Les Ferdinand
Football, Football player
1966 –
Who is Les Ferdinand?
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Beşiktaş, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers, during which period he earned a number of appearances for England. He became the first player to score for six different Premier League clubs.
He is the cousin of players, brothers Rio and Anton Ferdinand, and Peterborough United player, Kane Ferdinand. His son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. Popularly nicknamed Sir Les, he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours.
On 5 November 2008 Ferdinand joined fellow ex-Spur Tim Sherwood on the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur, utilising his experience to work with the strikers.
Ferdinand is the eighth highest scorer in the Premier League with 149 goals.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1966
Paddington - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paddington
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on July 23, 2013
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