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John Wark

ジョン・ウォーク　/　じょん・うぉーく

Association football player from United Kingdom

August 4, 1957 (age 68)　・　Glasgow, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

John Wark is the kind of one-club loyalist I deeply admire. A Glasgow-born Scot, he poured most of his career into Ipswich Town, winning a record four Player of the Year awards and becoming one of the club's first Hall of Fame inductees. He wandered to Liverpool and Middlesbrough, yet kept returning home to Ipswich, which tells you everything about the bond. In an era of restless transfers, his career reads like a love letter to a single club. I respect that fidelity enormously; it is rarer and, frankly, more moving than any trophy haul.

Overview

John Wark (born 4 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. Wark had long spells at the club, which bookended his career, and a third, brief interlude dividing his briefer periods at Liverpool and Middlesbrough.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): John Wark
Name (Japanese): ジョン・ウォーク
Reading: じょん・うぉーく
Born: August 4, 1957 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rooster
Origin: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF

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