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Les Ferdinand
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English association football player (born 1966)
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Leslie Ferdinand, born in Acton, England, is a former association football player and coach. He played as a forward in the Premier League for teams including Hayes F.C., Brentford F.C., West Ham United F.C., and Queens Park Rangers F.C. He also represented England in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. His playing career began in 1986.
Ferdinand has served as a coach for Queens Park Rangers F.C. In addition to his sports career, he is an autobiographer. He was born on December 8, 1966, and holds United Kingdom citizenship. He speaks English and was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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Film & TV
Acton, London, England, UK
Leslie Ferdinand MBE is an English former professional footballer and current coach and who is the director of football at Queens Park Rangers.
Known for
- Transfer 3602024
- Robson Green's Weekend Escapes — Himself2023
- Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football & Me — Self2017
- First Among Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story — Self2013
- The Race — Self2006
- Match of the Day 2 — Pundit2004
- Top Gear — Self2002
- Do I Not Like That - The Final Chapter — Self1997
- GamesMaster — Self1992
- Match of the Day — Pundit1964
via TMDB
Key facts
- 1988
- → Brentford (loan)
- 1998
- England B
- 2003
- West Ham United
- 2005
- Reading
- 2015
- Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)
- Full name
- Leslie Ferdinand
- Date of birth
- ( 1966-12-08 ) 8 December 1966 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Acton , Greater London, England
- Height
- 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
- Position
- Striker
- Years
- Team
- 1984 1986
- Southall
- 1986 1987
- Hayes
- 1987 1995
- Queens Park Rangers
- 1988 1989
- → Beşiktaş (loan)
- 1995 1997
- Newcastle United
- 1997 2003
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 2003 2004
- Leicester City
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- England
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Acton
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1996
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- England
- Mass
- 85
- Image
- LesFerdinandMay2015 (cropped).JPG
- Height
- 180
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1966-12-08
- Commons category
- Les Ferdinand
- coach of sports team
- Queens Park Rangers F.C.
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- Les Ferdinand
- birth name
- Leslie Ferdinand
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Encyclopedic overview
Leslie Ferdinand (born 8 December 1966) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit.
A striker, his playing career included notable spells in the Premier League with Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers. He also played in Turkey with Beşiktaş and in the Football League with Brentford, Reading and Watford. Prior to becoming a professional player, Ferdinand had played non-league football with both Southall and Hayes. He earned 17 caps for England and was part of the Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads. He is the eleventh-highest scorer in the history of the Premier League, with 149 goals and he contributed a further 49 assists in the division.
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