Kenny Sansom

Kenny Sansom is my kind of footballer, a craftsman rather than a headline-grabber. Born in Camberwell in 1958 and standing just 170 cm, he made himself indispensable as a left-back across Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle and beyond. Eighty-six England caps between 1979 and 1988, the second-most by any English full-back, is a staggering testament to reliability over flash. I am always more impressed by the player who earns trust through defending than the one who chases glory upfield. Doing that at his size, for nearly a decade at international level, takes intelligence and grit. That, to me, is the most admirable kind of career.

Name (English)

Kenny Sansom

Name (Japanese)

ケニー・サンサム

Reading

けにー・さんさむ

Born

September 26, 1958 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

Origin

Camberwell, United Kingdom

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%A0

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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