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Simon Francis

1985 - Today

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Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant first-team technical director at Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. As a player he was a defender who most notably played in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth, which was the final team he played for. He spent eight years with the club, five of which were in the top flight. Before joining the Cherries, he played for Bradford City, Sheffield United, Southend United and Charlton Athletic, as well as spending loan spells with Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Francis is the 20,791st most popular soccer player (down from 17,284th in 2024), the 8,528th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,946th in 2019) and the 1,091st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among people born in 1985, Simon Francis ranks 1,781Before him are Gladys Tejeda, Lars Nelson, Dominic Oduro, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Anthony Morrow, and Smith Cho. After him are Lopez Lomong, Yvonne Nelson, William Walker, Carl Söderberg, Jaime Nielsen, and Jeremy Davis.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Simon Francis ranks 1,088Before him are Ben Hamer (1987), Dean Windass (1969), and Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997). After him are Leon Cort (1979), Emil Bohinen (1999), Craig Lindfield (1988), David Brooks (1997), Liam Henderson (1996), Marlon King (1980), David Nugent (1985), James Chester (1989), and John Scales (1966).