Mike Franks (soccer)

Mike Franks
Personal information
Date of birth20 April 1977
Place of birthEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
University of British Columbia
1997Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998Vancouver 86ers5(0)
1998–2000PSV Eindhoven
1999RBC Roosendaal (loan)
2000–2001Hibernian2(0)
2003–2005Vancouver Whitecaps43(0)
Vancouver Firemen
National team
1997Canada U204(0)
1998–2000Canada U239(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.
  2. "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
  3. "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com.

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