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Key facts
- 2003
- England U18
- 2005
- → Grimsby Town (loan)
- Full name
- Simon Charles Francis
- Date of birth
- ( 1985-02-16 ) 16 February 1985 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Nottingham , England
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Position
- Defender
- 0000 2001
- Notts County
- Years
- Team
- 2002 2003
- Bradford City
- 2003 2006
- Sheffield United
- 2005 2006
- → Tranmere Rovers (loan)
- 2006 2010
- Southend United
- 2010 2012
- Charlton Athletic
- 2011 2012
- → Bournemouth (loan)
- 2012 2020
- Bournemouth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- AFC Bournemouth
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Premier League
- Mass
- 89
- Image
- Simon Francis 2015.jpg
- Height
- 191
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- date of birth
- 1985-02-16
- sport number
- 2
- birth name
- Simon Charles Francis
- Commons category
- Simon Francis
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently the first-team technical director at Premier League club Bournemouth.
As a player he was a defender who most notably played in the Premier League for Bournemouth, which was the final team he played for. He spent eight years with the club, five of which were in the top flight. Before joining the Cherries, he played for Bradford City, Sheffield United, Southend United and Charlton Athletic, as well as spending loan spells with Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers. He earned international caps for both England U18 and England U20.
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