Former Republic of Eire defender Steve Staunton is 55 in the present day. Staunton had two spells with each Liverpool and Aston Villa, in addition to enjoying for Coventry Metropolis and Walsall. He additionally frolicked on mortgage at Bradford Metropolis and Crystal Palace.Staunton performed at three World Cups for the Republic (1990, 1994 and 2002) and gained 102 caps for his nation. He additionally managed his nation from January 2006 till late 2007, profitable six of the 17 video games that he took cost of.
Former Arsenal defender Lauren turns 47 in the present day. The suitable-back was a part of the Arsenal Invincibles staff of 2003/04 and performed for the North London membership for seven years.Previous to becoming a member of Arsenal, Lauren performed in Spain for decrease league golf equipment after which Mallorca. After leaving Arsenal in 2007, Lauren joined Portsmouth earlier than ending his profession again in Spain with Cordoba.He gained 24 caps for Cameroon between 1997 and 2002.
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Steffen Freund celebrates his fifty fifth birthday in the present day. The German gained the Bundesliga twice with Borussia Dortmund within the mid 90’s in addition to a shock Champions League after beating Juventus 3-1 within the 1997 Champions League Last.The midfielder joined Spurs a yr later and gained the League Cup in his first full season with the membership. He left Tottenham in 2002 to return to his native Germany, when he signed for FC Kaiserslautern, however returned to England for a mortgage spell at Leicester Metropolis in 2004.Freund gained 21 caps for Germany between 1995 and 1998, enjoying at each Euro ’96 and France ’98.