Rio FERDINAND

Back to List

Manchester United

View More Information More Pages

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 01 March 2009

Click on image to enlarge

- POSITION
  Central Defender
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Tuesday, 07 November 1978
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  London, England.

INTERNATIONAL
England
- CAREER DATES
  1997 - 2011
- Debut
  Saturday, 15th November 1997 as a sub in a 2-0 win against Cameroon (F) (Aged: 19)
- Final Appearance
  4th. June 2011 in 2-2 home draw with Switzerland.
- Total Caps
  Played 81: Won 47, Drew 21, Lost 13.

WORLD CUP
- Debut
  02 June 2002
  England 1-1 Sweden
- World Cup Games
  2002 (5), 2006 (5)

CLUBS
Leeds United
- Club Career Dates
  2000-2002
- League Debut
  Saturday, 2nd December 2000 in a 3-1 defeat at Leicester City (Aged: 22)
- Club Career
  54 League games 2 goals.
Manchester United
- Club Career Dates
  2002-2014
- League Debut
  Saturday, 31st August 2002 in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland (Aged: 23)
- Club Career
  312 Premier League games 7 goals.
West Ham United
- Club Career Dates
  1995-2000
- League Debut
  Sunday, 5th May 1996 as a sub in a 1-1 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday (Aged: 17)
- Club Career
  127 League games 2 goals.

Rio FERDINAND - Manchester United - 2009 League Cup Cup Final (Winners)

MANCHESTER UTD 0-0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Man Utd won 4-1 on pens (01.03.09, Wembley)

Manchester United: Ben Foster, John O'Shea (Nemanja Vidic 76), Jonny Evans, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Darron Gibson (Ryan Giggs 91), Nani, Carlos Tevez, Danny Welbeck (Anderson 56)

Tottenham Hotspur: Heurelho Gomes, Vedran Corluka, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Aaron Lennon (David Bentley 102), Jermaine Jenas (Gareth Bale 98), Didier Zokora, Luka Modric, Darren Bent, Roman Pavlyuchenko (Jamie O'Hara 65)

Penalties (Man Utd first): 1-0 Giggs (scored), 1-0 O'Hara (saved), 2-0 Tevez (scored), 2-1 Corluka (scored), 3-1 Ronaldo (scored), 3-1 Bentley (missed), 4-1 Anderson (scored)

Referee: Chris Foy