Following the announcement that Frank Lampard has returned for another spell at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea's caretaker manager, we remind you of all the important facts and figures about the Blues legend, as a player and coach...
How old is Frank Lampard?
Frank Lampard is 44 years old. He was born on 20 June 1978 in Romford in Essex.
How many Chelsea games has Frank Lampard managed?
Lampard previously took charge of the Blues between July 2019 and January 2021, sitting in the dug-out for 84 matches in all competitions.
What is Frank Lampard's Premier League record as a Chelsea coach?
In his one full season as Chelsea head coach, in 2019/20, Lampard guided the Blues to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League, only missing out on third place to Manchester United on goal difference. We won 20 of our 38 league games that season.
What other teams has Frank Lampard managed?
Lampard started his management career with Derby County during the 2018/19 season. His first game in charge was a 2-1 away win at Reading in August 2018. Derby finished the Championship season in sixth place, having won 20 out of 46 games and drawn 14. It qualified the Rams for the promotion play-offs. Having beaten Leeds United over two legs, they lost 2-1 in the final to Aston Villa at Wembley.
After his time with Chelsea, Lampard then took charge at Everton in the Premier League in February 2022, steering the Merseyside club clear of relegation with a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on the penultimate week of the season. Including the first half of the current campaign, he managed 38 Premier League games for the Toffees.
What trophies has Frank Lampard won?
Lampard is still looking for his first trophy as a manager, although he did come close during his first spell in the Chelsea dug-out, guiding us to the final of the FA Cup in 2020 after a narrow penalty shoot-out defeat in the UEFA Super Cup earlier that season.
As a player, he amassed an impressive tally with the Blues to say the least! UEFA Champions League 2012; Premier League 2005, 2006 and 2010; UEFA Europa League 2013; FA Cup 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012; League Cup 2005 and 2007; FA Community Shield 2005 and 2009. That is 13 pieces of silverware in all.
He was also an Intertoto Cup winner with West Ham United earlier in his playing career, in 1999.
What individual awards has Frank Lampard received?
Again, it is a long list. Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year 2005; Premier League Player of the Year 2005; named in the FIFPro World Team of the Year 2005; UEFA’s Most Valuable Midfielder 2008; Chelsea top scorer in season 2004/05 (19 goals), 2005/06 (20 goals), 2007/08 (20 goals) and 2011/12 (16 goals); Chelsea Player of the Year 2004, 2005 and 2009.
He was also awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2015 for his services to football.
At international level, Lampard was England Player of the in Year 2004 and 2005, as well as being named in UEFA’s Euro 2004 All-star Squad.
When did Frank Lampard join Chelsea?
Frank Lampard first signed for the Blues in June 2001 for £11 million. At the time it was the second-highest fee Chelsea had spent on a player and the most by any club in the Premier League for a midfielder.
How long did Frank Lampard play for Chelsea?
Lampard spent 13 seasons playing at Stamford Bridge before leaving in 2014.
When was Frank Lampard's Chelsea debut?
It arrived in a Premier League match at home to Newcastle United on the opening day of the 2001/02 season, on 19 August 2001. Chelsea drew 1-1.
When was Frank Lampard's last game for Chelsea as a player?
It was at home to Norwich City on 4 May 2014 - a 0-0 draw.
How many games did Frank Lampard play for Chelsea?
He played 648 games for the club, 593 of them starts. Only Ron Harris, Peter Bonetti and John Terry have played more.
How many times did Lampard captain Chelsea?
Eighty-three times, including most famously in the 2012 Champions League final when John Terry was suspended.
How many goals did Frank Lampard score for Chelsea?
Frank Lampard is our all-time leading goalscorer with 211 goals to his name.
He broke Bobby Tambling’s previous best when he netted his 203rd goal away at Aston Villa on 11 May 2013. It was also the winning goal and he had equalled the record earlier that same game.
Lampard is also our all-time top-flight league scorer. He found the net 147 times in Premier League games for the Blues. He is our top all-time FA Cup scorer with 26 goals.
His first Chelsea goal came in his fifth appearance, in a UEFA Cup match at home to Levski Sofia. His maiden Champions League goal came in 2003 when he bent the ball away off his boot from distance into the top corner of the Lazio net.
At Chelsea he reached double figures for goals in 10 consecutive seasons, and 20 goals or more in five seasons in a row.
How many international caps did Frank Lampard get?
Lampard played 106 games for England, scoring 29 goals in international football.