Michael Franks (born 20 April 1977) is a Canadian retired soccer player who has played professionally in North America, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UBC Thunderbirds | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Vancouver 86ers | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1999 | → RBC Roosendaal (loan) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 43 | (0) |
| Vancouver Firemen | |||
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Canada U23 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editFranks has played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers, PSV Eindhoven, RBC Roosendaal and Hibernian.[1][2]
International career
editFranks never earned a full cap for the Canada men's national soccer team, although he was a squad member for a number of competitions including the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also earned youth caps.
Personal
editHe is the younger brother of Chris Franks.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Vancouver 'keeper at Home in the Netherlands". Global Goalkeeping.
- ^ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006.
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