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Joe Cole

1981 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Cole is the 3,644th most popular soccer player (down from 2,770th in 2024), the 4,234th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,518th in 2019) and the 209th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joe Cole ranks 3,644 out of 21,273. Before him are Mustafa Ertan, Rodrigo, Iñaki Williams, Efraín Amézcua, Andrea Belotti, and Ricardo Villa. After him are José María Peña, Sabri Lamouchi, Josimar, Jonathan Tah, Mokhtar Hasni, and Tomoya Suzuki.

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Among people born in 1981, Joe Cole ranks 146. Before him are Krysten Ritter, Elano, Michel Teló, Cytherea, Nikolay Davydenko, and Simon Ammann. After him are Ali Abbasi, Tulsi Gabbard, Elena Dementieva, Takeshi Honda, Kaan Urgancıoğlu, and Andrija Delibašić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Cole ranks 4,234 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Price (1723), Henry Litolff (1818), Neil Bartlett (1932), George Rodger (1908), and Peter Davison (1951). After him are Stanley Morison (1889), Fred Karno (1866), David Wilkie (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), Steve Hogarth (1956), Harry Ryan (1893), and Mal Evans (1935).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Joe Cole ranks 209. Before him are Sid Kimpton (1887), Norman Hunter (1943), Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847), Peter Lorimer (1946), Nathaniel Clyne (1991), and Ray Wilson (1934). After him are William Garbutt (1883), Arthur Berry (1888), Paul Ince (1967), Peter Wilson (1947), Ronnie Rooke (1911), and Simon Davies (1979).

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