Playing position Years Team Role Footballer Position Defender | 1963-67 West Ham United Name Frank Sr. Height 1.8 m | |
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Full name Frank Richard George Lampard Date of birth (1948-09-20) 20 September 1948 (age 67) Place of birth East Ham, Essex, England Parents Hilda D. Stiles, Frank Richard Lampard Children Frank Lampard, Claire Lampard, Natalie Lampard Grandchildren Luna Lampard, Isla Lampard Similar People Frank Lampard, Christine Bleakley, Elen Rivas | ||
Frank Richard George Lampard (born 20 September 1948) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played most of his career for West Ham United with a brief spell with Southend United. He was capped twice for England and is the father of long-time Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
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Lampard was born in East Ham, Essex to Frank Richard Lampard (1920–1953) and Hilda D. Stiles (born 1928). He has a sister Gwendoline, who is a year younger than him. He was only five years old when his father died in 1953, aged 33.
Club career
Lampard started for the youth team of West Ham United in 1964. He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967 in a 3-2 home defeat by Manchester City, and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, and the old second division title in 1981. By the time he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the 1984–85 season, Lampard had played 660 games, scored 22 goals and become one of the most celebrated players ever to pull on the claret and blue jersey. He wore the number 3 on his jersey.
He moved to Southend United for the 1985–1986 season, then managed by another ex-West Ham star Bobby Moore, and made 38 appearances for the Essex club before deciding to retire.
International career
At international level, Lampard won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the England senior national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972, the first of two full caps he gained.
Managerial career
From 1994 to 2001 he returned to West Ham to serve as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp, his brother-in-law.
On 24 November 2008, Lampard was appointed as a football consultant to new Watford manager Brendan Rodgers. and then followed Rodgers to Reading in June 2009 to take up a similar role at the Madejski Stadium in June 2009. Lampard left Reading when Rodgers departed by mutual consent on 17 December 2009.
Personal life
Lampard was married to Patricia Harris before her death on 24 April 2008 following complications from pneumonia. They had three children named Natalie, Claire and Frank Jr who was also a professional footballer. His brother-in-law is former Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp. He is also the uncle to former England, Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton player Jamie Redknapp.