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My Take
Carlton Cole is the classic target striker I have a real fondness for: 191 centimetres of physical presence leading the line, most memorably for West Ham. Fifty-two Premier League goals across four clubs may look modest, but doing it consistently through loans and setbacks shows a player who kept fighting for his place. Starting at Chelsea and being shuttled out on loan could have stalled many careers, yet he carved out a real identity. Now coaching, he is presumably teaching young forwards the art of holding up play with their backs to goal. I am a sucker for that kind of hard-won knowledge being passed down.
Overview
Carlton Michael George Cole (born 12 October 1983) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 52 goals in 288 Premier League appearances for four clubs. Cole began his career at Chelsea in 2001, spending spells out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa before being transferred to West Ham United in 2006.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlton Cole
- Name (Japanese)
- カールトン・コール
- Reading
- かーるとん・こーる
- Born
- October 12, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Croydon, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.