SOCCER PLAYER

Craig Shakespeare

1963 - 2024

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Craig Robert Shakespeare (26 October 1963 – 1 August 2024) was an English professional footballer and coach best known for managing at the time Premier League club Leicester City in 2017. A midfielder, Shakespeare began his playing career with Walsall, where he made over 350 appearances. After a brief spell with Sheffield Wednesday, he also made over 100 appearances for both West Bromwich Albion and Grimsby Town. He also played for Scunthorpe United before finishing his career in non-league football with Telford United and Hednesford Town. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Craig Shakespeare is the 10,349th most popular soccer player (down from 9,987th in 2024), the 7,001st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,835th in 2019) and the 599th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Craig Shakespeare ranks 10,349 out of 21,273. Before him are Michael Lang, Jorge Borelli, Sebastián Rambert, Stephen Adams, Mohamed Abdelwahab, and Shunzo Ono. After him are Bernardo Romeo, Li Ming, Masamitsu Kanemoto, Cristian Mora, Darko Lazović, and Xisco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Craig Shakespeare ranks 1,005. Before him are Ann Patchett, Dorina Vaccaroni, Lori McNeil, Krisztina Morvai, Mark Brown, and Brian Robbins. After him are Sir Mix-a-Lot, Lou, Oumar Tatam Ly, Alain Menu, Charles Oakley, and Jaime Ordiales. Among people deceased in 2024, Craig Shakespeare ranks 529. Before him are Gonzalo Lira, Sayuri, Kenneth Mitchell, Aleksei Bugayev, Vladimir Andreyev, and David Pryor. After him are Sol Bamba, Raema Lisa Rumbewas, Landry N'Guémo, Vadim Brovtsev, Russell Malone, and Wissam al-Tawil.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig Shakespeare ranks 7,003 out of 8,785. Before him are David Bellamy (1933), Kieron Dyer (1978), Trevor Cherry (1948), Zawe Ashton (1984), David Oakes (1983), and David Narey (1956). After him are Rollo Armstrong (1966), David Thompson (1977), Ione Skye (1970), Tony Britton (1924), Mutya Buena (1985), and Sophie Rundle (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Craig Shakespeare ranks 599. Before him are Paul Merson (1968), Bobby Johnstone (1929), Ashley Westwood (1990), Kieron Dyer (1978), Trevor Cherry (1948), and David Narey (1956). After him are Chris Woods (1959), Eddie Clamp (1934), Rickie Lambert (1982), Kalvin Phillips (1995), Nico Yennaris (1993), and Ollie Watkins (1995).

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