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Joe Cole Joseph John Cole ( born 8 November 1981 ) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger in the Premier League , Ligue 1 , League One and United Soccer League . Cole started his career with West Ham United , where , after breaking into the first team in January 1999 , he played more than 120 Premier League games over five seasons . He was one of a number of players who left West Ham in the summer of 2003 , after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division , with Cole signing for Chelsea . He spent seven seasons at Chelsea , playing over 280 games in all competitions and winning seven trophies , including three Premier League titles , two FA Cups and a League Cup . He left Chelsea on a free transfer in July 2010 to join Liverpool , who a year later loaned him to Lille . After a season in France , he returned to Liverpool before re-joining West Ham in January 2013 . He signed for Aston Villa in June 2014 , then joined Coventry City on loan in October 2015 , joining on a permanent deal in January 2016 . This was to be his last club in England . Capped by England at under-16 , under-18 and under-21 level , Cole was a full international between 2001 and 2010 , capped by the England national team on 56 occasions , scoring 10 goals . He was selected for the England squad at the 2002 , 2006 and 2010 World Cups and Euro 2004 . Biography . Cole was born in Paddington , London , and lived there until he moved to Somers Town at the age of six . He was adopted by George and Susan Cole , and grew up with brother Nicky and sister Charly . Club career . West Ham United . Cole is a product of the West Ham United youth system . He was long touted as the hottest prospect in English football , with Manchester United reportedly offering to pay £10 million for his services as a 16-year-old . Playing in a mould similar to former England favourite Paul Gascoigne , he progressed through the West Ham ranks and signed professional terms in November 1998 before making his first-team debut aged 17 on 2 January 1999 in an FA Cup third round tie against Swansea City . Eight days later he made his Premier League debut , away to Manchester United . In 1999 , Cole was part of West Hams victorious FA Youth Cup-winning squad ( alongside Michael Carrick ) , defeating Coventry City 9–0 on aggregate in the final . Cole played only eight Premier League games in his first season but in the following season , he made 22 Premier League appearances , was a member of the West Ham team which won the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup , scored his first goal for West Ham , in a 3–2 League Cup win at Birmingham City on 30 November 1999 and scored his first Premier League goal , in a 5–4 home win against Bradford City , on 12 February 2000 . In January 2003 , then West Ham manager Glenn Roeder gave Cole the club captains armband at the age of 21 . Coles last game for West Ham came on 11 May 2003 in a 2–2 draw with Birmingham City , a game which saw West Ham relegated from the Premier League . Cole won the Hammer of the Year award for 2003 . Chelsea . On 6 August 2003 , Cole signed for Chelsea for a fee of £6.6 million after he had rejected a new contract with West Ham . He was the sixth player signed after the clubs takeover by billionaire Roman Abramovich , amongst those was his former West Ham teammate Glen Johnson . Manager Claudio Ranieri saw Cole as the perfect replacement for Gianfranco Zola , whom the club had released earlier that year , and West Ham declared that the transfer was enough for them not to sell any more players that summer . 2003–04 season . A week after signing for the club , Cole made his debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier away to MŠK Žilina . He came on as a substitute for fellow new signing Damien Duff with 21 minutes remaining and caused Michal Drahno to score an own goal to conclude a 2–0 victory . On 17 August , he played his first Premier League game for the club , again replacing Duff for the last 15 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield . He scored his first goal on 29 October in the League Cup against Notts County , replacing Jesper Grønkjær in the 70th minute and netting the last goal in a 4–2 victory which put Chelsea into the last 16 . On 17 December , in the next round , he started away to Aston Villa , finishing Hernán Crespos cross to equalise in an eventual 1–2 defeat . Coles only other goal of the season was his only one in the league campaign , ending a one-two with Frank Lampard to open the scoring after five minutes away to Newcastle United , albeit in a 1–2 defeat . 2004–05 season . Cole took advantage of injuries to wingers Duff and Arjen Robben to become a regular member of Chelseas Premier League title winning team in 2004–05 . He started in the League Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium on 27 February , making way for Johnson after 81 minutes of an eventual 3–2 win after extra time against Liverpool . His form saw him hit a run of goals towards the end of the season , and he scored a goal on 9 March against Norwich City blasted in from 20 yards off his weaker left foot Cole scored ten goals for Chelsea in 2004–05 and ended the season with a Premier League champions medal . 