Ledley king bio
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The “new Sol Campbell”, as Ledley King was lazily dubbed by the media, should have made a big impact on the game at the very top level, but a string of injuries hampered what should have been a glittering career. Despite that he wasn’t “the new” anything, but the one and only Ledley King. Ledley’s early footballing steps were taken in East London, where he was raised. Attending Olga Primary School and the Blessed John Roche Roman Catholic School, he played for the Senrab club that spawned a large number of professional footballers. He was invited to Tottenham to rättegång for the Academy and the rest is Spurs history. A strapping lad, who unexpectedly made his first grupp debut at Liverpool in season 1998-99, coming on as a substitute in our League game at Anfield. Tall, good in the air and an excellent reader of the game, his thin frame was much like that of Campbell when he first broke through, but the England Under-21 international improved bo
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Ledley King
English footballer (born 1980)
Ledley Brenton King (born 12 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer. A one-club man, he spent his entire career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and played 323 competitive matches for them from 1999 to 2012. He is currently a club ambassador for Tottenham Hotspur.
Highly rated as a central defender, in 2009 he was named by The Times as Tottenham's 25th best player of all time.[4] From 2002 to 2010, King made 21 international appearances for England, scoring twice and representing the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In the latter part of his career, King was plagued by chronic knee problems, for which no effective treatment or remedy was found.[5] Instead of training with the rest of the squad King undertook fitness exercises on his own, allowing him to play one first team game per week.[6] His former manager Harry Redknapp called King "an absolute
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Ledley King
Academy graduate, captain, legend, one-Club man – the King.
One of the greatest-ever defenders to pull on the famous white jersey, Ledley led us for seven years with composure, tenacity and heart. He knew what it meant to play for Spurs. It's his Club, his one and only Club.
Coming through the ranks of our youth system, the centre-back’s talent shone. His ability to read the game was remarkable at such a young age, his focus intense, developing his understanding and instinctive positioning and timing.
It’s been said many times, but barring injuries, Ledley may well have been one of England’s all-time great defenders. But in the end, a persistent knee problem forced him to retire in 2012 at the age of just 31.
Nevertheless, he enjoyed some memorable times, not least lifting the League Cup at Wembley in 2008 and playing his part in our famous 1-0 win at City in May, 2010, to clinch Champions League football for the first time for the 2010/11 season.
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