Don Goodman

Don Goodman is exactly the type of footballer whose numbers I respect more the longer I look at them. Nearly 600 Football League appearances and 162 goals across roughly 20 years isn't the stuff of headlines, but it's the backbone of English football, the durable striker who keeps turning up and finding the net. Leeds-born and playing through to the modern era, he then moved into commentary, which tells me he understood the game well enough to explain it. I find that second act fitting. There's something admirable about a long, steady career that ends with you talking knowledgeably about the sport you gave two decades to.

Donald Ralph Goodman (born 9 May 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career spanned for nearly 20 years, during which he played nearly 600 Football League games and scored 162 goals.

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Name (English)

Don Goodman

Name (Japanese)

ドナルド・グッドマン

Reading

どなるど・ぐっどまん

Born

May 9, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Leeds, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

178 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / sports commentator

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• sports commentator

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.