Frank James Lampard, Jr(June 20, 1978 London, England)

English football player, attacking midfielder of Chelsea football club and England. Vice-captain Chelsea

Lampard is one of the best midfielders and one of the best English players of his time. Known for its "speed, gear range and the ability to score goals"

His father - Frank Lampard Senior, English defender and twice winner of the FA Cup as a part of the football club "West Ham United"

His mother - Pat, died on April 24 in 2008 from pneumonia. It happened the day before the semi-finals of the Champions League Chelsea-Liverpool. Frank helped earn a ticket to the Champions League final, scoring a goal and dedicating his mother.

The whole team was going through this loss together with Frank.

His uncle - the head coach of football club "Queens Park Rangers' Harry Redknapp

Frank joined the "West Ham United", where his father was an assistant coach, as a player in the youth of July 1994, and a year later signed a professional contract.

Then was loaned to Stoke City in 1995. In shirt "Swansea" he spent nine matches and scored one goal.

After the 2000/01 season Lampard left "West Ham", but chose to remain in London, joining the "Chelsea" for 11 million pounds.

With Chelsea Frank was a champion of the Premier League 3 times: in seasons 2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10

4 times won the FA Cup in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012

Twice won the FA Community Shield, in 2005, 2009

Winning the Champions League is a dream of every player. Hard way Chelsea took the cup in 2012. Frank Lampard in the game was the captain and made

an invaluable contribution to the victory.

And last year, he won the Europe League. Chelsea became the first football club, who had two major European Cups at once.

There were also defeats.

I will mention two of the most important and therefore the humiliating defeat. One of them - a defeat in the Champions League final in Moscow. Won by Manchester United players after John Terry slipped last punching

penalties. 2008.

In 2009, in the semifinals of the Champions League Chelsea lost to Barcelona. The world famous referee who worked in the match. He did not notice the

four handball in the penalty area.

Frank Lampard broke many records. One of the most important he broke in 2013. Frank was the best scorer in the history of Chelsea.

Chelsea Stadium, Stamford Bridge, has long been a home for Frank and the club's players

and fans - family.