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Wayne Rooney

Also known as Wayne Mark Rooney

English footballer and manager

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Wayne Rooney is a figure whose professional activity spanned from 2002 to 2023. During this period, he participated in two matches or races. His career statistics include a total of three goals.

He is the father of four children. A resource titled "Wayne Rooney - Remember The Name" is associated with him, sourced from a specific identifier.

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Vinony files it under 1985 births, 2006 FIFA World Cup players and 2010 FIFA World Cup players.

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Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Widely considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest British players of all time, Rooney is the record goalscorer for Manchester United, and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from…

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England 2006: The Golden Generation — Self2026
PL Stories: Henrik Larsson — Self (archive footage)2026
WAGS, injuries and missed chances ¦ The story of England's Golden Generation — Himself2026
Sir Alex — Self2025
The Football Interview — Self2025
Sven — Self2024
The Final: Attack on Wembley — Self (archive footage)2024
Rooney 2004: World At His Feet — Self2024
I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked — Self2024
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football — Himself2023

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Official website

Wayne Rooney - Remember The Name

Welcome to the official website of Wayne Rooney, where you can learn more about Wayne, the Wayne Rooney Foundation and keep up to date with his latest news.

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Wayne Rooney was born in Croxteth, Liverpool. He was brought up in the council house he shared with his parents Jeanette and Wayne, and his two younger brothers Graham and John. Like any other boy in his city it was always Wayne’s dream to become a footballer. At the age of 9 he joined the academy of the club he supported, Everton. Aged just 16, Wayne announced himself to the world when he scored a spectacular last minute winner to end Arsenal’s unbeaten 30 game run and becoming the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer in the process. Wayne signed for Manchester United in August 2004, it was a world record transfer fee for a teenager. He has since gone on to become a global superstar, winning a number of titles with Manchester United and also becoming captain of both club and country. In September 2015, Wayne broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s record to become England’s all-time leading goalscorer. Then in January 2017, Wayne broke another of Sir Bobby’s records to become record goalscorer for Manchester United. In June 2018 Wayne signed for MLS side D.C. United to start the next chapter of his career. Having only played the last half of the season, Wayne finished as the club’s top goalscorer and even made the MLS Team of the Year. On 2nd January 2020, Wayne returned to England and signed for Derby County. Wayne made 35 appearances and scored 7 goals before before announcing his retirement and becoming interim manager of The Rams. Wayne was officially announced as Manager of the club in January 2021. On 12th July 2022, D.C. United announced that Wayne would return to Washington after being named as the new Head Coach.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Mark
Family name: Rooney
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Liverpool
Spouse: Coleen Rooney
Sibling: John Rooney (footballer)
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Premier League Hall of Fame
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2016
Sport: association football
Member of team: Derby County F.C.
Position played: central midfielder
League: English Football League
Country for sport: England
Mass: 83
Official website: www.officialwaynerooney.com
Image: Wayne-Rooney-2015-10-21.jpg
Height: 176
Number of children: 4

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Commons category: Wayne Rooney
date of birth: 1985-10-24
birth name: Wayne Mark Rooney
name in native language: Wayne Rooney
start of work period: 2002-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 1
coach of sports team: Plymouth Argyle F.C.
social media followers: 17260363
end of work period: 2023-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.

Widely considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest British players of all time, Rooney is Manchester United's all time leading goalscorer with 253 goals and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023. He ranks second for the all-time English top goalscorers in the UEFA Champions League (34). He has also made more appearances for England than any other outfield player. Rooney spent most of his playing career as a forward, but was also used in various midfield roles.

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