Frank Stapleton
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Frank Anthony Stapleton | |
| birthday | July 10, 1956 | |
| place of birth | Dublin , Ireland | |
| size | 180 cm | |
| position | Center Forward | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1974-1981 | Arsenal FC | 225 (75) |
| 1981-1987 | Manchester United | 223 (60) |
| 1987 | Derby County | 10 (1) |
| 1988 | Ajax Amsterdam | 3 (0) |
| 1988-1989 | Le Havre AC | 18 (5) |
| 1989-1991 | Blackburn Rovers | 81 (13) |
| 1991 | Aldershot Town | 1 (0) |
| 1991 | Huddersfield Town | 5 (0) |
| 1991-1994 | Bradford City | 68 (2) |
| 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1976-1990 | Ireland | 71 (20) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1991-1994 | Bradford City (player-manager) | |
| 1996 | New England Revolution | |
| 2003-2004 | Bolton Wanderers (Assistant) | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Frank Anthony Stapleton (born July 10, 1956 in Dublin ) is a former Irish football player .
life and career
Stapleton began his career at Arsenal . Before that, the Irishman tried his hand at Manchester United , which Stapleton "deported" to London . In 1972 he came to the English. He made his debut in 1975 against Stoke City . With Arsenal FC he won the English Cup in 1979, which was his only title with the Gunners. Two years later he moved to Manchester United for £ 900,000. The striker won the English Cup two more times with ManU. After these successes, he moved to Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 1987 . After only a year he returned to England and played for Derby County and Blackburn Rovers . After another three years as a player- coach at Bradford City , he ended his active career and became a coach at New England Revolution in the USA . In the 2003/2004 season he was a short-term special coach for the Bolton Wanderers ' striker . Internationally, he played 71 times for the Irish national football team and scored 20 goals. He made his debut for the Greens in 1976 against Turkey . With the Irish he took part in the 1988 European Football Championship in Germany . With the team, Stapleton was eliminated in the group stage. He played all the games and was instrumental in the historic win against England . He also took part in the 1990 World Cup in Italy , where he was able to advance to the quarter-finals with Ireland, but was eliminated there against host Italy . Stapleton was not used in any game.
successes
- 3 × English cup winners (once with Arsenal FC (1979) and twice with Manchester United (1983, 1985))
- Participation in the European Football Championship in Germany in 1988 (3 missions)
- Participation in the soccer World Cup 1990 in Italy (not used)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stapleton, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stapleton, Frank Anthony (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |