Andy Cole
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Cole in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Alexander Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Fulham (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Bristol City | 41 | (20) |
| 1993–1995 | Newcastle United | 70 | (55) |
| 1995–2001 | Manchester United | 195 | (93) |
| 2001–2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 83 | (27) |
| 2004–2005 | Fulham | 31 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Manchester City | 22 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Portsmouth | 18 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Burnley (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2008 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 509 | (229) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | England U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1995–2001 | England | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer. As a player, he was a striker from 1988 to 2008. He is most notably remembered for his time in the Premier League, with Manchester United, where he spent six years of his career and winning numerous trophies in the process.
He also played in the top division of English football for Arsenal, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth and Sunderland, as well as in the Football League for Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley and Nottingham Forest. He is the third highest goalscorer in Premier League history, with 187 goals.
Cole has the distinction of being one of the few players in England to have swept all possible honours in the English game, including the PFA Young Player of the Year award, as well as the coveted UEFA Champions League title. Cole was also capped fifteen times for England between 1995 and 2001, scoring once against Albania in a World Cup qualifier.
Cole started his career as a youth player for Arsenal on leaving school in 1988, signing professional in 1989. He made his only league appearance for Arsenal, aged 19, as a substitute against Sheffield United at Highbury during a First Division game on 29 December 1990; Arsenal won 4–1 but Cole did not score. He also made a substitute appearance against Tottenham Hotspur in the Charity Shield in 1991 and almost made an immediate impact, hitting the side netting from outside the area. The following season he was loaned to Fulham in the Third Division, where he scored three goals in 13 games.
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