SOCCER PLAYER

Frank Stapleton

1956 - Today

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Francis Anthony Stapleton (born 10 July 1956) is an Irish former professional football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland national team. He has also been manager at Bradford City and MLS club New England Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Frank Stapleton is the 10,662nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,025th in 2024), the 455th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 371st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Frank Stapleton ranks 10,662 out of 21,273. Before him are Hideaki Kitajima, Takamitsu Ota, Léo Dubois, Aleksandr Filimonov, Ivan Provedel, and Timothy Castagne. After him are Ognjen Vranješ, Vladislav Radimov, Grzegorz Rasiak, Sergei Ovchinnikov, Mikaël Roche, and Willie Morgan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Frank Stapleton ranks 767. Before him are Don Letts, Andy Gill, Richard A. Searfoss, Chuy Bravo, Shawn Colvin, and Sue Barker. After him are Kevin Cogan, Jay Nixon, Valerie Jarrett, Greg Joy, Marques Johnson, and Larry Christiansen.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Frank Stapleton ranks 455 out of 549. Before him are Niall Quinn (1966), Eimear Quinn (1972), Phil Hogan (1960), Eoin Macken (1983), Simon Harris (1986), and Charlie McCreevy (1949). After him are John Carney (1972), Steve Staunton (1969), Fionnuala Sherry (1962), Bambie Thug (1993), Michelle Smith (1969), and Patrick McCabe (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Frank Stapleton ranks 34. Before him are Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Andy Reid (1982), Brian Murphy (1983), Séamus Coleman (1988), and Niall Quinn (1966). After him are Kevin Moran (1956), John Egan (1992), Shane Long (1987), Ian Harte (1977), Stephen Ireland (1986), and Troy Parrott (2002).

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