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My Take
I find Frank Lampard Sr. interesting precisely because of the name attached to him. He built a long, loyal career as a left-back, spending most of it at West Ham United with a short Southend United spell and two England caps. Two caps is a modest international tally, but staying that committed to one club says a lot about the era and the man. What really frames him for me, though, is the shadow he later cast as a father: the surname became far more famous through his son's playing career. I see a solid, single-club professional whose biggest legacy may have been passed on rather than won on the pitch.
Overview
Frank Richard George Lampard (born 20 September 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played most of his career for West Ham United, had a brief spell with Southend United, and was capped twice for the England national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Lampard
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・ランパード・シニア
- Reading
- ふらんく・らんぱーど・しにあ
- Born
- September 20, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- East Ham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 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.