Frank Stapleton

Frank Stapleton represents the kind of grounded, hard-working footballer I deeply respect. A striker from Dublin who led the line for both Arsenal and Manchester United, he also became a cornerstone of the Republic of Ireland's national side, shouldering the hopes of a country. At 1.80 m he was the willing, physical number nine who threw himself into every box. What I find especially admirable is that he did not vanish after retirement; he went on to manage at Bradford City and MLS side New England Revolution, passing his hard-earned knowledge to the next generation. A life given wholly to the game, lived first as a player and then as a teacher, earns a quiet tip of my hat.

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Name (English)

Frank Stapleton

Name (Japanese)

フランク・ステープルトン

Reading

ふらんく・すてーぷるとん

Born

July 10, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Stapleton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118942

Tags

• County Dublin
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.