Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 April 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1993 | UBC Thunderbirds | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2000 | Vancouver 86ers | 87 | (11) |
2001–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 85 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991–1992 | Canada U20 | 3 | (1) |
1994–1996 | Canada U23 | 11 | (2) |
1998 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Chris Franks (born 27 April 1974) is a Canadian former international soccer player who played professionally in North America and England.
He currently is physiotherapist at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [1]
Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Doncaster Rovers. However, he never made a league appearance for Doncaster. [2]
He made his debut for Canada in a May 1998 friendly match against Macedonia and that game proved to be his only international appearance.
He is the older brother of Mike Franks. [3]
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