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Ashley Cole
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Person

Ashley Cole

b. 1980

English association football player (born 1980)

Born
20 Dec 1980 · Stepney

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 53 years
  1. 20 Dec 1980BornBorn in Stepney
  2. 1998 – 2006TeamArsenal F.C.
  3. 1999 – 2000TeamCrystal Palace F.C.
  4. 1999TeamEngland national under-20 association football team
  5. 2001 – 2014TeamEngland men's national association football team
  6. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  7. 2002TeamEngland national under-21 association football team
  8. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
  9. 2006 – 2014TeamChelsea F.C.
  10. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  11. 2014 – 2016TeamAS Roma
  12. 2016 – 2018TeamLA Galaxy
  13. 2019TeamDerby County F.C.
  14. 2024AwardPremier League Hall of Fame

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1980 – today).

  1. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  2. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  3. 1985Schengen Agreement
  4. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  5. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  6. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  8. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  10. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  11. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  12. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  13. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  14. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  15. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  16. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  17. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  18. 20112011 Norway attacks
  19. 2011Libyan civil war
  20. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  21. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  22. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  23. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  24. 2015Paris Agreement
  25. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  26. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  27. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  28. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2023Gaza war
  30. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  31. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie B club Cesena. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport.

Born in Stepney, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. With Arsenal he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and was an integral member of the "Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first UEFA Champions League final in 2006; the club lost 2–1 to Barcelona.

In August 2006, after a protracted transfer saga, Cole completed a move to rival club Chelsea, with whom he won further honours, including the Premier League in the 2009–10 season, four FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one UEFA Champions League. He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2013–14 season. With seven winners' medals, Cole has won the FA Cup more times than any other player in history, and is one of two players to have won the Double with two clubs, along with Nicolas Anelka.

Cole was an England international from 2001 to 2014, playing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, as well as Euro 2004 and Euro 2012. He was voted England Player of the Year in 2010. When he retired from international football in 2014, he had won 107 caps, making him England's most-capped full-back.

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