2005–06 season . In the first half of the 2005–06 season , Cole secured himself in the Chelsea first-team lineup , ahead of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Damien Duff . Cole also extended his contract with Chelsea for another four seasons . He ended his season by scoring one of the goals in Chelseas 3–0 win over Manchester United , which earned the Premier League title for the team . He was subsequently named in the PFA Team of the Year . 2006–07 season . In January 2007 , Cole underwent surgery for a stress fracture on his foot he suffered in late 2006 . He made his return for Chelsea in the first leg of Chelseas 1–1 draw in the Champions League quarter-final tie against Valencia . He started for Chelsea in their victory over Manchester United in the 2007 FA Cup Final , and went on to be substituted at half-time . 2007–08 season . In 2007–08 , Cole scored a low driven shot that tucked into the corner against West Ham , opting not celebrate against his former club . He scored another goal in the League Cup semi-finals against Everton which sent Chelsea to another final . Cole played in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final , which Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester United ; he was substituted in extra time for Nicolas Anelka , who missed Chelseas crucial penalty . 2008–09 season . On 17 August 2008 , Cole scored the first Premier League goal of the management of Luiz Felipe Scolari in a 4–0 win against Portsmouth . After surgery on his knee to repair an injury he picked up in the FA Cup clash with Southend United , Cole missed the rest of the season . 2009–10 season . Cole did not play for Chelsea in the 2009–10 pre-season due to cruciate ligament damage in his knee , suffered in January 2009 . He made a return to the starting line-up in Chelseas League Cup match against Queens Park Rangers on 23 September 2009 in which he was also handed the captains armband . Cole made his first 2009–10 Premier League appearance for Chelsea against Blackburn Rovers , playing in attacking midfield in a 5–0 win . On 8 November 2009 , he played his 250th game for Chelsea , coming on as a substitute against Manchester United in the 62nd minute for Deco , on his 28th birthday . On 3 April 2010 , Cole scored the first goal in a 2–1 win at Old Trafford against Manchester United in a potential title deciding game . Described as a clever flick , his goal helped Chelsea win and overtake Manchester United at the top of the league as they were at the end of the season . He came on as a substitute as Chelsea won the 2010 FA Cup Final , his second appearance in an FA Cup Final for Chelsea . His contract with Chelsea expired on 30 June 2010 , making him a free agent . Cole ended his career at Chelsea having won three Premier League titles , two FA Cups and a League Cup . Liverpool . 2010–11 season . Cole joined Liverpool on a free transfer after signing a four-year deal in July 2010 . He was manager Roy Hodgsons first signing at the club and was given the number 10 shirt . Cole was to receive £90,000-a-week wages and was advertised as a major coup by the club . Club captain Steven Gerrard even claimed Cole was as technically good as Lionel Messi . After leaving the club in 2013 , Cole said that joining Liverpool was a mistake due to not feeling a connection with the club or fans . Cole made his Liverpool debut on 5 August 2010 against Rabotnički in the UEFA Europa League assisting the opening goal for David NGog in a 2–0 win . His league debut , against Arsenal at Anfield on 15 August 2010 , lasted just 45 minutes as he was sent off for a challenge on Laurent Koscielny . In his next match , on 19 August 2010 , Cole missed a penalty against Trabzonspor in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg , though Liverpool still won 1–0 . Cole played in Jamie Carraghers testimonial match , where he scored his first goal for the club . He then scored his first competitive goal for the club against Steaua București in a Europa League group stage match at Anfield on 16 September 2010 , converting just 27 seconds into the game . Liverpool ended up winning 4–1 . He scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 2–1 win against Bolton Wanderers on 1 January 2011 . On 17 February , Cole played his first match under new manager Kenny Dalglish in a 0–0 draw against Sparta Prague in the Europa League , in which he came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Fábio Aurélio . Cole scored his first and only goal under Kenny Dalglishs tenure in a 5–0 win against Birmingham City at Anfield in April . Loan at Lille . On 31 August 2011 , Cole signed for French champions Lille on a season-long loan . On his debut against Saint-Étienne , he gained his first assist after a solo run where he took on and beat four players to set up the third goal in Lilles 3–1 victory . Cole got another assist in his second Lille appearance against Bordeaux , assisting an Eden Hazard goal in a 1–1 draw . On 24 September , he scored his first goal for Lille , against Lorient , in a 1–1 draw . On 23 October , Cole came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Idrissa