Les Ferdinand

About

Former star of Newcastle United and the Queens Park Rangers who became the Tottenham Hotspur strikers coach in 2008.

Before Fame

Starting out in the non-league side, he was signed by the Queens Park Rangers in 1987, where he stayed for the better part of a decade.

Trivia

For his contributions both in league play and internationally, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2005.

Family Life

His cousins Rio and Anton Ferdinand both played in the Premier League, and his son Aaron played for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League.

Associated With

He became an assistant under manager Andre Villas-Boas for Tottenham, when Villas-Boas was hired in 2012.