Albert Cole (footballer)

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Albert Cole
Personal information
Full name Albert Cole
Date of birth (1981-07-07) July 7, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Mighty Blackpool
2000–2014 Raufoss 250+ (8+)
International career
2008 Sierra Leone 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Cole (born 7 July 1981 in Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean former international footballer, who played as a midfielder until his retirement in 2014.

He began his career with local club Mighty Blackpool in the Sierra Leonean Premier League.

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