Gueye and scored his second goal for Lille in the 3–1 win over Lyon . Following his successful substitute appearance , he was included in the starting line-up for Lilles Round of 16 Coupe de la Ligue match against Ligue 2 club Sedan on 26 October . In the match , Cole scored the teams second goal in the 40th minute , which turned out to be decisive in a 3–1 win . Cole closed out the first half of the Ligue 1 season by scoring a goal in Lilles 4–4 draw with Nice on 21 December . Cole netted his first hat-trick for Lille in a 6–0 victory over amateur club Chantilly in the Coupe de France Round of 64 on 7 January 2012 . Cole scored his fourth league goal of the season in a 4–1 triumph over Ajaccio on 15 April , firing the ball just inside the post following a cross from Nolan Roux . The final appearance in his loan with Lille came in their 4–1 final day victory over Nancy , he provided an assist for one of Eden Hazards three goals and was later substituted off in the 64th minute by Nolan Roux . The playmaker underwent a career renaissance during his loan spell with Lille , scoring on four occasions in 27 league appearances and providing three assists . Following the season , Lille manager Rudi Garcia declared his desire to keep Cole at the club . On 5 June 2012 , however , he confirmed that Cole would not remain at Lille after stating that new Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wanted the player to rejoin the Liverpool squad . Return to Liverpool . After a one-year loan to Lille , Cole returned to Liverpool with new manager Brendan Rodgers saying he wanted to have him in the squad for the upcoming season . He played three pre-season matches , against Toronto FC , Roma , and Tottenham Hotspur . On 2 August 2012 , Cole started his first Liverpool game for over a year , playing in the Europa League first leg qualifier victory over FC Gomel . He was substituted after just 23 minutes being replaced by Raheem Sterling after tweaking his hamstrings . On 18 August 2012 , he was able to return as a substitute in Liverpools 3–0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion . On 22 November 2012 , Cole was given a start against BSC Young Boys in the Europa League , providing a cross to Jonjo Shelvey to score the opener and then scoring Liverpools second , in the 2–2 draw . On 9 December 2012 , he scored the equaliser as Liverpool beat his former club West Ham 3–2 . Return to West Ham . In January 2013 , West Ham signed Cole on a free transfer from Liverpool , with Cole returning to his first professional club on an 18-month deal . He made his second debut on 5 January in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United . The game finished 2–2 with Cole providing the assists for both of West Hams goals which were scored by James Collins . Cole scored his first league goal on his return to West Ham in a 1–1 home draw with Queens Park Rangers on 19 January 2013 , scoring from close range after Carlton Coles shot had been saved by QPR goalkeeper Júlio César . Cole scored his second West Ham goal since his return on 25 February 2013 in a 2–3 defeat to Tottenham , putting the Hammers 2–1 up by turning with the ball to score . On 17 August 2013 , Cole scored West Hams first Premier League goal of the 2013–14 campaign , netting the first in a 2–0 home victory over newly promoted Cardiff City . Cole was ruled out of action for six weeks with a hamstring injury in September 2013 . On 30 November 2013 , he scored his second goal of the season in a home victory over Fulham , coming off the bench to complete the 3–0 victory . At the end of the 2013–14 season , and the end of Coles 18-month contract , his departure from West Ham was confirmed . In his second spell , he had played in 37 games in all competitions , scoring five goals . Aston Villa . In June 2014 , Cole signed a two-year contract with Aston Villa on a free transfer after he was released by West Ham . His debut for the club came on 27 August , starting and being replaced by Andreas Weimann in the 62nd minute as they lost 0–1 to League One club Leyton Orient in the second round of the League Cup . Coles first Premier League game was on 18 October , coming on for the final nine minutes in place of Christian Benteke in a 0–3 defeat away to Everton . On 29 November , Cole made his first start for Villa away to Burnley , opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw . He was an unused substitute on 30 May 2015 in the FA Cup Final , which Villa lost 0–4 to Arsenal . Coventry City . On 16 October 2015 , Cole signed for Coventry City on a 35-day , emergency loan deal , and made his debut four days later , playing for just under an hour in an away 0–0 draw against Rochdale . His debut goal came on 3 November in a 4–3 home win against Barnsley , a free-kick which put Coventry 4-2 up . In November , his loan with Coventry was extended until 3 January 2016 . On 7 January 2016 , Cole signed on a free transfer on a deal lasting until the end of the season . Tampa Bay Rowdies and retirement . On 4 May 2016 , Cole signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) , signing a contract through the end of the 2017 NASL season , with a club option for 2018 . He made his debut