Joe Cole

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Joseph John Cole (born 8 November 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He was long touted as a child prodigy and as the hottest prospect in English football, with Manchester United reportedly offering to pay £10 million for his services as a 16-year-old. Cole started his career with West Ham United, where, after breaking into the first team in January 1999, he played more than 120 Premier League games over five seasons. He was one of a number of players who left West Ham in the summer of 2003, after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division, with Cole signing for Chelsea. He spent seven seasons at Chelsea, playing over 280 games in all competitions and winning seven trophies, including three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a League Cup. He left Chelsea on a free transfer in July 2010 to join Liverpool, who a year later loaned him to Lille. After a season in France, he returned to Liverpool before re-joining West Ham in January 2013. He signed for Aston Villa in June 2014, then joined Coventry City on loan in October 2015, joining on a permanent deal in January 2016. Capped by England at under-16, under-18 and under-21 level, Cole was a full international between 2001 and 2010, capped by the England national team on 56 occasions, scoring 10 goals. He was selected for the England squad at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups and Euro 2004. After retirement in 2018, Cole took up a coaching role at Chelsea.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 1997
   Joined England national under-16 association football team
3. 1998
   Joined West Ham United F.C.
4. 1999
   Joined England national under-18 association football team
5. 2000
   Joined England national under-21 association football team
6. 2001
   Joined England men's national association football team
7. 2003
   Joined Chelsea F.C.
8. 2010
   Joined Liverpool F.C.
9. 2011
   Joined Lille OSC
10. 2013
    Joined West Ham United F.C.
11. 2014
    Joined Aston Villa F.C.
12. 2015
    Joined Coventry City F.C.
13. 2016
    Joined Coventry City F.C.
14. 2016
    Joined Tampa Bay Rowdies

Trivia

• •Place of birth: London
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football
• •Spouse: Carly Cole