Mike Franks (soccer)

Mike Franks

Personal information
Date of birth	20 April 1977 (1977-04-20) (age 34)
Place of birth	Edmonton, AB, Canada
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	University of British Columbia
1997	Vancouver Whitecaps
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
National team
1997	Canada U20	4	(0)
1998–2000	Canada U23	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mike Franks (born 27 April 1977 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian soccer player who has played professionally in North America, the Netherlands, and Scotland.

Career

Club career

Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers, PSV Eindhoven, RBC Roosendaal and Hibernian.^[1][2]

International career

Franks 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

He is the younger brother of Chris Franks.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Vancouver 'keeper at Home in the Netherlands". Global Goalkeeping. http://www.globalgoalkeeping.com/news/franks.htm. 
2. ^ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.htm. 
3. ^ "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=1097. 

External links

• CanadaSoccer.com

Persondata
Name	Franks, Mike
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Short description
Date of birth	20 April 1977
Place of birth	Edmonton, AB, Canada
Date of death
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