Mike Franks (soccer)

Mike Franks
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, 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
1999RBC 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.


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 Transfer Database.
  3. "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com.
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