Robert Ford

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Robert Ford (footballer)

Robert 'Rob' Ford (born 9 December 1993) is a professional football player who is currently a free agent.

Early life

Ford was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1993. He moved to Dortmund, Germany at age 10 after being scouted by Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

Cardiff City and Borussia Dortmund

Ford began playing football at his hometown club, Cardiff City. Seen as one of Welsh football's hottest prospects, he moved to Germany with his mother in 2003 after being scouted by German club Borussia Dortmund. Cardiff City received a fee of £18,000, which at the time was considered huge for a child.

Aston Villa

On 2 January 2005, Ford joined the Centre of Excellence at Premier League club Aston Villa

Ford signed his first professional contract on his 16th birthday in December 2009, on a 4-year deal reportedly worth £1.4 million. He tweeted that it was a dream come true playing professional football. Over the next 3 years, Ford played over 60 games for Villa's U17, U18 and U20 teams, notably scoring 14 goals in 13 games at Under-18 level.

Robert Ford (poet)

Robert Arthur Douglas Ford, CC (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998) was a Canadian poet, translator and diplomat.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of former London Free Press Editor-in Chief and University of Western Ontario Chancellor Arthur Ford, he received his B.A. in history and English in 1937 from the University of Western Ontario and a M.A. in history in 1940 from Cornell University. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940 and was Ambassador to Colombia (1957 – 1959), Yugoslavia (1959 – 1961), United Arab Republic (1961 – 1963), and to the USSR (1964 – 1980).

In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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