Michael Franks (born 20 April 1977) is a Canadian retired soccer player who has played professionally in North America, the Netherlands, and Scotland.

Mike Franks
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997 Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Vancouver 86ers 5 (0)
1998–2000 PSV Eindhoven
1999RBC Roosendaal (loan)
2000–2001 Hibernian 2 (0)
2003–2005 Vancouver Whitecaps 43 (0)
Vancouver Firemen
International career
1997 Canada U20 4 (0)
1998–2000 Canada U23 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers, PSV Eindhoven, RBC Roosendaal and Hibernian.[1][2]

International career

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Franks never earned a full cap for the Canada men's national soccer team, although he was a squad member for a number of competitions including the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also earned youth caps.

Personal

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He is the younger brother of Chris Franks.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vancouver 'keeper at Home in the Netherlands". Global Goalkeeping.
  2. ^ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ "Towering keeper returns after playing with PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian". CanadaSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006.
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