Carlton Cole

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.

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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)

Origin

Croydon, United Kingdom

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton%20Cole
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158618

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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