way up through the lower leagues, playing in every league from the old Fourth Division to the old First Division. Initially signed as a replacement for Ian Rush, Aldridge spent over two successful seasons at Liverpool, winning the league and FA Cup once, and narrowly missing out on a second league title. Aldridge spent two seasons at Real Sociedad, becoming the first non-Basque player to sign for the club in several decades as they abandoned their selective recruitment policy. In 1991, he returned to England to play for Tranmere Rovers, becoming their player-manager in 1996. He retired from playing in 1998 and resigned as manager in 2001 and has not managed since.
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