Rio Ferdinand

Also known as Rio Gavin Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

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Rio Ferdinand is an English footballer born in 1978 who played as a defender during his professional career. He is notable as one of England's prominent football players from that era, though specific details about his career achievements and significance would require additional context.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 6

Top works

Beautiful Game
Thinking Out Loud
#2Sides
How to Coach a Soccer Team: Professional Advice on Building a Winning Team
Rio Ferdinand Autobiography

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Film & TV

Acting · Camberwell, London, England, UK

Rio Gavin Ferdinand OBE (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for TNT Sports. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time, regarded by many as one of England's greatest…

Known for

England 2006: The Golden Generation — Self2026
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell — Self2025
Sir Alex — Self2025
Rylan: Homophobia, Football and Me2024
Super League: The War for Football — Self2023
Beckham — Self2023
Rooney — Self2022
Messi — Self2022
Rio Ferdinand: Tipping Point — Himself2022
The Evolution of Black British Music — Self2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Country: GB
Active from: 2001

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 126
Total plays: 227

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“My name was out there in the public arena for people to make assumptions on why I missed a drugs test. That stigma is something that may never go away. I go out there and play for the fans and for my family and for myself and to have that taken away from me in such a way was disheartening and something that really did shock me. I'm man enough to admit that I did cry.”

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: _Retired Soccer
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: England

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 82
Official website: www.rioferdinand.com
Image: Web Summit 2015 - Dublin, Ireland - 22183056474 (cropped).jpg
Height: 189

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Commons category: Rio Ferdinand
date of birth: 1978-11-07
name in native language: Rio Ferdinand
birth name: Rio Gavin Ferdinand
start of work period: 1996-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 1420000

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Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and was a television pundit for TNT Sports, for ten years. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time, regarded by many as one of England's greatest ever defenders.

Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. He became a fan favourite, winning the Hammer of the Year award the following season. He earned his first senior international cap in a match against Cameroon in 1997, setting a record as the youngest defender to play for England at the time. His achievements and footballing potential attracted Leeds United and he transferred to the club for a record-breaking fee of £18 million. He spent two seasons at the club, becoming the team captain in 2001, before he joined Manchester United in July 2002 for around £30 million, breaking the transfer fee record once more.