Franklin Bittencourt

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Miguel and the second or paternal family name is Bittencourt.

Franklin Spencer Miguel Bittencourt (born 24 February 1969) is a Brazilian former professional football striker who works as a scout and youth coach with Energie Cottbus.^[2]

Franklin Bittencourt

Personal information
Full name	Franklin Spencer Miguel Bittencourt
Date of birth	(1969-02-24) 24 February 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	Energie Cottbus (scout)
Youth career
1985–1990	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Bragantino	2	(1)
1992–1998	VfB Leipzig	105	(20)
1998–2003	Energie Cottbus[1]	84	(22)
Total		191	(43)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Energie Cottbus II (assistant)
2006–2009	Energie Cottbus (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Bittencourt was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After ending his professional career he played for lower league sides SV Victoria Seelow^[3] and Blau-Gelb Laubsdorf.^[4]

His son Leonardo is a professional footballer.^[5]