ten days later , playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Rayo OKC . Two weeks later , away to Minnesota United , he scored his first goal to open a 2–0 win , assisting Eric Avila for the other ; he was voted the leagues Player of the Week . On 19 October , Cole was one of ten players nominated for the NASL Golden Ball award . In June 2018 , Cole was promoted to assistant coach with the Rowdies , while still acting as a player as well . Cole retired from professional football on 13 November 2018 . He has since taken up a coaching role at Chelsea . International career . As an England schoolboy international , Cole scored seven goals in an 8–1 victory against Spain in an England Schoolboys game , as well as playing for Englands under-17 team , where he scored the winning goal against Norway in a final of the Nordic Tournament . Cole made his senior international debut against Mexico in May 2001 . He was a member of Englands 2002 World Cup squad , making one substitute appearance in the tournament . Cole was also a squad member at UEFA Euro 2004 , but did not play . Coles displays in Englands friendlies leading up to the 2006 World Cup enhanced his reputation ahead of the summers finals in Germany . In May 2006 , he was confirmed in the England squad for the World Cup , ahead of Chelsea teammate Shaun Wright-Phillips . He played on the left side of midfield in Englands opening game against Paraguay on 10 June 2006 . On 20 June 2006 , England drew with Sweden in Group B play , with a final score of 2–2 . Cole scored a volley in the 34th minute of the match and got an assist in the 85th when he sent in a ball to Steven Gerrard , with this contribution earning him the Man of the match award . Cole lined up for the England squad for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in the 1–1 friendly draw against the Netherlands , on 15 November 2006 providing an assist for Wayne Rooney from a cross . After another injury , he returned to start the friendly against Brazil at Wembley Stadium on 1 June 2007 . Cole scored his seventh goal for England in June 2007 , in Euro 2008 qualifying , away to Estonia . On 7 February 2008 , Cole was one of the 23-man squad selected for the friendly against Switzerland which they won 2–1 , courtesy of Jermaine Jenas and Shaun Wright-Phillips goals . For Jenas goal , Cole skipped down the left and crossed to Jenas . Cole was named Man of the match for his performance . In August 2008 , Cole scored a late equalising goal in a 2–2 draw at Wembley against the Czech Republic after coming on as a substitute . He then scored Englands two goals in the next fixture after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 defeat of Andorra in the opening match for 2010 World Cup qualifying . In Englands next World Cup qualifier , against Croatia , he suffered a head injury in a clash with Croatian defender Robert Kovač which resulted in the Croats sending off . Cole was named in the final 23-man selection for Englands 2010 World Cup squad . He played , and scored , in a 3–0 victory against Platinum Stars , of South Africas Premier Soccer League , in an unofficial warm-up game . However , he was limited to only two substitute appearances in the tournament itself , as England lost to Germany in the second round in what was to be his final international appearance . Style of play . A clever , versatile , and technically gifted midfielder , Cole is capable of playing in several offensive midfield positions , as an attacking midfielder , winger or supporting striker . A quick , strong and creative player , Cole is known in particular for his dribbling skills , and is capable of both scoring and creating goals due to his vision , passing and striking ability . His dribbling and overall flair was praised by Pelé , who stated that , He has the skills of a Brazilian , during Coles spell at Chelsea . Despite his talent , some pundits have argued that he has failed to live up to the potential he demonstrated in his youth , partially due to the recurring injuries he sustained throughout his career . Personal life . Cole married fitness instructor Carly Zucker in June 2009 . Joe had been dating Carly since 2002 and proposed to her in 2007 . The couple have a daughter , Ruby Tatiana Cole , born in March 2010 , and a son , Harrison Harry Cole , born in October 2012 . In November 2009 , Cole was caught driving his Audi A4 at 105 mph on a 70 mph section of dual carriageway in Claygate , Surrey . At the subsequent court case , Cole was warned he could lose his driving licence and was ordered to pay £600 costs . He launched an appeal concerning his driving ban . Cole is a wearer of contact lenses . He has worn them since his early days at Chelsea . Honours . West Ham United - UEFA Intertoto Cup : 1999 Chelsea - Premier League : 2004–05 , 2005–06 , 2009–10 - FA Cup : 2006–07 , 2009–10 - Football League Cup : 2004–05 - FA Community Shield : 2005 - UEFA Champions League runner-up : 2007–08 Individual - West Ham United Hammer of the Year : 2002–03 - Premier League Player of the Month : March 2005 - PFA Team of the Year : 2005–06 Premier League - Chelsea Player of the Year : 2007–08 - NASL Best XI : 2016 External links . - Joe Cole at TheFA.com