Phil Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Phil Thompson

English footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1954

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s.
During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and captained England on six occasions.
After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001–02 season, acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill.
He is currently a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports, does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 (Norway), and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA.