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Devon
Coordinates: 50°42′N 3°48′W / 50.7°N 3.8°W / 50.7; -3.8
Devon (
/ˈdɛvən/) is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although it has never been officially "shired" and that use often indicates a traditional or historical context. Nowadays, "Devonshire" is mostly a demonym.
The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its southern coast abuts the English Channel and its northern coast the Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea. The name "Devon" derives from the ancient Dumnonia, which was home to the independent kingdom of Brythonic Celtic speaking people who inhabited this area of the southwestern peninsula of Britain continuously from through the Roman era until partial absorption into the English-speaking Kingdom of Wessex some time in the eighth or ninth century, with some emigration to the sister Kingdom of Domnonee in Brittany taking place.
Devon is the fourth largest of the English counties by area and has a population of 1,141,600 making it the 11th most populous. The county town is the cathedral city of Exeter. In addition to Devon County Council, the county contains two unitary authorities (independent from Devon County Council's control): the port city of Plymouth and Torbay, a conurbation of seaside resorts. Plymouth is also the largest city in Devon. Much of the county is rural (including national park) land, with a low population density by British standards. It contains Dartmoor 954 km2 (368 sq mi), the largest open space in southern England. It is the only English county to have two separate coastlines – a north and southern coastline.
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England
England
i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Huyton
Coordinates: 53°24′36″N 2°50′35″W / 53.41°N 2.843°W / 53.41; -2.843
Huyton (/ˈhaɪtən/HY-tən) is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with Roby Urban District.
Huyton was first settled about 600-650 AD by Angles. The settlement was founded on a low hill surrounded by inaccessible marshy land. The name Huyton gives a clue as to its origins. The first part of the name may suggest a landing-place, probably on the banks of the River Alt. (The area of land now known as Huyton Wetlands . is the source of the River).
Both Huyton and Roby are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Huyton being spelt Hitune.
Huyton-with-Roby is situated near to the south western extremity of the former Lancashire coalfield. In the 19th century Welsh immigrants settled in the area to work in nearby colleries. A Welsh-speaking Non-conformist chapel (Calvinistic Methodists) was founded in Wood Lane, Huyton Quarry. Nearby Cronton Colliery finally ceased production in March 1984, shortly before the UK miners' strike (1984–1985). Both Huyton and Roby have railway stations on the famous Liverpool and Manchester Railway (The station at Huyton Quarry closed in 1958 and today only the main station building remains). The railway’s construction was supervised by George Stephenson and, when it opened in 1830, it became the world’s first regular passenger train service. On the day of the railway's official opening, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington alighted the train at Roby railway station.
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Merseyside
Merseyside ( /ˈmɜrzisaɪd/) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey.
Merseyside spans 249 square miles (645 km2) of land which border Lancashire (to the north-east), Greater Manchester (to the east), and Cheshire (to the south and south-west); the Irish Sea is to the west. North Wales is across the Dee Estuary. There is a mix of high density urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations in Merseyside, but overwhelmingly the land use is urban. It has a focused central business district, formed by Liverpool City Centre, but Merseyside is also a polycentric county with five metropolitan districts, each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs. The Liverpool Urban Area is the seventh most populous conurbation in the UK, and dominates the geographic centre of the county, while the smaller Birkenhead Urban Area dominates the Wirral Peninsula in the south.
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North Korea
Coordinates: 40°00′N 127°00′E / 40°N 127°E / 40; 127 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국), commonly referred to as "North Korea" ( listen), is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok, or Yalu, and the Tumen rivers form the border between North Korea and China. A section of the Tumen River in the far northeast is the border with Russia.
The peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire until it was annexed by Japan after the Russo-Japanese War in 1910. It was divided into Soviet- and American-occupied zones in 1945, after the end of World War II. North Korea refused to participate in a United Nations–supervised election held in the south in 1948, which led to the creation of separate Korean governments for the two occupation zones. North and South Korea each claimed sovereignty over the whole Korean Peninsula, which led to the Korean War of 1950. The Armistice Agreement of 1953 ended the fighting; but the two countries are officially still at war against each other, for a peace treaty was never signed. Both states were accepted into the United Nations in 1991.
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Thailand
Thailand (
/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/;Thai: ประเทศไทย, RTGS: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, RTGS: Ratcha Anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰā ʔāːnāːtɕàk tʰāj] (
listen)), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; RTGS: Sayam), is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
The country is a constitutional monarchy, headed by King Rama IX, the ninth king of the House of Chakri, who, having reigned since 1946, is the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. The king of Thailand is titled Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, the Upholder of the Buddhist religion, and the Defender of all Faiths.
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Vietnam
Vietnam ( listen), formally the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam; listen), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 91.5 million inhabitants as of 2012, it is the world's 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. The name Vietnam translates as "South Viet", and was officially adopted in 1945. The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.
The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. The First Indochina War eventually led to the expulsion of the French in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided politically into two states, North and South Vietnam. Conflict between the two sides intensified, with heavy foreign intervention, during the Vietnam War, which ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975.
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Adrian Heath
Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He manages American USL Pro Orlando franchise.
As a player he is remembered as a key part of the successful Everton side of the 1980s, where he won several trophies, including two English league championships, the FA Cup and four consecutive FA Charity Shields. He also played for Stoke City, Espanyol, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Burnley and Sheffield United.
Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Heath was scouted by Terry Miles for Port Vale, and as Heath's father was a Port Vale supporter he seemed to be heading for Vale Park until the club's assistant manager revealed he did not rate the youngster – Miles quit the club in protest. Heath instead started his playing career at the Stoke City. He became a regular in the first team, making 95 appearances. Heath joined Everton in January 1982 for a then club record fee of £700,000. He became the club's top scorer in his first full season, scoring 18 in all competitions in the 1983–84 season. Despite the fact that Heath only played 17 games in the 1984–85 campaign, his scoring got into double figures every season until 1988.
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Aidy Boothroyd
Adrian Neil "Aidy" Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971 in Baildon, West Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and is currently managing Northampton Town after being sacked as manager of Coventry City on 14 March 2011. He was manager of Watford of the Championship until 3 November 2008. At the time of his departure, he was the youngest and the second longest serving manager in the division. He replaces Gary Johnson at Northampton Town, after his much speculated appointment was confirmed on 30 November 2011.
As a player Boothroyd was a lower division full back, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Hearts, Mansfield Town and Peterborough United. His playing career ended at the premature age of 26 due to injury.
He started as a youth team player at Huddersfield and made his first team debut for the club in 1989. He played 10 league matches before moving on to Bristol Rovers in 1990, where he played 16 games. After a short spell at Hearts in which he scored two goals against Huntly in a 6–0 win in the Scottish Cup in 1993, he signed for Mansfield Town, where he played 102 matches, scoring 3 goals in the process. He left the club in 1996 to play for Peterborough. Boothroyd unfortunately picked up a career ending injury after playing 26 games and scoring a single goal. He retired from the game in 1998.
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Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley (born 8 November 1957, Forest Gate, East London) is an English former football player and manager.
He has worked in the FA Premier League in management roles at Charlton Athletic and, more recently, West Ham United, the post from which he resigned on 3 September 2008.
Curbishley was one of five children born to a London docker and his wife. He grew up a mile from West Ham Station.
He was educated at South West Ham Technical School. Curbishley is married and lives in Abridge, Essex. He is the younger brother of the rock promoter Bill Curbishley, whose clients include The Who.
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Alan Durban
William Alan Durban (born 7 July 1941 in Bridgend) is a Welsh former international footballer and manager between the 1970s and 1990s.
Durban was brought up in Bracken Road, Margam, Port Talbot. He began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Derby County in 1959. After initially making an impact on the team he fell out of favour and was transferred to Derby County for £10,000 in July 1963 at the age of 22 having played over 50 times for Cardiff. He made his Derby debut on 24 August 1963 in a 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United and helped the side to thirteenth place in his first season and his partnership with the newly arrived Eddie Thomas saw the side begin to move up the table, finishing in 9th and 8th position in the following two years.
After finishing in seventeenth place during the 1966–67 season Tim Ward was replaced as the Derby manager by Brian Clough. Under Clough, Durban was moved from Inside-forward to an attacking midfield role and was handed the captaincy for the first time in a 5-1 win over his former club Cardiff City. He won a Football League First Division championship medal with Derby in 1971-72, although he then left the club in 1973 to join Shrewsbury Town where he later took charge as player-manager
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Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen (born 13 June 1955 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland. In 1990 he became the first outfield player to win English league titles in three different decades. As a pundit, Hansen has acquired a reputation for his critical and analytical approach to the game, particularly in regard to defending.
Hansen's grandfather Frederik Hansen (1912–1999) was Danish and was a distant relative of professional golfer Søren Hansen. Alan attended Lornshill Academy. Hansen received a permanent scar to his forehead from running into a plate-glass panel, aged 15. The glass was in a brand-new youth club which Hansen attended. During his 2 hour hospital stay he had 27 stitches in his head. He sued the education authority and won the case.
Alan Hansen played his early football (along with his brother John) at the Scottish Junior league (Scottish equivalent of non league in England, one level below senior) club, Sauchie Juniors.
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Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL (born 13 August 1970) is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is considered by some as one of England's best strikers, being both Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. After retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer worked as a television pundit for the BBC. In 2009 he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their 2008–09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation.
A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, Shearer made his professional debut with English top-flight club Southampton in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in the process. During several years on the south coast, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goalscoring ability; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992. Shearer established himself as a player in northern England; he became a regular in the England squad, and his 34-goal tally helped Blackburn secure the Premier League title in 1994–95. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. The 1995–96 season saw Shearer make his first Champions League appearances and finish as the top scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals. He was also top scorer at Euro 1996 with England, scoring five goals, and in the 1996–97 Premier League, with 25 goals. He scored 283 league goals in his career, including a record 260 in the Premier League, and a total of 422 in all competitions including international at all levels. Shearer has amassed a goals to game ratio of 0.667 throughout his career at every level.
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Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish football manager and former player who has managed Manchester United since 1986. His tenure has seen the club go through an era of success and dominance both in England and in Europe, giving Ferguson a reputation as one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game.
Ferguson previously managed East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren, before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen. After a brief stint as manager of the Scotland national team following the death of Jock Stein, he was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986.
With 25 years as manager of Manchester United, he is the longest serving manager in their history after overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. His tenure is also the longest of all the current League managers. During this time, Ferguson has won many awards and holds many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. In 2008, he became the third British manager to win the European Cup on more than one occasion.
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Alex Mackie
Alex Mackie (born in Banffshire, Scotland in 1870) was manager of Middlesbrough F.C. between June 1905 and May 1906.
Mackie played his early football in Aberdeen before joining the Glasgow Association. He then became club secretary at Inverness. After this, he spent seven seasons as player-manager of Sunderland during one of their most productive playing periods, though his involvement in the Andy McCombie Scandal brought him a suspension imposed by the Football Association.
He was one of seventy applicants for the Middlesbrough job after Jack Robson departed and his record at Roker Park convinced the board that he was the man for the job, starting work in the summer of 1905.
Following the football payments scandal at the end of 1905, he received a ban forbidding him from any active participation in football, unlike his predecessor who had the foresight to obtain a letter of absolution from the club chairman. However, Mackie was disillusioned with football by this point and so pre-empted the ban by voluntarily severing his interests.
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Alvin Martin
Alvin Edward Martin (born 29 July 1958) is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.
Playing most of his footballing career for West Ham United he appeared in 598 games for scoring 34 goals. With the club for 21 years, and winning the 1980 FA Cup Martin left West Ham in 1996 and played one season with Leyton Orient before moving into football management with Southend United. This lasted only two seasons before he started a career in the media on radio station talkSPORT and also as a pundit on Sky Sports TV football talk shows. Playing 17 times for England during the 1980s, Martin represented them at the 1986 World Cup.
Born in Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, Martin played schools football for Bootle and Lancashire and was attached to Merseyside club Everton as a schoolboy, but left in 1974 after the Goodison Park club only offered him an apprenticeship on a part-time basis, stating at the time that he "would never kick a ball for them again".[citation needed] An unsuccessful trial later that summer with Queens Park Rangers was followed the very next day by one for West Ham United, where he was awarded a contract as an apprentice 19 August 1974. He appeared in the FA Youth cup final of 1975 and signed as a professional on 29 July 1976. He did not make his first team debut until 18 March 1978 as a substitute against Aston Villa. His final appearance was as an 88th minute substitute on 5 May 1996 against Sheffield Wednesday.
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Andy Beattie
Andrew "Andy" Beattie (11 August 1913 – 20 September 1983) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the first manager of the Scottish national team.
Andy Beattie was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire and was employed as a young quarry-man at the Inverurie Loco Works. He was soon to join the Inverurie Loco Works FC where he established himself as an accomplished full-back before attracting the interest of English First Division club Preston North End. They paid £135 for him in March 1935, but World War II was to sadly interrupt his career and he made just 125 Football League appearances for the Lilywhites, scoring five goals, before retiring from his only professional club in March 1947.
The war also curtailed a promising international career which saw him awarded seven Scotland caps between April 1937 and December 1938. In spite of spending part of his military service abroad Beattie was also to gain a further five unofficial caps for Scotland during wartime internationals and appear as a 'guest' player for several clubs. Most notably though he helped his own side Preston North End secure the 1940–41 double of the North Regional League Championship and the Wartime League Cup, which they won by beating Arsenal 2–1 after a 1–1 draw.
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Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE (French pronunciation: [aʁsɛn vɛŋ(ɡ)ɛʁ]; born 22 October 1949) is a French former professional footballer, who is currently the manager of English Premier League side Arsenal. He is the club's longest serving manager and most successful, winning eleven major honours since 1996. Wenger is credited for revolutionising football in England in the late 1990s, primarily by introducing changes in training methods and player diets and implementing a philosophy of organising his teams to play entertaining football.
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Barry Daines
Barry Daines (born 30 September 1951 in Witham, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Mansfield Town, and for Bulova (Hong Kong) and England Youth in the position of goalkeeper.
Daines joined Spurs as an apprentice in September 1969. He made a total of 146 appearances between 1971 and 1980. Daines was substitute in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. Throughout much of his time at Spurs he was understudy to Pat Jennings, he did however play in all 42 league matches in the 1977–78 season. He played in the Hong Kong football league between 1981 and 1983 for Bulova before ending his career at Mansfield Town and making a further 21 appearances.
Daines went on to become a supermarket manager in Essex.
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Bill Lambton
William "Bill" Lambton (2 December 1914, Nottingham - 16 September 1976) was an English football player and manager. He played in goal for Nottingham Forest, Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers, although he made just three Football League appearances in total with his playing days largely coinciding with the Second World War.
Lambton is better remembered for his spells in coaching and management. He worked as a coach in Denmark with KB Copenhagen and then with Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town and Leeds United. In December 1958 he became Leeds manager. Despite signing Leeds legends Don Revie and Billy Bremner, he was asked to leave after just four months. This however was to be significantly longer than his next managerial post, as he was in charge of Scunthorpe for just three days in April 1959.
Lambton was appointed Chester manager in January 1962, two months after the sacking of Stan Pearson. Chester were enduring a miserable season that saw them finish bottom of the Football League. Greater things were expected the following season, but a poor run of just four wins in their last 18 games saw them finish fourth from bottom and forced to again apply for re-election to the league. Although Chester comfortably achieved enough votes to remain in the league, Lambton had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in July 1963.
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Bill Slade
William "Bill" Slade (1898 – 1968) was an English football manager who took charge at Coventry City and Walsall.
Slade played amateur football for a number of minor teams, before he was appointed a director at Coventry City in 1922, aged just 24. In 1931 he was made caretaker manager of the Third Division South club, after the sacking of Jimmy McIntyre.
In February 1932, he became manager of Walsall. He forged a strong link between Coventry and Walsall, and took Bill Coward, Chris Ball, Bill Sheppard and Freddie Lee from Highfield Road to Fellows Park. The club's kit was also changed to a blue and white strip for an historic match against an all-conquering First Division Arsenal in the FA Cup in January 1933; the "Saddlers" achieved a famous 2–0 victory, and Slade's entire front line that day had previously played for Coventry. It was reported that the Arsenal paid more for their player's boots than Slade did for his entire team. The match is described by the Walsall F.C. website as "one of the most significant days in our history". The club finished fifth in the Third Division North in 1932–33, and fourth in 1933–34, however Slade was sacked after a poor start to 1934–35. He died sometime in 1968.
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Billy Bingham
William Laurence "Billy" Bingham, MBE (born 5 August 1931) is a former international footballer and football manager, who now works as a scout for English Championship side Burnley.
As a player, his first professional club was Glentoran, whom he played for between 1948 and 1950. Making the move to England, he then spent eight years with Sunderland, making 227 appearances. In 1958 he switched to Luton Town, making close to 100 league appearances in a three-year spell. This was followed by a two-year association with Everton, where he again went close to 100 league appearances. He finished his career after breaking his leg in a match for Port Vale in 1964, at the age of 33. He had scored 133 goals in 525 appearances in all domestic competitions. Between 1951 and 1963, he won 56 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals, and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
His management career would be as notable as his playing career. After taking charge at Southport in 1965, he was appointed manager of Northern Ireland two years later, after taking the "Sandgrounders" to promotion out of the Fourth Division. During his time as an international manager he also took charge at Plymouth Argyle, and later Linfield. He led Linfield to a quadruple in 1970–71, his only season in charge. In 1971, he was appointed as the head coach of the Greece national side. Two years later he returned to the domestic game with Everton of England. He returned to Greece for a brief spell in 1977, taking the reins at PAOK Salonika. The following year he went back to England to take charge of Mansfield Town for one full season. In 1980 he was re-appointed as Northern Ireland manager, his final position, and a post he would hold for the next thirteen years. He led his nation to the finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986.
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Billy Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road. He has also been included in the Football League 100 Legends and is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. Bremner was voted Footballer Of the Year in 1970, and was also voted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame as one of its first inductees in 2004,. He is on the Scotland national football team roll of honour due to having won more than 50 caps for Scotland.
Bremner, a diminutive but hard midfield player, was scouted by Leeds while playing schoolboy football in Scotland and signed for the Elland Road club in 1959, the day after his 17th birthday. He was brought up in the Raploch area of Stirling where he attended the Catholic junior school, St. Mary's. He had previously been rejected by Arsenal and Chelsea for being too small, as he was only 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) tall.
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Billy Frith
William "Billy" Frith (9 June 1912 – 1996) was an English football player and manager.
Starting his career with Worksop Town, Mansfield Town, and Chesterfield; he won a move to Coventry City in 1932. He stayed with the club right up until the outbreak of World War II, helping the club to finish 1935–36 as Third Division South champions, and played a total of 165 games for the club in the Football League.
In 1945 he was appointed as manager of Port Vale, before he returned to Coventry as manager in 1947. His time at both clubs was unsuccessful, and he spent the next decade in non-league football as manager of various sides. He returned to Coventry as manager in 1957 and led the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1958–59, but was sacked in 1961.
Frith played as a wing half for non-league sides Worksop Town and Mansfield Town. He transferred to Second Division side Chesterfield in 1932, scoring three goals in nine league games, before he moved on to Coventry City later in the year. He remained in Harry Storer's team up until the outbreak of World War II. During this time Coventry finished second in the Third Division South in 1933–34, though were not promoted. They did achieve promotion at the end of the 1935–36 campaign, after topping the division, one point ahead of chasers Luton Town. Coventry finished in fourth place in the Second Division in the two pre-war seasons, missing out on promotion to the First Division by one point in 1937–38 and four points in 1938–39. Frith made a total of 172 League appearances for Coventry City in two spells.
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Billy Hampson
Billy Hampson (26 August 1882 – 24 February 1966) was an English football player and later manager.
Hampson was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire. He played for Rochdale, Bury and Norwich City before moving to Newcastle United for £1,250 in January, 1914. However before Hampson could properly settle at the club, war broke out later that year and Newcastle closed St James' Park. Hampson was determined to continue playing, and joined Leeds City as a 'guest' player during the war. He was a regular, turning out in 91 matches between December 1916 and April 1919 and helping them to win the unofficial title of League Champions in 1918.
When the war ended he returned to Newcastle at the age of 37 but found he had lost his place in the first team to an even older player, Billy McCracken. Hampson pledged to fight for a first-team place at the club and was granted it when McCracken left in 1923 to manage Hull City. He went on to become the oldest FA Cup finalist ever when he appeared in the 1924 Final, in which Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2–0. Hampson was 41 years and eight months old at the time.
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Billy McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBE (born 2 March 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic.
McNeill, nicknamed Cesar, was voted the greatest ever captain of Celtic by the club's fans in 2002. He was signed by Celtic from nearby junior team, Blantyre Victoria, in 1957 as a defender. As captain he won nine Scottish League Championships, seven Scottish Cups, and six Scottish League Cups. He also led the team to victory in the European Cup in 1967, as part of the "Lisbon Lions", and was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. He retired as a player in 1975 after 790 appearances for Celtic, in which he played every minute, never having been substituted. He won 29 caps for Scotland. McNeill also represented the Scottish League XI.
He began his management career at Clyde in April 1977 before moving to Aberdeen in June. However, in 1978 he returned to manage Celtic. His five years in charge saw Celtic win three League Championships, one Scottish Cup and one League cup.
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Bob Dennison
Bob Dennison was a football manager. He was manager of Middlesbrough F.C. between 1954 and 1963, and was later manager of Hereford United F.C. and assistant (and briefly caretaker) manager of Coventry City F.C. in 1972 after Noel Cantwell resigned.
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Bob Jack
Robert "Bob" Jack (4 April 1876 – 6 May 1943) was a Scottish footballer and manager. An Outside-left by trade, he played in Scotland for Alloa Athletic, and in England for Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, Glossop, Plymouth Argyle and Southend United in a career spanning almost twenty-years. He managed Southend United for four years before enjoying a twenty-eight year spell with Plymouth Argyle, leading them into the Football League in 1920. Regarded as one of the Devon clubs greatest managers, he took them to the Third Division South title in 1929–30, after taking the club to second in the division for a remarkable sequence of six consecutive seasons.
Jack began his career with Alloa Athletic, making his debut at the age of 15 and turning professional in 1893. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1895. He was Bolton's leading scorer in the 1896–97 season with 11 goals. He played a total for 110 league and 15 FA Cup games for the club, scoring 29 goals. He left Bolton in August 1901, following a serious ankle injury. He joined local rivals Preston North End after scoring 29 goals in 110 league games for Bolton. He spent just one season with Preston, scoring 6 goals in 22 league games, before joining Glossop the following summer. After a further 6 goals in 30 appearances he moved to Plymouth Argyle, becoming the club's first professional in 1903. He made his Argyle debut in September 1903 against West Ham United in the Western League. In 1904–05, the club's handbook described him as "our famous flier, probably last season was the best in the player's history".
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Bob Kyle
Robert H. "Bob" Kyle (ca. 1870–after 1928) was a Northern Irish football manager during the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s.
A native of Belfast, Kyle was club secretary (overseeing the whole club including coaching/training) at Distillery in the Irish League from June 1897 to 1905. During this time the Whites claimed three League titles, two Irish Cups, one City Cup, three County Antrim Shields and one Belfast Charity Cup.
Kyle was invited to become secretary-managed at Sunderland in August 1905, remaining in the role until retiring on 15 March 1928. He thus remains Sunderlands longest serving "manager". During Kyle's time in charge Sunderland claimed the Football League title in 1913 and finished as runners-up in 1923. He is the only Irish manager ever to win the English top division.
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Bob Stokoe
Robert "Bob" Stokoe (21 September 1930 – 1 February 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east rivalry between the region's footballing giants, Newcastle United and Sunderland. As a player he won an FA Cup winner's medal with Newcastle in 1955 and in 1973 was manager of Sunderland in their famous victory over Leeds United.
Born in Mickley, Northumberland, the son of a miner, Stokoe began his footballing career at Newcastle United, signing for them in 1947 and playing the first of 287 games, usually as centre-half, on Christmas Day 1950 against Middlesbrough, a game in which he also scored. The highlight of his 10 years at Newcastle was the 3–1 1955 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. After leaving Newcastle in 1960, Stokoe spent a short time playing for Bury before making the move into management with the same club.
Stokoe took the post of player-manager at Bury in 1961, leading them to the semi-finals of the League Cup in 1962-63. He stopped playing in 1964, staying on as manager for another year after which he moved south to take charge at Charlton Athletic from 1965–1967. He was manager of Rochdale from 1967 to 1968, followed by three separate spells at Carlisle United (1968–1970, 1980–1985 and 1985–1986).
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Bobby Gould
Robert Anthony "Bobby" Gould (born 12 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager.
Born in Coventry, Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He did not sign professional until June 1964. A striker, he scored 40 goals in 82 league games for the Sky Blues, helping them to win the Second Division title in 1966–67.
He moved to Arsenal in February 1968 for £90,000. He could not hold down a regular place in the Arsenal first team, although he did score a headed goal in the 1969 League Cup Final against Swindon Town, to send the game into extra time; Arsenal went on to lose 3–1. Gould played no part in Arsenal's European Fairs Cup 1969–70 final win and by the end of 1969–70 was on the sidelines at Arsenal.
In June 1970 Gould was transferred to Wolves for a fee of £55,000, and made his debut against Newcastle United in August 1970, but after just 15 months he was signed by West Bromwich Albion manager Don Howe for £66,666. He made his Albion debut at home to Ipswich Town in the same month, and partnering Jeff Astle in attack, went on to score 12 goals in his first season at the Hawthorns. In all he scored 19 goals in 60 appearances for Albion, but when his form began to wane he was sold to Bristol City for £68,888 in December 1972.
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Bobby Moncur
Robert "Bobby" Moncur (born 19 January 1945, in Perth) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is most famous for his role as captain of Newcastle United F.C. in the late 1960s, and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s.
Moncur made his full league debut as an 18-year-old in a Division Two clash between Newcastle and Luton in 1963. However, he proved to be something of a slow developer and was nearly sold to Norwich for as little as £25,000. This deal fell through and made Bobby more determined than ever to improve his game, Helping Newcastle to promotion as Division 2 champions in 1965. In 1971, his revival complete in some style, manager Joe Harvey described him as "the supreme sweeper and a most valuable asset both to Newcastle United and Scotland".
Bobby played a total of 296 times in the famous black and white shirt, scoring three goals - all in the two-legged final of the 1969 Fairs Cup. He also played 16 times for Scotland between his debut in 1968, against the Netherlands, and 1972. In 1974 after Captaining Newcastle in the FA Cup final, he was transferred to Sunderland, moving again to Carlisle United in 1976, where he ended his playing career.
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Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and manager, who managed seven European clubs and the England national team during his career.
His professional playing career as an inside-forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and, briefly, Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals.
After his playing career he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup. His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the Irish national football team.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town. From 1991 onwards he suffered recurrent medical problems with cancer, and in March 2008, put his name and efforts into the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, a cancer research charity. In August 2008, his lung cancer was confirmed to be terminal; he said: "My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy...I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute". He died just under a year later.
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Bobby Saxton
Robert "Bobby" Saxton (born 6 September 1943 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer, manager and coach, now working as a scout for Sunderland F.C..
He managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs. During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.
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Bobby Williamson
Robert "Bobby" Williamson (born 13 August 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former association footballer who is currently manager of the Uganda national football team. He previously managed Kilmarnock and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Championship.
As a player, Williamson was a striker. He began his career at Clydebank and his 35 goals in 85 matches earned him a move to Rangers. However, after an injury-hit spell with the Glasgow club he moved to England, where he had spells with West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United. He returned to Scotland in 1990 to join Kilmarnock Football Club, which proved to be his last club as a player.
Williamson became the manager of Kilmarnock following the departure of Alex Totten. In his first season as manager, the club won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final by beating Falkirk 1–0 at Ibrox. Kilmarnock finished highly in the Scottish Premier League and he guided them into Europe, playing a total of four two-legged ties over three seasons. He also attracted high profile players including former Scotland internationals Ally McCoist and Ian Durrant, and the former French international Christophe Cocard.
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Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough, OBE (/ˈklʌf/ KLUF; 21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was an English footballer and football manager.
As a player Clough was a prolific goalscorer with Middlesbrough and Sunderland, scoring 251 league goals from 274 starts. He also won two England caps, both in 1959. Clough retired from playing at the age of 29, after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage. He remains one of the Football League's highest goalscorers.
In 1965 Clough took the manager's job at Fourth Division Hartlepools United and appointed Peter Taylor as his assistant, the start of an enduring partnership that would bring them success at numerous clubs over the next two decades. In 1967 the duo moved on to Second Division Derby County. In 1968–69, Derby were promoted as Second Division champions. Three years later, Derby were crowned champions of England for the first time in the club's history. In 1973 they reached the semi-finals of the European Cup. However, by this point Clough's relationship with chairman Sam Longson had deteriorated, and he and Taylor resigned.
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Brian Horton
Brian Horton (born 4 February 1949) is an English former footballer and manager, who was in charge at League Two side Macclesfield Town until 30 April 2012.
Horton played for Hednesford Town, Port Vale, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Hull City as a midfielder. His most significant spells were with Port Vale and Brighton from 1970 to 1981, making over 200 appearances over the course of around five seasons with each club. He also made over 100 appearances for Luton between 1981 and 1984. He was promoted out of the Second Division with both Brighton and Luton. During his career he was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times, and played a total of 610 league games in the Football League.
He was even more prolific as a manager, taking the reins at Hull City, Oxford United, Manchester City, Huddersfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town. His longest spells were at Hull and Vale, where he had previously found success as a player. At all seven clubs he boasted a win ratio of more than 30%. Horton is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games. His successes include taking Hull out of the Third Division in 1984–85, and winning the Football League Trophy with Port Vale in 2001. However his speciality has been in stabilizing struggling clubs, as he has been relegated only twice in more than 20 seasons as a manager.
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Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He played in midfield for West Bromwich Albion in the late 70s before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008. The following month, Robson returned to Manchester United as an ambassador for the club.
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, Robson began his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving on to Manchester United, whom he captained to three FA Cups and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He also won two FA Premiership winners medals. Towards the end of his playing career he moved into management as player-manager with Middlesbrough. Robson had a good goal-scoring record; terrific anticipation, movement, timing on and off the ball; was fiercely competitive and brave; possessed high levels of stamina; tackled, passed well and was also a good header of the ball.[citation needed] He represented England on 90 occasions, making him the sixth most capped England player of all-time, and has the eleventh highest goalscoring tally with 26. Robson captained his country 65 times, with only Bobby Moore and Billy Wright having captained England on more occasions. Robson is also known by the nicknames "Robbo" and "Captain Marvel". Bobby Robson stated that after Kevin Beattie, Robson was, along with Alan Shearer, the best British player he ever worked with. In August 2011, Robson was voted as the greatest ever Manchester United player from a poll of ex Manchester United Players as part of a new book, 19, released to celebrate their 19th league title win.
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Burkhard Ziese
Burkhard Ziese (1 February 1944 – 19 April 2010) was a German football manager.
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Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE (24 April 1912 - 1 January 2004) was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.
Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire. In the 1931-1932 season, he played football for Coventry City, where he was a capable defender, but did not play again for them for several years. In the summer of 1932 he began his cricketing career at Derbyshire where he was an opening batsman and fine close fielder.
Elliott's first spell for Derbyshire lasted from 1932 to 1937 and he played for the side that won the County Championship in 1936. Because of a financial crisis at the club he was released and became a professional for Stourbridge. At the start of the Second World War he joined the Coventry Fire Brigade, and was on the roof of Coventry Cathedral during the blitz which destroyed it.
After the war, he played again for Derbyshire and he scored 1,000 runs in six consecutive seasons from 1947 to 1952. In total he played 468 innings in 275 matches with nine centuries and an average of 27.25. His best score was 215 against Nottinghamshire in 1947, when he shared a stand of 349 with John Eggar. In bowling he took eleven wickets at an average of 47.81 and a best performance of 2-25. He also played football for Coventry City again in the 1947-48 season bringing his Football League appearances total 95. He was caretaker-manager for Coventry for six months in 1954-55.
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Charnwit Polcheewin
Charnwit Polcheewin (ชาญวิทย์ ผลชีวิน) was formerly head coach of the Thailand national football team.Thailand football club head coach of two-time AFC Champions League Winners 1994-1995 Thai Farmers Bank FC. He led Thailand to victory in the SEA Games at the end of 2005. He resigned from the post on February 20, 2007 to coach Vietnamese side Đồng Tháp. However, as the transfer did not go through, he re-joined as head coach of the Thai national football team. He was confirmed in this position in April 2007 after the election of a new President of the Football Association of Thailand and the appointment of a new executive committee.
Chanvit announced on June 16, 2008 that he would leave the post of Thailand National Football Team manager after the forthcoming World Cup Qualification game against Oman.
Chanvit stepped down as coach of Thailand on June 22, 2008 after their 2010 World Cup campaign ended in the Third Stage of AFC qualification. In his final game, Thailand lost 2-1 to Oman.
Chanvit was in charge for 3 seasons, and saw success in the King's Cup as well as finishing as runners up in the 2007 ASEAN Championship.
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Chatchai Paholpat
Chatchai Paholpat (Thai ชัชชัย พหลแพทย์) is a former Thailand national football team player and head coach of Thailand national team in 2004. Currently, He has been the head coach in Thailand Premier League side Customs Department FC. He has led the side to the Thailand Division 1 League title in 2008.
He made several appearances for the Thailand national football team, including four 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also played for Thailand at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Chatchai was also head coach of the national team in 2004 and lead the side in 2004 Asian Cup in China.
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Chris Waddle
Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle (born 14 December 1960 in Felling, Tyne and Wear) is a former footballer from England. During his professional career he played for clubs including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France. Waddle earnt 62 caps for the England national football team between 1985 and 1991, and was a member of England's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he missed a penalty in England's shoot-out defeat to Germany in the semi-finals.
Waddle currently works as a co-commentator for ESPN's Premier League football coverage, and for BBC 5 Live.
Waddle began his footballing career with Pelaw Juniors, moving on to Whitehouse SC, Mount Pleasant SC, HMH Printing, Pelaw SC, Leam Lane SC and Clarke Chapman before joining Tow Law Town before the start of the 1978-79 season. He worked during the day at Skipton Financial Services.[citation needed]
While working in food processing, Waddle had unsuccessful trials with Sunderland and Coventry City. He joined Newcastle United in July 1980 for £1,000.
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Chris Woods
Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods (born 14 November 1959 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire) is a former England international football goalkeeper, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Downham Market, Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley, in the Scottish Football League for Rangers, and in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids. He now works as a goalkeeping coach at Everton and United States.
Woods was Peter Shilton's long-time understudy in the England team in the mid to late 1980s, finally claiming the number one shirt for himself in the early 1990s. In all, he managed to accrue 43 caps in an eight year international career.
Woods showed promise at an early age, and his association with Downham Market began at an early age when he signed for the youth team in 1972.
Woods was a confident, brave, and agile goalkeeper, and his association with Shilton began at an early age when he signed for Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1976. Over the next three years he never made an appearance for Forest as they won promotion from the Football League Second Division in 1977 - Shilton had yet to arrive at this time - and then won the Football League First Division title straightaway. Shilton came to the club in September 1977 and did not miss a match.
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Clive Allen
Clive Darren Allen (born 20 May 1961) is a retired English footballer, a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.
Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961 (the Cup success occurred exactly two weeks before Allen Jnr's birth). He is the brother of former footballer Bradley Allen and cousin of football manager Martin Allen and ex West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paul Allen. He holds the unique distinction of playing for more London based football clubs than any other footballer in history.
A fearfully accurate centre forward, Allen joined Queens Park Rangers as a youth player, making his debut in 1978 at the age of 17. Allen scored a hat trick on his full debut against Coventry City in a 5-1 win, but QPR were relegated at the end of that season and Allen became a first-choice striker in their quest to return to the top flight, scoring a phenomenal 28 goals in 1979-80, though QPR failed to win promotion. This prompted Arsenal to make a bid of £1,250,000 for him in the summer of 1980, which QPR accepted. At the time, it was the highest fee to be paid for a teenager by any British club.
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Colin Hendry
Edward Colin Hendry (born 7 December 1965) is a retired Scottish footballer and manager, who played as a defender. Hendry started his career with Dundee in 1983 and spent spells at Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Rangers, Coventry City, Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool. He was part of the Blackburn squad that won the Premiership in 1995 and the Rangers squad that won the domestic treble in 1999. His most recent stint in football was as manager of Scottish First Division side Clyde, from June 2007 until January 2008, when he chose to resign for family reasons.
Hendry first played for local clubs Keith and Islavale, mainly as a striker. He began his professional career in 1983 with Dundee, and in 1987 was picked up by Blackburn Rovers, where he was converted into a defender. One of his first appearances came in the Full Members Cup final, where he scored the only goal in the 1-0 Wembley win over Charlton Athletic.
He played over 100 games for Blackburn before joining Manchester City in 1989, where he was named Player of the Year in the 1989–90 season. His days at City were numbered, however, after he fell out of manager Peter Reid's plans when Reid took over in November 1990 on the departure of Howard Kendall to Everton.
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Colin Todd
Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Luton Town, and also played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He won two Football League titles with Derby County during the 1970s, and won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1975. He was capped by England on 27 occasions.
He has managed English league clubs Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Derby County, Bradford City, Darlington and Danish Superliga side Randers FC. He took Bolton Wanderers to the Division One title with 98 points and 100 goals, although he was unable to establish them in the Premier League.
The young Todd had opportunities to sign for Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, but chose Sunderland "because of their tradition for youth". He played a major part in the Sunderland youth team's 1967 victory in the FA Youth Cup, led by coach Brian Clough. By then Todd was already a first-team regular. He made his debut as substitute for Charlie Hurley in a 1–1 draw away against Chelsea in the First Division on 10 September 1966, and by mid-season had established himself in the starting eleven. He missed only three league games in the next three seasons, at the end of which Sunderland were relegated from the top flight. After 191 appearances and three goals in all competitions for Sunderland, Todd rejoined Clough at Derby County in February 1971.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,OIH, (born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per his contract.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.24 million (€15 million) in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup. He also played at Euro 2004 with Portugal and scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece, in addition to helping Portugal reach the final. He was featured in the UEFA Euro All-Star Team of this competition.
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Dave Sexton
David "Dave" Sexton OBE (born 6 April 1930) is an English former football manager and player.
Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace. His biggest success came at Brighton, where he won the Third Division (South) Title in 1957–58.
Sexton started off as a coach at Chelsea, before leaving to begin his managerial career at Leyton Orient in 1965. In 1966 he was appointed by Arsenal manager Bertie Mee as the Gunners' first-team coach, but a year later returned to Chelsea to become manager following the departure of Tommy Docherty. He led the club to FA Cup success in 1970 and the European Cup Winners' Cup a year later. Chelsea also reached the League Cup final in 1972, but lost to Stoke City. However, Sexton fell out with several players, including Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson, who were subsequently sold. This, combined with other problems at the club, ensured that Sexton did not come close to repeating his earlier success and early in the 1974–75 season - which ended in Chelsea's relegation - he was dismissed.
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Dave Watson
David "Dave" Watson (born 20 November 1961 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer and Youth Team Coach at Premier League side Newcastle United.
As a player he was a defender from 1980 to 2001. He played his entire career for Norwich City and Everton. He also made 12 appearances for the English national team.
Watson played for the Liverpool reserves before joining Norwich City for £50,000 on 29 November 1980. He made his league debut in the local derby against Ipswich Town on Boxing Day that year. He played 18 league games in the 1980–81 First Division campaign and scored three goals, but was unable to prevent the Canaries from sliding into the Second Division.
Over the next five years, Watson was rarely absent from the Norwich side and helped them win promotion from the Second Division in the 1981–82 season. He eventually made 256 appearances for Norwich, and as club captain lifted the Milk Cup in 1985. They went down to the Second Division that year, but won promotion the following year as champions.
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David Ashworth
David Ashworth (1868 in Waterford – 1947) was an Irish football referee and manager, most notably managing Liverpool F.C. and Oldham Athletic.
He became the first manager of Oldham Athletic in 1906, spending eight successful years there before moving on to manage Stockport County in 1914 and staying with them through the First World War.
In 1920 he was appointed manager of Liverpool and in his first season in charge he guided them to their second successive season in 4th place, eight points behind the Champions Burnley.
The following season, 1921/22, Ashworth lead Liverpool to their third League Championship. The team were well on their way to a second successive Championship the following season, when in February 1923 Ashworth left the table-topping side to return to Oldham, then at the bottom of the league. Oldham ended the season relegated, while Liverpool only won one of their last seven games, but still won the Championship by six points.
Ashworth remained at Oldham for just over a year before moving to Manchester City, but he resigned in 1925 as the club struggled towards relegation. He next tried his hand in management with a brief spell with Walsall between 1926 and 1927.
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David Geddis
David Geddis, (born 12 March 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), is a football coach and scout, a former professional football player and England youth international.
When Ipswich Town's leading goal scorer, Trevor Whymark, was injured against Norwich City on Boxing Day 1977, Geddis replaced him in the line-up and remained in the side. This enabled Geddis to become one of the youngest players ever to make an appearance in the FA Cup final, as Ipswich progressed through the competition to Wembley, where they beat Arsenal. Geddis delivered the cross which led to Roger Osborne's winning goal.
He was transferred to Aston Villa in 1979 for £300,000 and the following season won a league championship medal by being one of the 14 players Villa used that season. He filled in whenever Shaw or Withe were injured or suspended and best remembered for scoring two goals in the 3-0 win over rivals Birmingham City.
"Geddo" was a popular figure at Villa Park, but limited first team opportunities saw him move to then Second Division Barnsley in September 1983, where he notched an impressive 24 goals in 45 starts before attracting the interest of his former Villa boss Ron Saunders at promotion-chasing Birmingham City just before Christmas 1984. He joined the blues for a fee of £80,000 and quickly became a fans' favourite, largely due to his contribution to Blues' promotion winning campaign of the 1984/5 season.[citation needed]
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David Ginola
David Desire Marc Ginola (English pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪnəlɑː/) (born 25 January 1967) is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.
Ginola was born in Gassin, Var. He played football for ten seasons in his native France before moving to England in 1995, when he signed for Newcastle United. He stayed in the country until retiring seven years later, having also turned out for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton. Since his retirement from the game in 2002 he has become involved in several new pursuits, including acting.
Ginola played at club level for Toulon (1985–88), Racing Levallois 92 (1988–90), Brest (1990–92), Paris Saint-Germain (1992–95), Newcastle United (1995–97), Tottenham Hotspur (1997–2000), Aston Villa (2000–2002) and Everton (2002).
Ginola made his first senior appearance for Sporting Toulon as an eighteen year-old in a 1985 2–0 victory away at Metz. He played fourteen times in his first season, and by 1986 he was a regular in the Toulon line-up.
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David Merrington
David Robert Merrington (born 26 January 1945 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a former football manager.
As a player Merrington appeared in midfield for Burnley, playing 98 league games (1 goal) including a spell as captain. He later played for Bristol City before retiring and going into coaching [2].
Merrington was a brief caretaker manager for Sunderland A.F.C. following the departure of Jimmy Adamson in 1978, and in 1980 he again took over from Adamson as caretaker manager (for 1 game only) at Leeds.
He took charge of Southampton for the 1995-96 season and was Premiership Manager of the Month in April 1996, his only full season in management. Despite securing Southampton's top flight status on goal difference, he was dismissed on 14 June 1996 and succeeded by Graeme Souness. During the final weeks of the 1995-96 season, he guided Southampton to two crucial wins which played a big part in their survival - they first beat Manchester United (champions that season) 3-1 at The Dell, and then won their penultimate game 1-0 at Bolton Wanderers, a result which confirmed the other side's relegation.
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David Moyes
David William Moyes (born 25 April 1963) is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Everton. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is also on the Committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity.
Moyes made over 550 league appearances as a centre half in a playing career that began with Celtic, where he won a championship medal. He then played for Dunfermline Athletic and ended his playing career with Preston North End. He became a coach at Preston, working his way up to assistant manager before eventually taking over as manager in 1998, his first managerial position.
Moyes became manager of Everton in March 2002 and under him the club qualified for the Champions League in 2005 and reached the FA Cup final in 2009. Upon reaching his tenth anniversary at the club Moyes received praise from many fellow managers including Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and Kenny Dalglish for his achievements at Everton, despite operating with a limited budget. His service to Everton was also raised in Parliament by Steve Rotheram MP. Moyes is the third-longest serving manager in the Premier League and the English football league system as a whole, behind Ferguson and Wenger.
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Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈbɛrχkɑmp] (
listen); born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who is the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder and subsequently a main striker, he was deployed as a second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry.
The son of an electrician, Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by Ajax at the age of 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Good form led to an international call-up a year later, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Internazionale in 1993 where he had two disappointing seasons, before joining Arsenal in 1995. It was at Arsenal where Bergkamp rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup trophies and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, which marked his last appearance as a player. With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes's record to become the Netherlands' top goalscorer of all time in 1998, later surpassed by Patrick Kluivert.
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Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, west London) is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director (Football) at Newcastle United.
Wise played as a central midfielder and was noted for his aggressive and highly-competitive style of play. In a career spanning over 20 years, he played for Wimbledon, Leicester City, Millwall, Southampton, Coventry City and, most notably, Chelsea. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Wise won two FA Cups, a League Cup and a Cup Winners' Cup, becoming the club's most successful captain, although has since been overtaken by John Terry.
He also played at international level for much of his career, representing England over a period of ten years. Wise won 21 caps and scored once, on his debut against Turkey on 1 May 1991. He was in the national squad for Euro 2000 and played in all three group games, against Portugal (lost 2–3), Germany (won 1–0) and Romania (lost 2–3).
In the latter years of his playing career, Wise gradually became involved in the managerial aspects of the game, starting at Millwall, where he took on the role of player-manager. He was briefly caretaker manager at Southampton, following the departure of Harry Redknapp, before he took over the reins at Swindon Town on a permanent basis. In October 2006, he was appointed manager of the then-Championship side Leeds United, who found themselves in the relegation zone. Although they were ultimately relegated, Wise reshaped his side in the close season and Leeds made an excellent start to their first season in the third tier of English football.
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Derek Ufton
Derek Gilbert Ufton (born 31 May 1928, in Crayford, Kent) was a professional cricketer and footballer, and later a football manager for Plymouth Argyle.
An Old Boy of Dartford Grammar School, Ufton played first-class cricket for Kent from 1949 to 1962 as a wicket-keeper batsman. He won his Kent cap in 1956.
He made 263 appearances as a centre half for Charlton Athletic between 1949 and 1960. He was notorious for shoulder injuries, and dislocated his at least twenty times during his football career. He gained his only England cap at football in 1953, against a team from Rest of Europe.
He was captain of Charlton Athletic in the extraordinary match against Huddersfield Town F.C. at The Valley on 21 December 1957. Charlton played most of the match with 10 men after Ufton was injured, and Huddersfield were leading 5–1 with just 27 minutes remaining. At that point, Johnny Summers began an extraordinary passage of play in which he scored five goals and assisted with two others to allow Charlton to win 7–6. Huddersfield become the first, and still the only, team to score six goals in an English Football League match – or indeed any other professional football match – and still be on the losing side.
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Dettmar Cramer
Dettmar Cramer (born 4 April 1925 in Dortmund) is a German former football player and coach who led Bayern Munich to the 1975 and 1976 European Cups. Cramer is commonly considered to be the father of modern football in Japan and is a member of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class. He also briefly coached the United States men's national soccer team.
Known as the “Football Professor” because of his attention to detail and also as “Napoleon” because of his diminutive 1.61 meter stature, Cramer began his career at Viktoria Dortmund and Germania Wiesbaden. The beginning of his managerial career lead him to clubs such as Teutonia Lippstadt, VfL Geseke, FC Paderborn, and TuS Eving-Lindenhorst. At the turn of the year 1948-49, Cramer found himself in the service of the German Football Association (DFB) for the first time. Until 1963 he served with the designation as Head Coach for Western Germany under the DFB in Duisburg.
Little known, Cramer attempted to make the jump into a career in journalism at this point. He became lead editor for sports for German television station ZDF. Feeling largely isolated from the football world, Cramer decided to call it quits after only six months on the job. Afterward he was sent by the DFB to Japan to serve as a football instructor.
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Dick Bayliss
Dick Bayliss was manager of Coventry City F.C. between June 1945 and his death in April 1947. Bayliss had previously served the club as chief scout under his predecessor Harry Storer.
Bayliss had an undistinguished career as a player making only a handful of appearances in the late 1920s for Luton, Mansfied and Southend. It was as a scout, however, that Bayliss made his name. He was considered an excellent judge of a player and focussed heavily on bringing young talent up through the youth and reserve teams.
His spell as manager came at a difficult time, following the end of the Second World War, and he struggled to manoeuvre in the transfer market. Bayliss was popular with the playing staff, a number of whom maintained a bedside vigil in the weeks leading up to his death in April 1947.
Although Bayliss had little time to develop his own team he laid down solid foundations for future managers by developing the youth squad.
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Dick Ray
Richard "Dick" Ray (4 February 1876, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire – 28 December 1952, Leeds) was a professional footballer and manager. He became a manager for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City.
Ray was born in the Potteries town of Newcastle under Lyme on February 4, 1876, and began his footballing career with local club Audley, before joining Macclesfield in 1893, before moving to Burslem Port Vale a year later. He was a solid performer for the club, however failed to turn up for one match after misreading a train timetable, being fined five shillings for his trouble, he departed in the summer of 1895.
Over the next few years he played for Manchester City, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Leeds City. After Gilbert Gillies, his manager at Chesterfield, was appointed as Leeds City's first manager in March 1905, Ray followed him to Elland Road. He was a dependable left back, and even captained the side before leaving the club when the board declined not to renew Gillies' contract in March 1908.
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Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine football player, and current manager of Al Wasl FC in Dubai. Many experts, football critics, former and current players consider Maradona the greatest football player of all time. He won FIFA Player of the Century award which was to be decided by votes on their official website, their official magazine and a grand jury.
He is the only player in football history who set world-record contract fees twice. The first, when he was transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5m and the second, when he was transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9m. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. In his international career, playing for Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals.
He played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 tournament, where he captained Argentina and led them to their victory over West Germany in the final, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In that same tournament's quarterfinal round, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history, though for two different reasons. The first goal was via an unpenalized handball known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "The Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
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Don Howe
Donald 'Don' Howe (born 12 October 1935) is an English football player, turned coach and manager.
Howe was in the Springfield area of Wolverhampton in 1935 and spent his secondary education at St. Peter's Collegiate School.
Howe spent most of his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, joining the club as a youth player in December 1950. He turned professional in November 1952, but did not make his debut until 1955, against Everton. A full back, he played nearly 350 games for the Baggies in twelve years, as well as becoming a regular in the England team; he played in the 1958 World Cup, and won 23 caps in total.
Howe was signed by Billy Wright's Arsenal in 1964, and was made club captain. However, in March 1966 he broke his leg playing against Blackpool and never recovered well enough to play in the first team again. Howe retired from playing and became Arsenal's reserve team coach under Bertie Mee, then stepping up to first team coach after the departure of Dave Sexton in 1968. Arsenal won the Double in 1971 with Howe playing a crucial role, but not long after he returned to his old club, West Bromwich Albion, as manager.
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Don Mackay
Donald Mackay (born 19 March 1940 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
He was a goalkeeper and played for Forfar Athletic and made 104 appearances. He was then signed for Dundee United by Jerry Kerr, for whom he made 170 appearances. This is still the second most appearances made by a goal keeper for Dundee Utd, behind keeping legend Hamish McAlpine. He was then given a free transfer by Jim McLean, after ten years of loyal service to the Utd cause, where he finished his 16 year professional playing career with Southend United after only 13 appearances.
After a spell coaching the Bristol City youth team between 1974 to 1978, where he was part of the backroom staff that won promotion to the then English First Division, he began his management career in Nørresundby managing the local side Norresundby, gaining promotion in his first season there. He returned to Scotland in 1980 when he was appointed manager of Dundee, winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League with the club, again in his first season in charge. After several high profile departures from the Dundee first team, Mackay eventually left the club in 1983.
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Don Revie
Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989), was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United (1961–1974) he managed England from 1974 until 1977. He later managed in the Middle East at international and club level.
Revie was born in Middlesbrough on 10 July 1927. He signed as a footballer for Leicester City in 1944. Leicester City originally thought him not good enough to turn professional, but he was taken under the wing of Leicester player Sep Smith who began to mentor Revie on many of his ideas about the game. He also learned the rudiments of the bricklaying trade outside football. From there he went on to play for Hull City in 1949 (transfer fee £20,000), Manchester City in 1951 (£25,000), Sunderland in 1956 (£22,000) and Leeds United in November 1958 (£12,000). The combined transfer fees paid over his career were at the time (1958) a record in English football.
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Ellis Stuttard
John Ellis Stuttard (24 April 1920–1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back. After retiring, he had spells as manager of Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
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Eric Black
Eric Black (born 1 October 1963 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer who is the currently the assistant manager at Blackburn Rovers. He played for Aberdeen and Metz as a striker and won two international caps for Scotland. He was caretaker manager at Birmingham City following the departure of Steve Bruce. He was assistant manager to Bruce at Sunderland from June 2009 and was appointed caretaker manager for one game on 4 December 2011, again following the departure of Bruce. Black left Sunderland on 6 December 2011. He is currently assistant manager to Steve Kean at Blackburn Rovers.
He was involved in possibly the best era ever for Aberdeen who, under the management of Alex Ferguson, won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 with a 2–1 win over Real Madrid in which the then 19 year old Black scored the first goal. Black's main asset was his balletic heading ability and scoring goals. He joined George Hamilton and Billy Williamson, becoming the third Aberdeen player to score three or more goals in a single game against Celtic. He made 180 league appearances (30 as substitute) and scored 70 goals for Aberdeen between 1981 and 1986.
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Eric Cantona
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (French pronunciation: [kantɔna]) (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Doubles.
Cantona is often regarded as having played a key role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing force and he enjoys iconic status at the club. He wore the number 7 shirt at United, which was previously worn by George Best and Bryan Robson, and subsequently worn by David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Cantona is affectionately nicknamed by Manchester United fans as "King Eric", and was voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player by Inside United magazine. Set against his footballing achievements was a poor disciplinary record throughout his career, including a conviction for assault on a fan in 1995.
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Ernest Mangnall
James Ernest Mangnall (4 January 1866 – 13 January 1932) was an English football manager who started his career with Burnley and managed Manchester United between 1903–1912 and then went on to manage Manchester City from 1912–1924, and is the only man to date to have managed both clubs.
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Mangnall played amateur football as a goalkeeper and was a director at Bolton Wanderers. He started his career in football management with Burnley in March 1900, when he was hired as the club's second official manager following the departure of Harry Bradshaw almost a year earlier. The side were struggling when he joined the club, and with just one month of the 1899–1900 season remaining, relegation to the Second Division seemed almost inevitable. Their relegation was confirmed on 28 April 1900 after a 0–4 defeat away at Nottingham Forest. He signed three players, Henry Collins, Jimmy Lindsay and George Lockhart, in the close season. The team achieved a third-placed finish in their first season in the Second Division and finished ninth the following year. The team's fortunes suffered a swift decline in the 1902–03 season, and Burnley finished bottom of the Football League and were forced to apply for re-election. Burnley were re-elected and Mangnall started the next campaign as manager, but he left the club in October 1903 to join Second Division rivals Manchester United.
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Frank Brettell
Frank E. Brettell was an English-born Irish football player, manager and administrator.
He played as a full back for Everton, a club that was originally called St. Domingo's. He combined his role as player-secretary-manager with his full time job as a reporter for the Liverpool Mercury. He became secretary of Bolton Wanderers in 1896 and remained there for two years before moving to London to join Tottenham Hotspur as their first manager. He then accepted a more lucrative offer to join Portsmouth and guided them to a second place finish in their first season in the Southern League. He accepted an offer to join Plymouth Argyle in 1903 and helped establish the club in the professional game. The job was to be his last as a manager and he retired from football altogether a year later. Nothing else is known about him.
Brettell began his football career with local club St. Domingo. A full back, he combined his playing duties with a role as secretary-manager of the team in 1875. The club was reformed as Everton in 1879 with Brettell as a member of the committee during the clubs first year. He did this while being a full-time reporter for local newspaper the Liverpool Mercury.
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Frankie Bunn
Frank Stephen Bunn (born 6 November 1962 in Birmingham) is a retired English professional footballer.
He played as a striker and began his career at Luton Town, and later played for Hull City and Oldham Athletic. His most famous moment as a player came on 25 October 1989, when he scored six goals in Oldham's 7–0 victory over Scarborough in the third round of the League Cup, which is still the League Cup record for most goals by a player in a single match.
In 1990, Bunn was forced to retire from professional football because of injury. He then joined Stalybridge Celtic and later Radcliffe Borough. He later became a coach and began his coaching career at Wigan Athletic, before joining Manchester City as reserve team coach in 1998. In February 2007, Bunn was appointed first-team coach at Coventry City, and on 11 February 2008, he was named joint caretaker manager of the Sky Blues along with John Harbin, following the sacking of Iain Dowie. He returned to his old position as first-team coach following Chris Coleman's appointment as manager.
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Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team as a winger.
Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left back, earning acclaim as a free kick specialist. Since transferring to Spurs in 2007, managerial and tactical shifts have seen him transform into a more offensively-oriented player. Recently, Bale has played an integral role in Tottenham's success domestically and in the Champions League.
Bale was born in Cardiff to parents Frank, a school caretaker, and Debbie, an operations manager; he attended Eglwys Newydd Primary School at Whitchurch. He is the nephew of former Cardiff City footballer Chris Pike. It was while at this school he first came to the attention of Southampton at age nine, when he was playing in a six-a-side tournament with his first club, Cardiff Civil Service Football Club. Growing up his football hero was fellow Welshman and Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs.
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Gary Bailey
Gary Richard Bailey (born 9 August 1958 in Ipswich) is a former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. He was capped twice for England.
He is the son of former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Roy Bailey.
He grew up in South Africa and started his career with Wits University in Johannesburg. In the late 1970s, Bailey paid his own fare to Manchester for a trial with Manchester United.
He established himself as United goalkeeper in the late 1970s following the retirement of Alex Stepney, but in one of his first crucial games he missed a cross in the 1979 FA Cup final, allowing Alan Sunderland to score the winning goal for Arsenal with just seconds remaining. Despite this, he was considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in England in the early- to mid-1980s.
He represented the national team twice at senior level, but was unable to establish himself in the first eleven due to the form of the more-experienced Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence. He was first capped against the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 1985, with his other international appearance coming on 9 June that year against Mexico.
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Gary Gillespie
Gary Thompson Gillespie (born 5 July 1960) is a Scottish former professional football defender who played for Liverpool through much of their dominant period of the 1980s.
Gillespie started his career at local club Falkirk, captaining the side at 17, making him the world's youngest ever first team captain in professional football. Such was his rapid progression as a player, only playing 22 Scottish League Second Division fixtures, he was purchased by Coventry City for the bargain price of £75,000 on the 10 March 1978 while still not quite 18.
He spent the rest of the 1977/78 season in the City reserves but was given his chance at the beginning of the following season making his debut on the 19 August '78 in a 2–1 win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park, he went on to make a further 14 league appearances before the end of the season.
A lot of admirers courted Gillespie's skills and attributes as a player, especially as he was a player who was involved in numerous, successful, relegation battles with Coventry for six seasons, he ultimately got his big move and it was Liverpool that got his signature on 8 July 1983 for £325,000. He was the first signing to be made by new manager Joe Fagan.
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Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960), is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live. He remains England's top scorer in the FIFA World Cup finals, with ten goals.
Lineker began his football career at Leicester City and became known as a prolific goalscorer; despite failing to score in his first ten games, he finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984–85 and earned his first England cap. He then moved to League Champions Everton where he remained a clinical finisher, scoring 40 goals in 57 games. His first team honours came at Barcelona, where he won the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. He returned to England in 1989, joining Tottenham Hotspur, and over three seasons he scored 67 goals in 105 games and won the FA Cup. Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side.
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Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964 in Newarthill, Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder, in a successful career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving south of the border to Leicester City at the age of 20. He then went on to play for Leeds United, and he later had spells at Coventry City intersected by a brief, yet triumphant, stint at Liverpool.
McAllister also represented his national side for nine years, winning 57 caps and scoring five goals. His leadership qualities were noticed, and he spent four successful years as Scotland captain in addition to two seasons as Leeds United captain. He was awarded an MBE in the 2001 New Year Honours in recognition of his contribution to football.
As his playing career drew to a close he decided to enter the managerial side of the game. He did this first during his second stay at Coventry when he was appointed manager in April 2002. He resigned a month later and did not enter management again until he returned to Elland Road in January 2008 to replace Dennis Wise.
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Gary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister (born 30 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and operations director of Conference National side Darlington.
As a player he was a defender from 1984 to 2001 and is most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998. He also played for Middlesbrough and Darlington and was also capped 22 times by England between 1988 and 1996.
His footballing career started at non-league Billingham Town, but at the age of 19, he joined his boyhood heroes Middlesbrough as a defender, making 156 League appearances over nearly five seasons (helping them win promotion to the Football League Second Division in 1987 and First Division in 1988), with a seven-game loan spell at Darlington in 1985, before he moved to Manchester United on 29 August 1989 for £2.3 million, by which time Middlesbrough were back in the Second Division after relegation.
It was the national record for a defender at the time, as well as being the highest fee between British clubs and the second highest fee to be paid by a British club – second only to Ian Rush's return to Liverpool from Juventus a year earlier.
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Gary Stevens
Gary Michael Stevens (born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, 27 March 1963) is a retired English footballer who is best remembered playing in defence for a successful Everton side of the 1980s, as well as for the England national football team.
A hard-tackling right full back, Stevens advanced through Everton's youth ranks as manager Howard Kendall steadily built a new young side to rival their great foes Liverpool, who were winning trophies and dominating the English game while Everton had been without a domestic honour since 1970.
Stevens made his Everton debut in 1982 and settled into the senior game quickly during the second half of the 1981–82 season as Kendall's otherwise ageing side struggled to make an impact on their rivals and on the top flight in general during the first couple of years after Kendall's appointment in 1981. However, with a few astute signings and one or two more graduates from the ranks, Everton reached the FA Cup final in 1984, having already lost to their great rivals in the League Cup final earlier in the season.
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George Burley
George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956 in Cumnock, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.
Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came while at Ipswich Town making 394 senior appearances, and being part of the squad that won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 1978 and 1981 respectively.
Burley's managerial career began in 1990 with Ayr United and has since spent spells at seven different clubs, notably an eight-year spell back at Ipswich Town as manager, which included a promotion to the Premier League and guiding the club to a fifth place league finish at that level.
On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. He was sacked on 16 November 2009, following a 3–0 defeat to Wales.
His nephew, Craig, is also a former footballer.
Burley joined Ipswich Town in 1972 as an apprentice and made his senior debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1973, being given the job of marking George Best. In 1978 he was a member of the Ipswich side which upset the odds to defeat Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final. However, in 1981 injury forced him out of Ipswich's UEFA Cup final triumph over AZ Alkmaar. Town missed out on the First Division title on the last day of the season, finishing runners-up to Aston Villa.
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George Hardwick
George Hardwick (2 February 1920 – 19 April 2004) was an English football player and coach. During his time as an active player, he played left defender for Middlesbrough. He was also a member of the England national football team, playing in 12 international matches and serving as the team's first post-World War II captain.
In 1947, the nations of Great Britain joined together to form a football team, which Hardwick captained and lead to victory (6-1) against the rest of Europe.
Due to a knee injury Hardwick had to terminate his international career after 12 matches. He is held in high esteem by Middlesbrough fans, and is regarded as the greatest defender in the club's history.
After his career as a player, Hardwick served as player manager for Oldham Athletic and manager for PSV Eindhoven, and, from 1959 to 1961, the Netherlands national football team. He later managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Gateshead.
Today his legacy lives on in the form of The George Hardwick Foundation [1], a charity dedicated to helping carers, former carers and patients. The Patron is his wife Jennifer, who cared for George during his latter years. They have three main sites at Stockton, Middlesbrough and The University Hospital of North Tees.
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George Poyser
George Henry Poyser (6 February 1910 – 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager. He enjoyed a lengthy playing career, most notably with Brentford, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He was also a manager, taking charge of both Notts County and Manchester City.
Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s, he was a strong left-back. Playing for Teversal Colliery, he had an unsuccessful trial at Mansfield Town before moving on to Stanton Hill Victoria. He enjoyed spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stourbridge, before signing with Mansfield Town. He was part of the Mansfield team when they were elected to the Football League in 1931.
In May 1931, he joined Port Vale of the Second Division. His Vale debut came on 2 January 1932, in a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground. A regular in 1932–33 and 1933–34, he played a total of 72 league games, making just the one appearance in the FA Cup. In June 1934 he transferred to Brentford for a fee of £1,550.
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George Raynor
George S. Raynor (13 January 1907, in Hoyland Common, Yorkshire – 24 November 1985) was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football managers ever. One of his greatest achievements was taking the Sweden national football team to a World Cup final, and he also managed them to an Olympic gold medal.
Raynor first played football in the non-Leagues for Elsecar Bible Class, Mexborough Athletic and Wombwell. When he did sign professional forms Raynor's career took him only on an uninspired jaunt around the Football League. His first professional club was Sheffield United whom he joined in 1930, making only one first team appearance in the two years he was with the club. Between 1932 and 1939 he played for another four different League clubs, the last of these (Aldershot) in the season before the start of the War. However, whilst in the course of working as a training instructor in Baghdad during hostilities, Raynor had clubbed together an international football team and this had come to the notice of the Secretary of the Football Association Stanley Rous. Thereafter, as Brian Glanville notes (with some poetic licence) in his The Story of the World Cup, "the FA whisked him in 1946 from reserve team trainer at Aldershot to the team managership of Sweden".
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Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957, Hayes, London) is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.
In 2007 he was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame which cited him as one of the most gifted English footballers of his generation exhibiting "sublime balance and close control, unrivalled passing and vision and extraordinary shooting ability, both from open play and set pieces".
He is currently running the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, set up to help young British players return to professional football after being released by their clubs. Hoddle's younger brother Carl was also a footballer and died at the age of 40 from a brain aneurysm on 2 March 2008.
He has been manager of Swindon Town (earning promotion to the Premier League), Chelsea (taking them to the FA Cup final), Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur (reaching a League Cup final) and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Gordon Milne
Gordon Milne (born 29 March 1937) is an English former footballer and football manager.
Gordon Milne, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England and is the son of the former Preston player Jimmy Milne, and son to Jesse Milne. He was a nephew to Richard Forbes Sutherland, and cousin to Richard William Sutherland and Walter Sutherland.
He had a successful playing career with amateur side Morecambe, Preston North End, Liverpool (1960–1967), Blackpool (1967–1970) and Wigan Athletic (1970).
He was one of Bill Shankly's first signings, when he moved from Preston North End for £16,000 in August 1960. He made his debut in the 1-0 2nd Division defeat at Anfield by Southampton on 31 August 1960, he scored his first goal in the 10th minute of a 2-1 league win over Newcastle United at St James' Park on 20 September 1961.
Milne was a successful right-half for Liverpool during the 1960s and played a prominent role in Liverpool's rise from the old Second Division, forming a partnership with Gerry Byrne. While at Anfield, he won First Division Championship medals in 1963-64 and 1965–66, a Second Division Championship medal in 1961-62 and two shared Charity Shield triumphs in 1964 and 1965.
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Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan OBE (born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently without a club, having last managed Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. Prior to Middlesbrough, Strachan managed Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic. In club football, he played 626 games scoring a total of 138 goals, playing 21 of 25 career seasons in either the English or Scottish top flight. In international football Strachan earned 50 caps, scoring 5 goals and playing in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain 82 and Mexico 86. Strachan retired from playing in 1996 at age 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.
A right-sided midfielder, Strachan made his senior debut in 1974 with Dundee before moving on within Scotland, to spend seven seasons at Aberdeen. He first played for the Scotland national team in 1980. While at Aberdeen Strachan won multiple domestic league and cup honours in the early 1980s, as well as the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 European Super Cup. Moving to England, Strachan won the 1985 FA Cup Final in five seasons with Manchester United, before spending the next seven seasons as club captain at Leeds, winning the 1991–92 First Division league title. He played his last game for Scotland in 1992 while still at Leeds, and then moved to Coventry in 1995 for a final three seasons, as a player-coach.
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Graeme Sharp
Graeme Marshall Sharp (born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire on 16 October 1960) is a former footballer. He started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for £120,000 in 1980.
Sharp was regarded as good in the air and able to hold the ball well and distribute it to provide more scoring opportunities for others than for himself. He formed successful scoring partnerships with Andy Gray, Adrian Heath and Gary Lineker. In the 1984–85 season Sharp scored 30 goals in 54 matches.
In 426 appearances for Everton (21 as substitute), Sharp scored 159 goals to set a post war goalscoring for Everton which has yet to be matched. Only Dixie Dean (pre Second World War) has ever scored more goals for the club than Sharp did. [1]
He did not walk into the first team at Goodison Park, and by the end of the 1980–81 season had still made just six league appearances for the club. But then came new manager Howard Kendall, who soon selected Sharp as a regular striker and was rewarded handsomely as Sharp netted 15 goals in 29 league games. The goals continued to flow over the next nine seasons.
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Gwyn Williams
Gwyn Williams is Leeds United's Technical Director, and he is a former Chelsea chief scout who discovered John Terry and helped make a £14m profit on Tore André Flo for the London side.
Gwyn Williams stepped down as Chelsea's chief scout in June 2006 after 27 years at Stamford Bridge.
Prior to joining Chelsea FC as a youth development officer Williams was a teacher at Drayton Manor High School where he held the positions of Head of House and Head of Physical Education. Williams was also Assistant manager at Chelsea under manager Claudio Ranieri.
He has now taken up the post of Technical Director aimed mainly at scouting for Leeds United. He took charge of the first team as they faced Southend United following the resignation of Dennis Wise and the release of Dave Bassett and John Gannon. After the appointment of Gary McAllister he returned to his Technical Director role, where he continues to use his contacts to find players for Leeds United. Two of his most high profile findings are Robert Snodgrass in Scotland and Luciano Becchio in the Spanish second division.
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Harry Buckle
Harry Buckle (born 6 March 1882 in Belfast, Ireland, modern day Northern Ireland died 19??) was an Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Ireland national football team.
He made his debut for Sunderland, after joining from Irish side Cliftonville, against Stoke City on 8 November 1902 in a 1–1 draw. He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland, before moving onto Portsmouth helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto Bristol Rovers and became the third player to receive international recognition for the club. Coventry City was his next club as he combined playing and managerial roles, to become Coventry's first ever manager. Buckle then moved around Irish clubs; Belfast Celtic, Glenavon, Belfast United and Fordsons before retiring from playing.
He scored in the final of the Gold Cup for Belfast Celtic against Glentoran in 1912.
Buckle gained his first international cap for Ireland while at Sunderland, against England on March 12 1904 in a 3–1 defeat. In all he made three international appearances, without scoring.
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Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team. An exceptional dribbler on the wing, also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export", despite his career being blighted with injury.
Kewell scored a goal against Croatia which took Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup, the Australian national team's second World Cup. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association. Kewell also has a British passport through his father's heritage. Former Middlesbrough midfielder-turned pundit Robbie Mustoe named Kewell as one of the greatest players he had played against but questioned his consistency after his initial injuries. Former German international Michael Ballack has also highlighted Kewell's ability and inconsistency.
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Harry Newbould
Henry J. "Harry" Newbould (1861 in Everton, Liverpool – April 1928) was an English football manager who managed Derby County and Manchester City.
Before becoming a manager Newbould combined a job at an iron foundry with playing football, playing as an outside right. Derby St. Luke and Sheffield Wednesday among his clubs. He later trained as an accountant.
In 1900 he became the first person to hold the position of manager at Derby County, stepping up from his previous position as assistant secretary. Prior to his appointment the Derby team was selected by committee. Newbould's Derby reached the FA Cup final in 1903, but lost 6–0 to Bury at Crystal Palace. In 1906 financial pressures led Derby's directors to sell England international Steve Bloomer to Middlesbrough. Newbould disagreed with the decision, and left the club at the end of the season to take up the managerial position at Manchester City.
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Howard Kendall
Howard Kendall (born 22 May 1946) is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s.
Kendall joined Preston North End as an apprentice in 1961. He turned professional in May 1963 and played in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham United. At the time the youngest player to appear in the final, his place in the side coming due to the regular left-half Ian Davidson being suspended by the club for an unauthorised trip to Scotland.
Originally a defender, Kendall joined Everton for £85,000 in March 1967 where he was moved into midfield with Alan Ball and Colin Harvey, the trio gaining the nickname "The Holy Trinity". They were a major component of the Everton team that won the Football League First Division in the 1969–70 season. In the next three seasons, Kendall captained Everton. He was transferred to Birmingham City in February 1974 and later to Stoke City in August 1977 for a fee of £40,000. Kendall was made player-coach at Stoke City in February 1978 and played a pivotal role in the 1978–79 season when Stoke won promotion to the First Division. He ws assigned as player-manager at Blackburn Rovers for almost two years (1979-81), then returned to Everton to play a handful of games, again as player-manager, prior to retiring in September 1981.
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Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager, and has recently stepped down as a Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after formerly relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric
Despite having a low profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. To date, he remains the last English manager to win the top flight league in England. He later had two spells as caretaker manager of the English national team.
His son Ben is a professional footballer, who most recently played for Chester City but is now unattached after the club was dissolved.
Born in the Netherthorpe district of Sheffield, Yorkshire, Wilkinson began his playing career with local team Sheffield United, before joinging cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday. After making just 22 league appearances, between 1962 and 1966, he joined Brighton & Hove Albion where he played well over a hundred league matches as a winger, helping the club to win promotion to the then second division in 1972. His final club was Boston United. Whilst there, he won several Northern Premier League titles. It was at the Pilgrims where he began his managerial career, being appointed player manager in 1975. He won two more Northern Premier League titles as the manager.
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Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie (born 9 January 1965) is an English-born Northern Irish football manager, former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
As a player he was a striker from 1983 until 2001, notably in the Premier League for Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham United. He earned 59 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 12 goals. He also played in the Football League for Luton Town, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, and in Non-league for Cheshunt, St Albans City and Hendon. After retiring from playing he went on to manage Oldham Athletic, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and Hull City.
Born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Dowie was rejected by Southampton aged 16 and later went to the University of Hertfordshire to study for a M.Eng Degree in Engineering. On completion he became an employee of British Aerospace, whilst keeping up football at non-League level playing for Cheshunt alongside his brother Bob. He left Cheshunt to improve his fitness and signed for St Albans City, then moved on to Hendon. While playing for Hendon, Dowie was spotted by Luton Town who signed him in the 1988–89 season, when they were in the First Division. An old-fashioned centre-forward, he then moved in quick succession to Fulham (a brief loan spell), before establishing himself as a first team player in the 1989–90 season when his eight goals in 29 league games helped Luton finish seventh.
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Ian Branfoot
Ian Grant Branfoot (born Gateshead, 26 January 1947) is an English former footballer and manager.
He played as a defender, and after starting at Gateshead joined Sheffield Wednesday, making his Football League debut in 1965. After 42 senior appearances for the club he left in 1969-70 for Doncaster Rovers. He made over 150 League appearances for Rovers, and after moving to Lincoln City in 1973-74, he went on to make over 150 league appearances for the Imps as well.
Branfoot was manager of Reading from 31 January 1984 to 23 October 1989, where he successfully managed the club to a record breaking start to the season of 13 straight wins in 1985, and led them to promotion to Division 2 as champions in 1986. The club maintained a 13th position the next season, but were relegated in 1988, but not before they won the Simod Cup on 27 March 1988.
He became manager of Southampton in June 1991, remaining in this position until January 1994. He then managed Fulham between 1994 and 1996. Branfoot later had a spell at Sunderland A.F.C. as an academy director and at Leeds United as a scout.
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Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009, and has guided the club to The Championship play-offs in both of their seasons in the division during his tenure, the first resulting in promotion to the Premier League. Holloway is well-known amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed. Holloway's playing career spanned 18 years from 1981 to 1999. A midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. Before his current job as Blackpool manager, he had also previously managed QPR, Plymouth Argyle and Leicester City. He is known by the nickname "Ollie", which is also the title of his autobiography.
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Ian McColl
John Miller "Ian" McColl (7 June 1927 - 25 October 2008) was a Scottish association football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and the Scotland national team. After retiring as a player, he managed the Scotland national team and Sunderland.
Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, the grandson of Scotland international William McColl, Ian McColl developed his footballing skills with Vale of Leven juniors while at Vale of Leven F.C. He joined Queen's Park in 1943 when he moved to Glasgow to study engineering at the University of Glasgow. He continued his studies after turning professional and later worked as a qualified engineer.
Rangers manager Bill Struth signed McColl in 1945. During his 15 year spell at Ibrox, he won six League championships, five Scottish Cups and two League Cups. He captained the club during the 1950s and was part of what was known as the Iron Curtain defence, alongside the likes of Sammy Cox, Willie Woodburn and George Young.
His final appearance for Rangers was in the 1960 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–0 win against Kilmarnock. He made a total of 526 appearances for the Glasgow club. He also won 14 caps for Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.
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Ian Rush
Ian James Rush, MBE, (born 20 October 1961 in Flint) is a Welsh former footballer. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic. Rush made 73 appearances for the Wales national football team and he remains the record goalscorer for Wales with 28 goals between 1980 and 1996.
Since retiring as a player in 1999, Rush has had a stint as manager of Chester City (2004–05), and has worked as a television football pundit. He was also very well known for his moustache.
Rush's reputation was enhanced by scoring for Chester in a shock 2–0 FA Cup third round win at Second Division giants Newcastle United in January 1980, with Chester equalling their best run by reaching the last 16 where they narrowly lost to Ipswich Town two rounds later. His last game for Chester was a 2–1 win over Southend United at Sealand Road on 26 April 1980 in which he did not score.
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Jack Fairbrother
John 'Jack' Fairbrother (16 August 1917 – October 1999) was an English professional football goalkeeper, best known for his time at Newcastle United shortly after the Second World War. His uncle George Harrison played for Everton and England.
Jack Fairbrother was born in Burton upon Trent and joined his local side Burton Town. He moved to Preston North End in 1937, but had failed to break into the first team by the outbreak of World War II. During the war, he became Preston's first choice goalkeeper, helping them do the wartime double in 1941, winning the Football League North and the Football League War Cup. In October 1941, he played for the Football League against the Scottish Football League and went on to represent the Army and the Police in further wartime matches. He also guested for Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Chester during the war.
With the war at an end, the Football League resumed in the 1946–47 season, Fairbrother finally making his league debut for Preston at the age of 29. He missed only one game that season and moved to Newcastle United in July 1947 for a fee of £6,500.
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Jack Rowley
John Frederick "Jack" Rowley (7 October 1920 – 28 June 1998) was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances . His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the most number of goals scored in the Football League during a career with 434.
Rowley started his professional career in 1935 with Wolverhampton Wanderers, although he never found a place in the first team. In 1937, he moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe, scoring 10 goals in his first 11 games. His talent soon brought him to the attention of larger clubs and Rowley was purchased 8 months later by Manchester United for £3,000. Still only 17, his debut for the club came on 23 October 1937 against Sheffield Wednesday. In his second game, he scored 4 goals against Swansea Town.
Initially bought as a left sided winger, he was to develop into a highly effective centre forward in Matt Busby's first United team. He helped United to the 1948 FA Cup (scoring two goals in the final) and their 1952 championship. Rowley is one of only three players in the history of Manchester United to score over 200 goals for the club, the other two being Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. He left the club in 1955 to become player/manager of Plymouth Argyle.
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Jack Tresadern
John "Jack" Tresadern (September 26, 1890 in Leytonstone – December 26, 1959 in Tonbridge) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played twice for the England national side.
Tresadern, a left-half, began his career with non-league Wanstead, moving on to Barking Town before joining West Ham United in July 1913. He was part of the West Ham side elected to the Football League in 1919 and became a regular in their league side. Tresadern made his England debut in April 1923, in the 2–2 Home International draw with Scotland, although he wasn't exactly enamoured with his performance. "I was the best player Scotland had on the field", he said. He was part of the West Ham side that lost to Bolton Wanderers in the first ever FA Cup final to be held at Wembley. After just two minutes Tresadern became entangled in the crowd after taking a throw-in and was unable to return to the pitch immediately. This gave Bolton's David Jack the opportunity to shoot for goal, this shot beat West Ham goalkeeper Ted Hufton to give Bolton the lead, and hit a spectator who was standing pressed against the goal net, knocking him unconscious.
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Jesse Carver
Jesse Carver (7 July 1911 - 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management of some of Europe's finest clubs.
Carver started out in football as a player, he was a centre half and had a rugged style of playing. During the 1933-34 season, he made one appearance for Blackburn Rovers who finished 8th that year in the old Football League First Division.
He moved further up North to play for Newcastle United, making his debut against Barnsley in August 1936; with Carver playing the Toon's highest finish was 4th in the old Football League Second Division (second tier of the league). After playing 70 times in the league and 6 in the FA Cup for Newcastle United, Carver's playing career was cut short by the Second World War. During the war years he worked as a policeman.
In the years following World War II football training still commonly took place without a football, aiming at running alone. It was even suggested that allowing players to kick a ball between matches would quench their thirst for the game. Carver was at the forefront of innovation in improving the skills, athleticism and theoretical knowledge of players and using the ball during training.
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Jimmy Adamson
James "Jimmy" Adamson (4 April 1929 – 8 November 2011) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He made 476 appearances for Burnley ranking him sixth in their all-time appearance list.
Adamson, a right-half, joined Burnley in January 1947 after playing non-league football in his native Ashington and working as a miner. His early career was interrupted by National Service, which he completed with the Royal Air Force, meaning his debut had to wait until February 1951, when Burnley played away to Bolton Wanderers. He played once for the England B team, but never made the full England side.
He was an ever-present as Burnley won the 1959-60 Football League Championship and captained the side to the 1962 FA Cup Final which they lost against Tottenham Hotspur. He was also named Footballer of the Year in 1962.
Adamson formed a midfield partnership with inside-forward Jimmy McIlroy, around which much of Burnley's creative play was centred.
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Jimmy Armfield
James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield, CBE, DL (born 21 September 1935 in Denton, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player and manager who currently works as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also captained the England national team fifteen times.
After Armfield's family moved to Blackpool from Denton, he was spotted in a practice match at Bloomfield Road by then-Tangerines manager Joe Smith. Armfield, who played on the left wing for that game, scored all of Blackpool's goals in a 4–1 victory. Impressed, Smith offered him a trial. On 27 December 1954, Armfield made his Blackpool debut at Portsmouth. Armfield recalled of the game: "That League debut at Fratton Park was not, I fear, a very conspicuous one for me. I found myself up against Gordon Dale, a very clever and strong winger with plenty of experience. He was far too good and we lost 3–0. Gordon really gave me the run-around, and I realised just how much I had to learn. They were a very good team in those days, and they scored a goal in about the first two minutes — and I hadn't touched the ball. We were three down after fifteen minutes."
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Jimmy Frizzell
James "Jimmy" Frizzell (born 16 February 1937) is a former Scottish association football player and manager.
Frizzell was appointed a patron of Oldham Athletic's supporters' trust, Trust Oldham in 2004.
Frizzell began his playing career at Greenock Morton as a forward in 1957. Three years later, he joined Oldham Athletic, where he played 318 matches and scored 57 goals in the wing-half and full-back roles.
A managerial career was started in March 1970 when Frizzell became manager of Oldham Athletic, following a spell as a coach under Jack Rowley. At the time, the club was near the bottom of Division Four, with the distinct possibility of having to re-apply for League status. He then guided the team to nine wins and six draws in the remaining 22 matches and a comfortable midtable finish. In the following season Oldham achieved promotion to the Division Three and in 1974 they won the divisional league championship. Despite his success at the helm of the club, Frizzell was dismissed in early 1982. He was at the time the second longest serving manager in the Football League.
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Jimmy Hill
James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928) is an English association football personality. His career has taken in virtually every role in football, including player, union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and match official.
Hill was born in Balham, London, the son of Alice Beatrice (Wyatt) and William Thomas Hill, a World War I veteran, milkman, and bread delivery worker. He was a pupil at Henry Thornton Grammar School, Clapham (1939–45), and is now President of the Old Boys' Association. He then did national service as a clerk in the Royal Army Service Corps in which he attained the rank of Corporal and was considered a potential candidate for officer training.
Hill first came into football as a fan, regularly watching football at local club Crystal Palace, but, despite this, he started playing in 1949 with Brentford, before moving to Fulham in March 1952, for whom he played over 300 games. He scored five goals for Fulham in an away match against Doncaster Rovers and was part of the team that gained promotion to the First Division.
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Jimmy McIntyre
James Alfred "Jimmy" McIntyre (1881, Darlaston, Staffordshire – 1954) was an English footballer who became manager at Southampton, Coventry City and Fulham.
He was a journeyman player of some repute, playing as an inside-forward, and had spells with West Midlands teams Witton Albion, Darlaston Town and Wednesbury Old Athletic. In 1901, he joined Walsall (his home-town club), before spending the 1902-03 season in the First Division at Notts County. He then had a spell at Reading before joining Coventry City as a player in 1905, where he scored hat-tricks in his second and third games for the club.
After his playing days were over he worked at the Humber car factory in Coventry and spent one season refereeing in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League, also turning out for Dudley & Bournbrook, before returning to Coventry City as an assistant trainer in 1907. Within one season he was promoted to chief trainer and his initial association with Coventry lasted seven years, during which time he produced a number of young players for their Southern League team.
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Jimmy Rae
James Clarkson Rae (born in Aberdeenshire) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager who most famously played for and then became manager of English Football League club Plymouth Argyle. He was a full back and also represented Partick Thistle.
Jimmy Rae was one of eleven players who both ran out for and managed Plymouth Argyle. His date of birth is unknown, but his career as a professional football player began when he was 17 years old, signing for King's Park as a left-footed full back. He joined Partick Thistle in 1927 and went on to make over 100 appearances in all competitions for them. Most notably in the 1929–30 Scottish Cup Final, which was won by Rangers after a replay at Hampden Park.
His performances for Thistle made him a target for the Glasgow giants, but Plymouth Argyle manager Bob Jack secured Rae's services in 1932 when Partick played a benefit match at Home Park. He made his debut in August 1932 and immediately became a first-team regular. He went on to make 249 League appearances and ten FA Cup appearances, missing only a handful of games in seven years with the club, where he made up an all-Scottish left side with Archie Gorman and Sammy Black. Rae played for Scotland Schoolboys and caught the attention of the Scotland national team selectors on many occasions during his professional career, being called up to the stand-by list three times, but he never won a full international cap. When war intervened in 1939, Rae continued to play for Argyle in wartime competitions.
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Jock Stein
John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974.
During his managerial career he won the European Cup once, ten Scottish League Championships, nine Scottish Cups, and six Scottish League Cups. All but one of these honours (the 1961 Scottish Cup with Dunfermline) were won with Celtic. After a brief stint with Leeds United, Stein managed the Scottish national side from 1978 until his death in 1985. Stein was voted the greatest Scottish football manager in a 2003 poll by the Sunday Herald newspaper.
Born in Burnbank, South Lanarkshire, Stein saw football as his escape from the Lanarkshire coal mines. In 1937 he left Greenfield school in Hamilton and after a short time working in a carpet factory went down the pits to become a miner. The next year he joined Blantyre Victoria junior football club. He started out as a professional player with Albion Rovers in 1942 and continued to work as a miner during the week, while playing as centre-half on Saturday. He made a name for himself as a no nonsense centre-half and went on to make over 200 appearances for the Coatbridge club, which also included a brief loan spell to Dundee United in 1943. Rovers won promotion to the First Division in 1947–48, for only the fourth time in the club's history. During the 1948–49 season, Rovers conceded 105 goals, won only three league games out of 30 and were relegated back to the Second Division.
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Jock Thomson
John Ross "Jock" Thomson (6 July 1906 in Thornton, Fife – 1979) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Thomson, a wing-half, started his career with Thornton Rangers in his native Fife, before moving to Dundee, where he played for four years. In 1929 he moved to Everton. His Everton career had an inauspicious start, with the club suffering relegation in his first season. The following season he gained a Second Division winners medal as Everton made an immediate return to the top flight, and then added a First Division medal in 1932 as Everton became champions. Later that year he made his international debut, representing Scotland in a 5–2 home international defeat against Wales, though this was to be his only international appearance. In 1933 he played in the FA Cup Final, helping Everton to a 3–0 win against Manchester City. Later in his time at Everton first team appearances became more uncommon for Thomson as he was displaced from the team by Joe Mercer. Thomson retired from playing in 1938, having made 299 appearances for Everton, in which he scored five goals.
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Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kinnear (born 27 December 1946) is an Irish football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Newcastle United. Kinnear played as a defender, spending the majority of his career — ten seasons — with Tottenham Hotspur. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the Football League Cup twice, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Cup. Kinnear was born in Dublin, moving to Watford, England at the age of seven. He was capped 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Joe Kinnear moved to England at the age of seven. His father died when he was young and his mother brought up five children on a council estate in Watford.
Kinnear first made an impression as a player with St Albans City and North Watford Youth Football Club (Manager Charlie Pinnington). His talent as a defender was quickly recognised and in 1963 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur where he spent ten years, playing in the 1967 FA Cup final against Chelsea, a game Tottenham won 2–1. Kinnear made almost 200 league appearances for Tottenham, chipping in with two league goals. He won four major honours during his time at the club: the FA Cup in 1967; the UEFA Cup in 1972 and the Football League Cup on two occasions (in 1971 and 1973). In 1975, he moved to Brighton, where he made 16 appearances before retiring at the relatively young age of 30.
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Joe Mercer
Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE (9 August 1914 – 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager.
Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the son of a former Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers footballer, also named Joe. Joe Mercer senior died, following health problems resulting from a gas attack during the Great War, while his son was only 12. In later life, after his footballing career was over, Joe Mercer junior became a regular attendee at Tranmere Rovers due to his father's involvement.
Joe Mercer, a left-half, first played for Ellesmere Port Town. He was a powerful tackler and good at anticipating an opponent's moves. He joined Everton in September 1932 at the age of 18 and claimed a regular first team place in the 1935–36 season. Mercer made 186 appearances for Everton, scoring two goals and a winning a League Championship medal in the 1938–39 season. While playing for Everton he gained five England caps between 1938 and 1939.
Like many players of his generation, Mercer lost out on seven seasons of football due to the Second World War. He became a sergeant-major and played in 26 wartime internationals, many of them as captain. The Everton manager Theo Kelly accused Mercer of not trying in an international against Scotland, but in reality Mercer had sustained a severe cartilage injury. Even after consulting an orthopaedic specialist, the Everton management refused to believe him and Mercer had to pay for the surgery himself. During the war Mercer guested for Chester, making his debut in a 4–1 win over Halifax Town in September 1942.
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Joe Royle
Joseph "Joe" Royle (born 8 April 1949) is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton (debuting at the age of 16), Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team. Royle has managed Oldham Athletic, Everton, Manchester City, and Ipswich Town.
Royle attended Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool where he was an exceptional all-round sportsman. Unusually for a grammar schoolboy he played for the Liverpool schoolboys team, which was usually drawn from secondary modern schools.
A number of clubs were interested in signing Royle, including Manchester United, but it was his hometown club Everton that succeeded in recruiting him to their ranks. He went on to make 270 appearances for Everton, scoring 119 times. He made his debut at the age of 16 and held the record of being the youngest player to play for Everton until James Vaughan beat the record on 10 April 2005 by 11 days. For five seasons he was Everton's top scorer, notably scoring 23 goals in the Championship-winning side of 1969–70 and Manchester City manager Tony Book bought Royle for £170,000 in 1974 and he went on to claim further honours as he helped them to win the League Cup in 1976.
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John Harbin
John Harbin is an Australian sports coach. He first worked in rugby league before beginning a coaching career in association football. He is currently coach of rugby league team Yeppoon Seagulls in the Queensland Rugby League Central Division. His son, Lionel Harbin, briefly played rugby league in the Super League for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
Born in 1947 at Hazlewood Castle in the English county of Yorkshire, Harbin grew up in Swillington Common, before emigrating with his parents to Australia at the age of ten, settling in Queensland. As a child he played rugby league and was a boxer.
After leaving school he completed a teaching degree.
Harbin returned to England to coach in rugby league in the late 1990s. He was the coach of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats between November 2000 and November 2001, and was regarded by some fans as a good coach even after a 12 game losing streak. Wakefield's final game of the 2001 season was a relegation battle with Salford City Reds and Wakefield won condemning Huddersfield Giants to the drop. However he left the club at the end of 2001.
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John Sillett
John Charles Sillett (born 20 July 1936 in Southampton) is a former football player and manager.
His father Charlie Sillett was a footballer (playing at full-back) with Southampton between 1931 and 1938. He is the younger brother of Peter Sillett, also a footballer.
Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle. He won the Championship with Chelsea in 1955, playing alongside his brother. Between 1954 and 1956 he did his National Service in the RAMC at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London.
He was manager of Coventry City from 1986 until 1990. He managed the Sky Blues to their finest moment on 16 May 1987, when they unexpectedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. It was the club's first appearance in an FA Cup final.
John is a larger than life character, well known in the footballing world. He played a large part in the history of both Hereford United and Coventry City, helping both teams to historic wins.
Sillett's playing days saw him and his elder-brother Peter, follow in his father's footsteps, and sign for their hometown side, Southampton, although John never played for the first team. After their brief spells with the south coast team, they both moved on to Chelsea as teenagers, where John would enjoy the highlight of his playing career, winning the Championship title in 1955.
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John Terry
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. He was also captain of the England national football team, holding the post from August 2006 to February 2010, and from March 2011 to February 2012.
Terry was named UEFA Club Defender of the Year in 2005, 2008 and 2009.PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005, and was included in the FIFPro World XI for four consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2008. He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team. He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea.
Terry is Chelsea's most successful captain, having led them to three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups since 2004. He is one of five players to have made over 500 appearances for Chelsea and is also the club's all-time highest scoring defender. In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea's 1–0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score an international goal there, scoring a header in England's 1–1 draw with Brazil.
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John Wark
John Wark (born 4 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. Wark had long spells at the club, which bookended his career, and a third, brief interlude dividing his briefer periods at Liverpool and Middlesbrough. A versatile player, Wark played most of his professional games as a midfielder, although he sometimes played as a central defender and on occasion as a striker.
Born in Glasgow, Wark represented Scotland in international football, winning 29 caps and scoring seven goals. This included selection for Scotland in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in which he made three appearances and scored twice.
During his playing career, Wark appeared in the film Escape to Victory. Since retiring as a professional player in 1996, he has continued to work for Ipswich Town—since April 2009 in the corporate hospitality department. His autobiography, Wark On, was published in 2009.
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Johnny Cochrane
Johnny Cochrane (born in Paisley, Scotland) was an association football manager who won the Football League First Division and FA Cup with Sunderland in 1936 and 1937 respectively.
The Paisley-born manager arrived at Sunderland from St Mirren in 1928, replacing Bob Kyle. He went on to manage the Wearside club for 500 games, winning the Football League First Division in 1935–36 season.
Cochrane also led Sunderland to success in the FA Cup with a 3–1 win over Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final.
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Johnny Hore
Johnny Hore (born Foxhole near St Austell 10 February 1947) is a former football player and manager.
Hore appeared for Plymouth Argyle in midfield or as full back on 440 occasions. It was his task to mark Pelé when Santos lost to Argyle 3–2 at Home Park in March 1973. He finished his playing career at Exeter City.
He was appointed manager of Argyle on 1 October 1983. However, his managerial career was short-lived, owing to his lack of success in the league, he was dismissed on 19 November 1984.
In his 60 game stint as manager he won 17 games, lost 27 and drew 16. The highlight, for which he is most renowned, was leading Argyle to an FA Cup semi-final. A defeat to Watford meant that Argyle did not become the first team from the Third Division to reach the final.
He returned to Exeter City as coach and then caretaker manager before moving into management in local non-League football.
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Joshua Parlby
Joshua Parlby (born 1855 in Longton, Staffordshire) was an English football manager who managed Manchester City in the 1890s.
Details of Parlby's life before he moved to Manchester are unclear, though some sources indicate he played for Stoke in the pre-professional era. Parlby moved to Manchester to run a public house. His links with the brewing trade led to a role on the committee of Ardwick Association Football Club, who used a public house, the Hyde Road Hotel, as their headquarters. Parlby advocated employing a full-time secretary-manager, and in 1893 became the club's first paid secretary. A larger than life character, Parlby had a reputation for wrangling the club out of financial trouble by whatever means possible. Contemporary accounts tell of him sneaking players onto trains when the club struggled to afford travel expenses for away matches
At the end of Parlby's first season as manager Ardwick finished thirteenth in the Second Division, and were required to seek re-election to the league. Believing the club needed to establish an identity capable of appealing to all Mancunians, Parlby was an influential figure in the reformation of Ardwick as Manchester City in 1894, and the subsequent success in achieving re-election to the league.
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Keith Curle
Keith Curle (born 14 November 1963 in Bristol) is an English former professional footballer and manager of Football League One side Notts County.
As a player he was a defender from 1981 to 2005, notably playing in the Premier League for Manchester City where he was also the club captain. He also played for Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Bristol City, Reading, Wimbledon, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Barnsley. He became player-manager of Mansfield Town in 2002, where he remained until 2005, later becoming manager of Chester City and Torquay United.
Curle began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers, for whom he made a goalscoring debut on 29 August 1981 in the (old) Third Division against Chester. He left two seasons later to join Torquay for £5,000 but remained at Plainmoor only for four months before returning to his native city, this time with Bristol City.
The Robins won promotion from the fourth tier at the end of the 1983/84 season soon after Curle's arrival. He remained with the club for three full seasons in the third flight, amassing 128 appearances in total. He finally left Ashton Gate to join Reading for £150,000 in October 1987.
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Ken Knighton
Ken Knighton (born 20 February 1944) is a former English footballer, coach and manager. He is most well-known for his spell as manager at Sunderland A.F.C.
Already at the club as a coach, he succeeded caretaker Billy Elliott as manager in the summer of 1979. Sunderland achieved promotion back to the First Division under Knighton at the first time of asking but subsequent disputes with the club's then new chairman, Tom Cowie, resulted in the departure of both Knighton and his assistant, Frank Clark, towards the end of the 1980-81 season. Most supporters believed that Knighton and Clark had formed a talented managerial partnership and had been treated in a highly unjust manner by Cowie.
Knighton was succeeded at Sunderland by Mick Docherty on a caretaker basis. Knighton went on to manage Leyton Orient.
Ken left football in the '80s and went on to develop a career in the telecommunication industry. Ken held sales management positions with GEC-Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) and Cable and Wireless.
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Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish (Scottish pronunciation: [dɛlɡliːʃ]) MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is Scotland's most capped player, with 102 appearances, and joint leading goal scorer, with 30 international goals. Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season, and Football Writers' Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009 FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish as the greatest striker in post-war British football, and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans' poll of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop". He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English football Halls of Fame.
Dalglish began his career with Celtic and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won seven league titles, three European Cups and five domestic trophies. For these achievements and his style of play he was given the name King Kenny by Liverpool supporters. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 and in a six-year tenure won three league titles and two FA Cups. He resigned as Liverpool manager in 1991.
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Kenny Sansom
Kenneth Graham Sansom (born 26 September 1958) is an English former footballer. Until overtaken by Ashley Cole in February 2011, he held the record for the number of caps for an England national football team full back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.
Sansom started out playing in the youth team at Crystal Palace, whom he joined while still at school, and made his first team debut at the age of just 16. In 1977 he captained the Palace juniors team to FA Youth Cup success while also skippering the England team at the same level, collecting Palace's "Player of the Year" award in his first season.
Quick, calm, strong in the tackle and an excellent crosser of the ball, Sansom missed just one league game in 156, starting back in 1976, when Palace were in the old Third Division and were about to be labelled as the "Team Of The '80s". Palace progressed through the divisions with this young side and briefly topped the old First Division at the end of 1979. However Palace were unable to sustain this form and did not win any trophies in this period.
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Kerry Dixon
Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961, in Luton) is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and England.
A tall and athletic striker who had pace, an impressive heading ability and was effective with both feet, Dixon started out as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur but was released before ever playing for the club.
After spells with Chesham United and Dunstable, he got his first taste of League football with Reading, who signed him for £20,000 in 1980. He scored 51 league goals in 116 appearances for the then Third Division club, including four in a 7–5 defeat at Doncaster Rovers in September 1982.
After his Reading days, Dixon signed with Chelsea in August 1983 by manager John Neal. Chelsea chairman, Ken Bates initially hesitated when faced with the £150,000 transfer fee plus an additional £25,000 if Dixon ever played for the England national side, but relented and the deal went ahead. Dixon arrived as part of Neal's radical re-building of the side and was joined in the same summer by Pat Nevin, Nigel Spackman, Joe McLaughlin and Eddie Niedzwiecki.
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Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball aka 'The Hatchet' (born 12 November 1964 in Hastings) is a former professional footballer and now coach. Between 6 March and 8 May 2006 Ball acted as Sunderland caretaker manager for the last ten games of the 2005–06 season following the sacking of Mick McCarthy, taking five points from these games. Although Ball expressed his interest in the manager's job on a full-time basis, incoming chairman Niall Quinn was keen for the club to appoint a 'world-class manager' following the club's takeover by the Drumaville Consortium, effectively ruling Ball out of the running. While speculation linked him with subsequent managerial vacancies at Colchester and Darlington, Ball remained at Sunderland under the new regime, returning to his former post of Assistant Academy Manager.
Ball began his career in central defence but was converted in his later career into a central midfielder. Ball is one of Sunderland's best-loved former players due to his committed style of play, playing 389 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 27 goals. He also had spells with Portsmouth and, after leaving Sunderland, Fulham and Burnley. Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
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Kevin Blackwell
Kevin Patrick Blackwell (born 21 December 1958) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager. He has an identical twin, Noel.
Blackwell was born in Luton and began his football career as an apprentice at Cambridge United, with Ron Atkinson as his manager. After failing to make the grade at the Abbey Stadium, he moved into Non-League football, playing for Bedford Town while working as a bricklayer. He later played in the 1978 FA Vase final for Barton Rovers and for Middlesex Wanderers before being signed by Barnet.
In 1980 he moved to Boston United for a fee of £5,000, saving a penalty at Wembley in the 1985 FA Trophy final. He returned to Barnet in 1986 before Neil Warnock signed him for Scarborough in November the same year.
That season saw Scarborough promoted to the Football League and Blackwell remained at the club for their first two league seasons, making 44 league appearances in addition to those made in the Conference. Warnock moved to Notts County in January 1989, and in November of that year he returned to Scarborough to sign Blackwell for £15,000. In just over 3 years at Meadow Lane, Blackwell never made a league appearance, and in January 1993, when Warnock took over at Torquay United, Blackwell followed him, playing 18 league games in a successful battle to stay in the Football League.
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Kevin Hodges
Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960) is a retired English footballer and manager who played as a midfielder, and now works as a coach. He spent the majority of his playing career with Plymouth Argyle of the Football League, where he is the club's all-time appearance record holder. He also played for Torquay United and went on to become their manager before returning to Plymouth Argyle as manager. After a period in coaching roles elsewhere, he returned to work for Plymouth Argyle where he is currently responsible for managing the youth team.
A winger, Hodges began his career as a schoolboy with local club Bournemouth. He appeared for them in the FA Youth Cup as a 15-year-old before the club scrapped its youth team in 1978 as part of a cost-cutting exercise. He followed one of his former coaches, Bobby Howe, to Plymouth Argyle to sign his first professional contract. He would go on to represent the club with distinction for the next fourteen years, making a total of 620 appearances in all competitions, scoring 87 goals.
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Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951) is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United.
As a player in the 1970s and 1980s, he has been described as "arguably the first superstar English player to attract the modern media spotlight". He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before moving to Liverpool of Division One in 1971. At Liverpool, Keegan won three First Division titles, two UEFA Cups, one FA Cup and the European Cup. He also gained his first England cap in 1972, and moved to German top-flight club Hamburger SV in the summer of 1977. At Hamburg he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, won the Bundesliga title in 1978–79, and reached the European Cup final the following year. Keegan moved to Southampton that summer, and spent two seasons at the club before a transfer to second-tier Newcastle United in 1982. He helped Newcastle to promotion in his second season, and retired from football in 1984, having been capped 63 times for England, scoring 21 goals.
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Kevin Ratcliffe
Kevin Ratcliffe (born 12 November 1960) is a former Welsh footballer who spent most of his career playing for Everton. He was born in Mancot, near Queensferry in North Wales.
Ratcliffe joined Everton as an apprentice in 1977 and made his debut on 12 March 1980 at Old Trafford, Manchester after replacing John Gidman through injury, but was not a first team regular until 1982. He was initially used as a left back with mixed results, but his form improved dramatically when moved to centre back. Around this time Ipswich Town manager Bobby Robson was interested in Ratcliffe, but at the PFA Awards that year Howard Kendall reputedly told Robson to "F*** O**" showing his confidence in the young Ratcliffe. In 1983 at the age of 23 he was made captain, just as the club began a highly successful spell. Whilst captain Ratcliffe won the 1984 FA Cup Final, the Football League Championship in 1984–85 and 1986–87 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85. There were also two other FA Cup finals. Ratcliffe made 461 appearances for Everton and scored two goals in that time (one a 30-yarder at Anfield).
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Lawrence Furniss
Lawrence Furniss (1862–1941) was an English football player, manager and chairman who was the first ever manager of Manchester City F.C..
Furniss' football career began in the 1880s, before the advent of formal League football, when he played for the team which later became Ardwick AFC and Manchester City. Whilst in his mid-twenties, Furniss suffered a leg injury which meant he could no longer play football. However, Furniss wished to remained part of the formative club, and took on organisational tasks. By the time the club had named itself Ardwick AFC in 1887, Furniss had gained considerable influence within the club, and was largely responsible for Ardwick's move to a new ground at Hyde Road.
In 1889, Furniss was named secretary-manager of Ardwick, and led the team to win the Manchester Cup in successive years. This success played a large part in Ardwick gaining admittance to the Football League as members of the newly formed Second Division in 1892. Under Furniss, Ardwick finished fifth in the inaugural Second Division season. At this point Furniss relinquished his duty of managing the team in order to concentrate on off-the-field affairs, handing the management role to Joshua Parlby.
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Lawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 26 July 1936) is a retired English football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club. Lawrie McMenemy is rated in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the twenty most successful managers in post-war English football.
McMenemy, an ex-Coldstream Guardsman,[citation needed] started his footballing career with Newcastle United although he never appeared in their first team, before moving to Gateshead in the late 1950s, but McMenemy joined the club after they had left the Football League. An injury ended his career in 1961, but he moved into coaching instead, spending three years in coaching at the club.
In 1964 he was appointed manager of non-league Bishop Auckland and transformed them from a struggling side into Northern League champions and also took them to the third round of the FA Cup.
McMenemy then moved to Sheffield Wednesday where he spent two years as a coach before he got his big break as manager of Doncaster Rovers where he remained until May 1971, winning the Fourth Division Championship in 1968–69.
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Len Ashurst
Len Ashurst (born 10 March 1939 in Liverpool) is a former footballer, manager and football administrator in England.
As a player, Ashurst was a left-sided defender. He joined Liverpool in 1953 as an apprentice. After being released, he joined Sunderland in 1957, where he would go on to spend 14 years. He made his debut the following year against Ipswich Town and went on to make 458 appearances for the club; putting him 2nd in the all time appearances list in Sunderland's history, and one of only two outfield players to top 400 appearances. He scored four Sunderland goals during his time at the club.
In the late sixties, alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley and Jim McNab, Ashurst formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
After receiving a testimonial match against Newcastle United, Len was given a free-transfer to Hartlepool United where he became a player-coach. After finally retiring from playing in 1973, Ashurst managed Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Newport County and Cardiff City before returning to Sunderland as manager in March 1984.
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Les Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Beşiktaş, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England. He became the first player to score for 6 different Premier League clubs.
He is the cousin of current Premier League players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. He also has a daughter, Lauren. Popularly nicknamed Sir Les, he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours.
On 5 November 2008 Ferdinand joined fellow ex-Spur Tim Sherwood on the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur, utilising his experience to work with the strikers.
Ferdinand is the joint fifth highest scorer of all time in the Premier League with 149 goals.
Ferdinand started his career in non-league football, first at AEL (a KOPA Cypriot team in England) then to Southall then moving to Hayes. He was spotted by Queens Park Rangers and moved there for £30,000.
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Les McDowall
Les McDowall (25 October 1912 – 18 August 1991) was a Scottish football player and manager. He managed Manchester City between 1950 and 1963, and then Oldham Athletic until 1965. McDowall was the longest serving manager in Manchester City's history, his tenure spanning 13 years.
Though born in India, McDowall was brought up as a Scot. A wing half or centre half, he spent five years of his playing career at Sunderland mainly as a reserve to Alex Hastings. Manchester City paid £7,000 for his services in 1937 and between then and 1948 he played 118 times for the team scoring 7 goals. He was also captain of the time for a short while. He briefly moved to Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground to take up the managerial post before being brought back to Maine Road in 1950 and installed as manager.
The club was languishing in the second tier of English football, McDowall set to work building a solid team and soon saw the fruits of his labour, with the club returning to the first division the following season.
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Liam Brady
Liam Brady (born 13 February 1956) is an Irish former association football player, and former assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team.
In his playing days, Brady was a midfielder renowned for his elegant technical skills, most notably his left foot, and his high-quality passing and close control. He found success both with Arsenal (one FA Cup title) and Juventus (two Serie A titles), and won 72 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Brady is now head of Youth Development at Arsenal, and is a frequent television pundit with RTÉ Sport.
Born in Dublin, Brady started his career at Arsenal, moving to London to join the side on schoolboy forms in 1971, at the age of 15. He turned professional on his 17th birthday in 1973, and made his debut on 6 October 1973 against Birmingham City as a substitute for Jeff Blockley, and put in an assured performance. However his next match, in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, Brady had a poor match, and Arsenal manager Bertie Mee decided from then on to use the young Irishman sparingly for the time being. Brady ended the 1973–74 season with 13 appearances (four of them as substitute) to his name.
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Malcolm Allison
"I'd been a professional for two and a half months and Malcolm had taught me everything I know.... When Malcolm was coaching schoolboys he took a liking to me when I don't think anyone else at West Ham saw anything special in me... I looked up to the man. It's not too strong to say I loved him."
Bobby Moore
Malcolm Alexander Allison (5 September 1927 – 14 October 2010) was an English football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Mal", he was one of English football's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache, fedora and cigar, controversies off the pitch and outspoken nature.
Allison's managerial potential become apparent while in his youth at West Ham United, where he became a reliable defender and acted as a mentor to the younger players including future England World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore. His playing career was cut short in 1958 when he had to have a lung removed because of tuberculosis.
As a coach he is remembered for assisting manager Joe Mercer in the transformation of the team he supported as a young boy - Manchester City. And during the 1960s and early 70s, he won seven trophies in seven years with Joe Mercer. After Mercer left, he went on to manage the club on two occasions whilst offering his managerial services for a third time in 1989. He went on to manage several more English sides, as well as three in Portugal and the Kuwait national team.
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Malcolm Crosby
Malcolm Crosby (born 4 July 1954) is an English former footballer and manager.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Crosby played his football for Aldershot, making 258 appearances between 1971 and 1980 and netting 21 goals. In an exchange deal involving Ian MacDonald he moved to York City and was a vital part of their 1984, record breaking, 4th division champions team. He also had loan spells at Wrexham and Cheltenham Town.
He became an assistant manager to Denis Smith at York City, and followed Smith when he became manager at Sunderland in 1988.
When Smith was sacked in 1991, Crosby took over as a caretaker manager until a replacement could be found. Sunderland struggled to find a new manager, and during this protracted period, Crosby took Sunderland to only the 4th FA Cup Final in their history. After sympathetic calls from fans, Crosby was formally offered the manager's post. Sunderland lost the final 2–0 to Liverpool. Despite reaching the Cup Final, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in January 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.
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Mark Hateley
Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961 in Wallasey, Merseyside) is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team (including games in the 1986 World Cup), and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland. His nickname is Attila.
Hateley started his career at Coventry City, playing over 90 games in the First Division before moving to Portsmouth in the summer of 1983. He scored 22 league goals in the 1983–84 season and on 28 June 1984 he was transferred to A.C. Milan for £1million.
However, his move did not come at one of the famous Italian side's greatest times, when they were still re-establishing themselves in Serie A after slipping out of it twice (the first time due to demotion as a result of a match fixing scandal) in the previous six years. That year he also helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, scoring six goals in the knockout stages, bringing his final tally for the Under-21 side to eight goals in 10 appearances.
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Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE (born 1 November 1963), is a former Welsh international footballer and the current manager of Queens Park Rangers having joined on 10 January 2012. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.
During his playing career he was most noted for two spells at Manchester United, but he also played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers, before retiring in 2002.
He won a host of medals during his playing career, including two Premier League title medals, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two European Cup Winners' Cups. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal and a League Cup runners-up medal.
His reign as Wales manager was his first managerial post; he was appointed in 1999 and remained in the role until 2004. He failed to qualify for a World Cup or European Championship during his five years in charge, although his reign coincided with a marked improvement in results; he came particularly close to securing European Championship qualification in 2004.
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Mark Lawrenson
Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s. He began his career playing for third and second league teams, after five years he graduated to the premier league where he stayed for the remaining ten years of his career. After a short career as a manager, he has since became a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC and Today FM. He was born in England, but played for the Republic of Ireland because his grandfather Thomas Crotty was born in Waterford. He is married to third wife, Susie, and has two children, Sam and Ruby.
Mark Lawrenson was born in Penwortham and attended Preston Catholic College, a Jesuit school. His father, Tom, had been a winger for Preston North End. He always wanted to be a footballer, although his mother, Theresa, wanted him to become a priest. He began his career, as a 17 year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North End in 1974 who were then managed by World Cup winner Bobby Charlton. After Preston coach (and former Irish international goalkeeper) Alan Kelly became aware of the young player's Irish connections (and informed Irish international manager Johnny Giles), Lawrenson's solid performances earned him a call-up to the Republic of Ireland national squad, winning the first of 39 international caps at the age of 19. He made his debut on 24 April 1977 at Dalymount Park in a friendly with Poland, the game ended 0–0. Lawrenson's season was made complete when he was voted Preston's Player of the Year for the 1976/77 season.
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Matthew Le Tissier
Matthew Le Tissier ( /ləˈtɪsi.eɪ/) is a retired, Guernsey-born, English footballer. Le Tissier spent his entire club career with Southampton and gained eight caps for the England national football team. An attacking midfielder with exceptional technical skills, Le Tissier is the second-highest ever scorer for Southampton behind Mick Channon and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990. He was the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the Premier League. He is notable for his record at scoring penalty kicks, converting from the spot 47 times from 48 attempts and is considered one of the greatest ever from the 12 yard spot.
In spite of interest from bigger clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur in 1990 and Chelsea in 1996, Le Tissier remained at Southampton for his entire professional career, his loyalty garnering special affection from Southampton's fans who nicknamed him "Le God".
Following the end of his playing career, Le Tissier became a football pundit, and currently works as a panelist on Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday. In 2011 he became Honorary President of Guernsey FC.
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Maurice Lindley
Maurice Lindley (December 5, 1915 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England – 1994) was a football player, coach and manager.
Lindley began his career with his hometown club Keighley Town before joining Merseyside outfit Everton before going into coaching and management with Swindon Town and Crewe Alexandra.
Lindley originally joined Swindon as a coach in 1951, stepping up to the manager's seat two years later, when Louis Page was sacked.
His time in charge was not a happy one - with the club in financial difficulty, houses were sold to raise cash for players, but Lindley was given just £3,000 to spend. He spent most of this on one player - Matt Gemmell from Portsmouth, costing £2,250, and he made just eight appearances for the club.
Swindon finished in their lowest league position in Lindley's first season - 20th - and when the 1954-55 season looked to be going the same way, he was given three months' notice in January 1955. By the time Lindley left the club in April, the Town were well on the way to beating the record set the previous year - with a terrible away record which saw just one win and fifteen defeats, they finished in a lowly 21st position.
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Mel Machin
Melvyn "Mel" Machin (born 16 April 1945 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is an English former footballer and manager.
A midfielder, he started his career at Port Vale in 1962, before he moved on to Gillingham four years later. He made his name at the club from 1966 to 1971, before he transferred to Bournemouth for a three year spell. In 1974 he signed with Norwich City, also playing on loan at American club Seattle Sounders, before he retired in 1978 – he was later voted into Norwich City's Hall of Fame in 2002.
Appointed manager of Manchester City in 1987, he won them promotion out of the Second Division in 1988–89, before he left to take up the reigns at Barnsley. In 1993 he was appointed manager at Bournemouth, where he would remain for the next seven years, managing them to a Football League Trophy final in 1998. He later served Bournemouth as Director of football between 2000 and 2002, before briefly managing Huddersfield Town in 2003.
Despite being a Stoke City fan, Machin started his playing career at nearby Port Vale, signing professional forms in July 1962. He made the odd appearance from October 1962 and October 1964, after which point he started to appear rather more frequently. He was not a favourite with Stanley Matthews or trainer Lol Hamlett as he had a habit of talking back to the pair, and so he put in a transfer request in 1966. In all competitions he made 32 appearances, scoring 6 goals, being utilized mostly as an inside-forward.
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Michel Platini
Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a former French football player and manager, and the president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2007.
During his professional footballing career, Platini played for the clubs Nancy, Saint-Étienne, and Juventus, and was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He also participated in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, reaching the semi-finals in the latter two. Platini, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana together made up the "carré magique" (French for "magic square"), the group of midfield players that formed the heart of the French national team throughout the 1980s.
Considered one of the best passers in football history as well as one the best free kick specialists and finishers, he holds the record for most goals (9) scored in European Championship final tournaments despite only appearing in the 1984 edition. Despite being a midfielder, he held the national team top scorer record until striker Thierry Henry surpassed the 41 goals mark in 2007.
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Michel Vonk
Michel Vonk (born 28 October 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager who is currently head coach of Eerste Divisie side Sparta Rotterdam.
As a player he was a defender from 1986 to 2001, notably playing in the English Premier League for Manchester City. He also played in England for Oldham Athletic and Sheffield United, as well as also playing in his native land for AZ, SVV Dordrecht and MVV.
Vonk played as centre back and began his career in 1986 with AZ '67 for whom he played 111 times and scored 8 goals. He transferred to SVV Dordrecht in 1991 and played 51 times for the team scoring 1 goal. Then in 1992 he transferred to Manchester City F.C. where he enjoyed three successful seasons playing a total of 91 league games for the club, scoring 4 times. He had been brought in by then City manager Peter Reid costing £500,000. He formed a successful partnership with Keith Curle in the centre of the City defence. In 1995 he criticised then City manager Brian Horton in the News of the World which earned him a suspension and being fined 2 weeks wages.
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Mick Buxton
Michael James "Mick" Buxton (born 29 May 1943) is a former footballer and football manager in England. He has managed Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland.
During his playing career, Buxton played in the Football League for both Burnley and Halifax Town, making a total of 53 professional appearances in nine seasons. He was plagued with injuries and broke his tibia twice while playing for Burnley.
Buxton became Trainer at Halifax Town whilst still playing and coached at Watford, Barnsley, Mansfield Town and Southend United.
Buxton initially joined Huddersfield Town in late 1977 from Southend United as Trainer (Physiotherapist). After Tom Johnston's resignation in 1978 Buxton was appointed manager of Huddersfield Town. He would eventually go on to be one of the most successful managers in the club's recent history, winning promotion to the Third Division in 1980 and the Second Division in 1983. The Terriers would remain in the second tier for five seasons, but Buxton was sacked on 23 December 1986, to be replaced by Steve Smith. Buxton returned to Town in March 1993 as coach under Ian Ross but resigned after Ross resigned.
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Mick Docherty
Michael "Mick" Docherty (born October 29, 1950 in Preston, Lancashire) is a former footballer and coach. He is the elder son of famous manager Tommy Docherty.
As a player, Docherty was a full-back for Burnley, Manchester City and Sunderland, before an injury brought an early end to his playing career. He subsequently joined Sunderland's coaching staff.
In the 1980-81 season, Docherty took over as caretaker manager of Sunderland with four games of the season to go. He managed to save the club from relegation with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on the last day of the season. They finished 17th, two points clear of relegation.
Since then he has consistently managed to find work in the game, although rarely as a manager. He was briefly manager of Hartlepool United between June and December 1983, a spell chiefly noted for the signing of the ailing Ray Kennedy from Swansea City.
He later assisted Dave Sutton and succeeded him in 1994 as manager at Rochdale, accepting the job after three preferred candidates declined it. In 1994/95, he led Dale to the Northern Final of the Auto Windscreens Trophy. In his only full season in charge, 1995/96, a bright start led to an FA Cup third round match at Liverpool. Thereafter the team went into a steep decline and shortly after the end of the season, Docherty was dismissed, apparently due to alarm at some of his decisions on the retained list, and replaced by Graham Barrow. This season is well documented in the fly on the wall book Kicking In The Wind.
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Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is an English-born former Irish international footballer who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
McCarthy began his playing career at Barnsley in 1977, and he later had spells at Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon, and finally Millwall, retiring in 1992. He also played internationally, representing the Republic of Ireland on 57 occasions.
After his 1992 retirement, he managed Millwall, and then the Republic of Ireland. He guided Ireland to the knockout stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. He later managed Sunderland, and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has also worked as a television pundit and commentator, most recently in South Africa as part of the BBC's 2010 World Cup coverage.
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire and a boyhood Leeds United fan, McCarthy made his league debut for then-Fourth Division Barnsley on 20 August 1977 in a 4–0 win over Rochdale. He spent two years in the basement league, before the club won promotion. Two years later, the team again went up to the (old) Division 2. A strong central defender, he was a virtual ever-present for his hometown club, but departed in December 1983 for fellow Division 2 club Manchester City.
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Micky Adams
Michael Richard "Micky" Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer turned football manager who is in charge of League Two side Port Vale. As a player he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen year professional career in the Football League, including five years with Southampton at the highest level. He began his managerial career as player-manager for Fulham in 1994 and has led several teams at varying levels with mixed success, being named Manager of the Season twice, and sacked a number of times.
Born in Sheffield, Adams was part of the youth team at Sheffield United from the age of twelve until released in 1977. He turned professional at the Third Division team Gillingham in 1979, where he established himself in the first team, winning a move in 1983 to Coventry City who were in the First Division. He spent four years at Coventry before being sold on to Leeds United in 1987. He was bought by Southampton for £250,000 in 1989, where he enjoyed five years of top-flight football. He was loaned out to Stoke City in 1994, before he signed with Fulham later in the year. Appointed as Fulham's player-manager in March 1996, he led the club out of the Third Division in 1996–97, and was named as the Third Division Manager of the Season. Sacked by Fulham despite his success, he walked out on Swansea City after less than two weeks in charge, and instead took charge at Brentford in November 1997. He was sacked after the club were relegated at the end of the season. At this point he ended his playing career.
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Neil Dougall
Cornelius "Neil" Dougall (7 November 1921 – 1 December 2009) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right or wing half. He played more than 350 games in the Football League and won one cap for Scotland.
Dougall was born in Falkirk, Scotland. He began his football career as a schoolboy inside-right at Burnley in 1936, turning professional in 1940. After the Second World War he moved to Birmingham City for a fee of £2,750. He helped the club to that season's Football League South war league championship and the Second Division championship two years later. While a Birmingham player, he won one full cap for Scotland, against Wales in 1946, and represented his country in a Victory international against England and in the Bolton disaster fundraising match, playing opposite his clubmate Frank Mitchell.
He transferred to Plymouth Argyle in March 1949 for a fee of £13,000, was converted to wing half, and spent the remainder of his playing career at the club, making nearly 300 appearances in all competitions, before he retired in March 1959. With Plymouth he won a Third Division South championship medal in 1952 and a Third Division championship medal in 1959. He was awarded a testimonial match against Burnley, the club where he started his career and where his father Billy had been both player and manager. He qualified as a coach and became player-coach to Plymouth's reserve team, succeeded Jack Rowley as team manager for an eight-month spell, and performed various coaching roles at the club until 1969.
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Neil Redfearn
Neil David Redfearn (born 20 June 1965) is an English former footballer and manager who is currently Under-18s Coach and Reserve Team Manager and former Caretaker Manager at Leeds United.
Redfearn played 790 matches in the Football League, the fifth highest total of all-time, and more than a thousand first team games overall in a career that has spanned 24 years. He has had spells as caretaker manager of Halifax Town and York City and as manager of Scarborough and Northwich Victoria.
Born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, Redfearn began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 1982, having previously been on the books of Nottingham Forest's youth team. He later made his name as goalscoring midfielder at lower-division sides Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers. In May 1985 he was to witness a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing for Lincoln against Bradford City. In 1987, he was signed by Crystal Palace for £100,000, and he later played for Watford, before moving again in 1989 to Oldham Athletic.
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Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948) is an English football manager and retired player, currently manager of Leeds United. He played as a winger for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Aldershot, Barnsley, York City and Crewe Alexandra, scoring 36 goals from 327 career appearances. He has previously managed Gainsborough Trinity, Burton Albion, Scarborough, Notts County, Torquay United, Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Oldham Athletic, Bury, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers, achieving promotion with seven of them, including taking Notts County, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers to the top tier of English football.
Born in Sheffield, he is a lifelong supporter of Sheffield United, with whom he had his longest managerial spell at eight years, taking them to the League and FA Cup semi finals in 2003.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Warnock started his professional playing career with Chesterfield in 1967, before moving on to Rotherham United, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Aldershot, Barnsley, York City and Crewe Alexandra, making a total of 326 league appearances in an eleven-year playing career. At Hartlepool he won the club's Player of the Season award in 1972. He finished his career at Crewe Alexandra in 1979, aged only 30.
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Neil Webb
Neil John Webb (born 30 July 1963 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Webb also played for Reading, Swindon Town, Grimsby Town, Aldershot Town and Chinese side Instant-Dict.
Webb joined Reading on leaving school in 1979 and made his first-team debut in February 1980. He became the youngest ever scorer for the team. In July 1982 he transferred to Portsmouth for £87,500. At Fratton Park he was a regular first-team player and helped them win promotion to the Second Division (as Third Division champions) in his first season, and over the next two seasons they came close to reaching the First Division.
In 1985, Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough paid Portsmouth £250,000 for Webb. At Forest he developed into a top class midfielder. During his time on Trentside he won the League Cup in 1989 (scoring in the final against Luton) and became a regular member of the England national team. Webb was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Webb played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3–1. He scored Forest's goal.
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Neville Southall
Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958) is a Welsh former international footballer. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. He was awarded the MBE in 1995 for his services to football.
After joining Bury from Winsford United for £6,000 in 1980, he moved on to Everton for £150,000 the following year. He went on to make a club record 578 appearances in the Football League and Premier League (750 in all competitions); his honours with the club include a European Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1985, a First Division championship medal in 1984–85 and 1986–87, an FA Cup winners medal in 1984 and 1995, and an FA Charity Shield winners medal in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1995. He also played in the 1985 and 1989 FA Cup finals, the League Cup final in 1984, and helped Everton to second place in the league in 1985–86. After leaving Everton in 1998, he became Torquay United's regular goalkeeper for two years. He also made a handful of appearances for numerous other clubs. He played internationally for Wales, winning a record 92 caps between 1982 and 1998; despite this he did not feature in any major international competitions. According to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, he played a total of 979 competitive matches for club and country.
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Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (Irish: Niall Seán Ó Cuinn) honorary MBE (born 6 October 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional footballer, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland A.F.C.. Quinn continued working at Sunderland AFC as an overseas manager until stepping down in February 2012. He received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, and appearing for the national side at one UEFA European Football Championship in 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002. He played club football for English Premier League teams Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Quinn is also heavily involved in the management side of horse racing.
Both Quinn's parents are from Thurles, County Tipperary. His father as well as his mother's brothers played hurling for Tipperary. He now lives in Kildare. He is married to the Irish model, Gillian Quinn, and they have two children Aisling and Michael. Gillian Quinn is a qualified Pilates instructor. In 2011 she appeared on Celebrity Bainisteoir.
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Noel Cantwell
Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (28 February 1932 – 8 September 2005) was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork.
Cantwell played as a full-back for Western Rovers, Cork Athletic, West Ham United, and Manchester United.
While at West Ham, he featured in the London XI side that competed in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final on 1 May 1958. He captained the Hammers to winning the Division Two championship in the 1957-58 season and thereby leading the club into the top flight for the first time since 1930.
In November 1960, Cantwell joined Manchester United for £29,500 which at the time was a record for a full back. He helped the club win the 1965 and 1967 league titles and captained United when winning the 1963 FA Cup Final - just as his fellow countryman Johnny Carey had done in United's previous FA Cup win 15 years earlier.
He also served as Chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
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Pat Jennings
Patrick Anthony "Pat" Jennings OBE (born 12 June 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Ireland former football player. He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. During his career Jennings played for Newry Town, Watford, and in the top division with Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, winning the FA Cup with both of the north London rivals. In total, Jennings made over 1,000 top level appearances, and despite being a goalkeeper he scored in the 1967 FA Charity Shield.
After playing for Shamrock Rovers' under-18 side at the age of 11, Jennings concentrated on Gaelic football until he was sixteen years old, when he made his soccer comeback with his hometown side Newry Town. After impressing with the team he moved to English Third Division side Watford in May 1963. Jennings again impressed in his first season in England, playing every league game for his club, and making two international appearances that season. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for £27,000 in June 1964.
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Paul Futcher
Paul Futcher (born September 25, 1956 in Chester, England) is a former professional footballer who had a distinguished career as defender in the English football league, for England under 21s and as manager of several non-league clubs. Futcher is also the father of fellow footballer Ben Futcher.
Futcher was the defensive half of twin brothers. His brother was centre-forward Ron. Paul was the most expensive defender in England when he became Manchester City's record signing for £350,000 on June 1, 1978.
Paul began his career with hometown club Chester, who he made his debut for as a 16-year old against Cambridge United in March 1973. This came just a fortnight after his older brother Graham had played his final game for the club and seven months before Ron made his debut for the Blues. Futcher quickly turned professional and had made 20 Football League appearances when Luton Town snapped him up up for £100,000 in the summer of 1974. Ron joined him on the journey south, where Paul was to play more than 140 games and won ten England under 21 caps.
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Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English retired professional footballer.
Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, at all of which he scored at least one goal. He was capped 57 times for the England national football team.
Gascoigne was born in the Dunston area of Gateshead, England.
Gascoigne started playing football at the age of four, playing in the street and nearby park. He played for his school Brighton Avenue Primary School, Gateshead team from the age of eight, and later played for the local Redheugh Boys' Club although being underage. He later attended Breckenbeds Junior High School (which closed in September 1996) then the Heathfield Senior High School (also closed in September 1996), both in the Low Fell area of Gateshead.
He was noticed by football scouts while playing for Gateshead Boys, and given a trial at Ipswich Town although he failed to impress. Further trials at Middlesbrough and Southampton proved unsuccessful, before Newcastle United signed him as a schoolboy in 1980. At school he was once caught practising his autograph during a geography lesson, his reason being that he was "going to be a famous footballer". His teacher was unimpressed, telling him that "only one in a million becomes a professional footballer." Nevertheless, he was signed on as an apprentice at Newcastle in 1983, initially playing for the youth team under Colin Suggett.
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Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner (born 22 May 1953) is an English football coach and retired player who is currently with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, where he is director of player development.
A centre forward during his playing days, Mariner began his career with Chorley. He became a professional player in 1973 with Plymouth Argyle, where he scored 61 goals in 155 appearances and is considered to be one of the club's best players. He joined Ipswich Town in 1976, where he achieved domestic and European success under the guidance of Bobby Robson. He was called up to play for the England national team during his time at Portman Road, and went on to represent his country at the 1980 European Championships and the 1982 World Cup. He spent two years with Arsenal and then Portsmouth before finishing his career abroad. He played for clubs in Australia, the United States, and Malta.
He took up coaching during his time with the Albany Capitals and focused on it fully when he retired from playing. After spending time working in Japan, he returned to America to coach, firstly in Arizona and then at Harvard University. He joined Major League Soccer club New England Revolution in 2004 as a member of Steve Nicol's coaching staff. After five years in Massachusetts, Mariner returned to Plymouth Argyle in 2009 as their head coach. He succeeded Paul Sturrock as the club's manager two months later before returning to his role as head coach upon the arrival of Peter Reid. In January 2011, he returned to Major League Soccer as director of player development at Toronto FC.
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Paul Sturrock
Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire) is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit the club. His former posts included spells as manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee United, Swindon and St. Johnstone. He was also a Scotland international footballer. He is known by fans as Luggy (from the Scots language word lugs, Eng: ears). Sturrock announced in July 2008 that he was suffering from a mild form of Parkinson's disease.
His son, Blair, is also a professional footballer.
A boyhood Hearts fan, Sturrock was educated at Pitlochry primary and secondary schools and played for junior side Grandtully Vale. In 1972 he joined Vale of Atholl of the Perthshire Amateur First Division (where he returned as coach in his latter days with Dundee United), and in the 1972–73 season he scored approximately 100 goals. He then moved on to Bankfoot Athletic, and in the 1973–74 season he scored 53 goals as they finished 2nd in the Scottish Junior FA First Division.
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Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961) is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain. He played for Newcastle United, Liverpool and Everton, having also had spells with Carlisle United, Manchester United, Vancouver Whitecaps, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Fulham, Hartlepool United and the Melbourne Knights. He is currently employed as the Reserve Team manager of Newcastle United. He was briefly appointed as the club's caretaker manager in 2010.
Born in Longbenton, Northumberland, Beardsley was a product of the famous Wallsend Boys Club in North Tyneside. However, he was released as a teenager by hometown club Newcastle United and began his professional career with Carlisle United in 1978. He managed 22 goals in 104 league games, helping them win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1981–82 season.
He was transferred to Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps on 9 September 1982, but his stay in North America was brief. Only weeks after arriving in Canada, he was on his way back to England when Ron Atkinson paid £250,000 to take him to Manchester United. He made just one first team appearance for United in a Football League Cup tie against AFC Bournemouth before returning to Vancouver on a free transfer on 1 March 1983, but again his stay in North America was a short one. He was on the move once again on 23 September 1983, this time to join Newcastle.
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Peter Hodge
Peter Hodge (18 June 1871–18 August 1934) was a Scottish football manager who managed Raith Rovers, Stoke City, Manchester City and most notably Leicester City (over two spells). He earnt promotion while in charge of all four clubs.
Hodge began his career playing for a local youth team in 1890 then soon became secretary of Dunfermline Athletic's junior side whom he took to the final of the Scottish junior cup in 1897. He then became a fully qualified referee and spent a 10 year stint refereeing matches in the Scottish league and also became honorary secretary of Dunfemline in 1906."
He was hired Raith Rovers' first manager in 1907 and led them to the Second Division title in his first season in charge. Raith were then elected to the First Division in 1910, he was ousted by an "ambitious director" in October 1912.
In June 1914, Stoke hired him as a replacement for Alfred Barker. He guided the club to the Southern League Second Division title and successful re-admission to the Football League, but his chance of management in the higher sphere vanished with the outbreak of World War One and the suspension of fixtures. Hodge returned to Scotland where he combined a job as a military recruiting officer with managing Raith. He never returned to the Potters, instead becoming manager of Leicester City in 1919.
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Peter Reid
Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956) is an English football manager, pundit and retired player, who is currently without a club since his departure from Plymouth Argyle.
A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield talents of the time at Bolton Wanderers, before signing for Everton in 1982. It was there that he enjoyed the most fruitful spell of his career, as he helped the club win domestic and European honours, including the Football League twice. He was voted as the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1985 and came fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behind Michel Platini, Preben Elkjær and Diego Maradona. He also received his first senior England call-up that year, and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1988 UEFA European Championship. He won 13 caps in total. Reid joined Queens Park Rangers in 1989, but moved on to Manchester City a year later to begin his managerial career.
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Peter Schnittger
Peter Schnittger (born 22 May 1941 in Hann. Münden) is a German football coach who has managed a number of national teams throughout Africa and Asia, including Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Thailand, Madagascar, Benin and Senegal. In 2006 rejected an approach from the Algerian Football Association to coach their national side.
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Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born 18 September 1949 in Leicester, England) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps.
His 30-year career included eleven different clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for five different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32 but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals with French keeper Fabien Barthez.
During his time at Nottingham Forest he won two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, the First Division championship, the Football League Cup and many other honours.
Shilton also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football.
Shilton was a 13 year old pupil at King Richard III Boys School, Leicester, when he started training at schoolboy level with his local club Leicester City in 1963. He caught the eye of first-team goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who commented to the coach about how promising he was. Within four years, Shilton had forced Banks' own departure from Leicester after the teenager gave the club an ultimatum over which goalkeeper should be first choice.[citation needed]
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Peter Withe
Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951 in Liverpool) is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker between 1971 and 1990. He has also worked as a manager, predominantly in south-east Asia. He is currently managing for English non-league club Woodley Sports.
The highlights of his career came at Aston Villa, where he was a key player in the Football League title triumph of 1980–81 and scored his side's only goal in their 1982 European Cup Final victory.
His brother, Chris, played for Bradford City.
During the summer of 1975, Withe spent one season in the United States as a member of the expansion Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The lynchpin of a strong attack, the big Liverpudlian scored 17 goals and added 7 assists in 22 games to lead the Timbers to first place in their division and a tie for the best record in the league at 16–6. The Timbers played two home play-off games in front of more than 30,000 fans each, numbers unheard of for US soccer at the time. They advanced to Soccer Bowl '75, the League Championship, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0.
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Phil Neal
Philip George "Phil" Neal (born 20 February 1951 in Irchester, Northamptonshire, England) is a former footballer who was, at one time, the most successful player in English football history. He played for Liverpool 650 times over an eleven year period and is the only player to have appeared in the first five of their European Cup finals, winning four of them. He was a dependable full back. His son, Ashley Neal, also had a footballing career, albeit short-lived.
Neal also had a seven year career with England, winning 50 caps and playing in the 1982 World Cup.
Neal began his career at Wellingborough Town F.C. before he joined Northampton Town.
A full back who joined the club on 9 October 1974 for £66,000 after making his name in English football's lower divisions with Northampton, Neal was the first signing to be made by manager Bob Paisley, snapped up as a replacement for the ageing Chris Lawler. Although he played a few games on the left side of the defence, it was as an industrious, energetic right back that he made his name.
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Pop Robson
Bryan Stanley Robson, better known as Pop Robson (born 11 November 1945) is a former much-travelled footballer, playing for Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland, Chelsea and Carlisle United as a centre forward. Although diminutive, Pop was one of the most prolific goalscorers of his generation, yet was only ever an England Under-23 International, never managing to earn a full England cap.
Born in Sunderland, Robson played for Clara Vale in his youth. His first senior club was Newcastle United, and whilst there he won the Second Division title in 1964–65 and the 1969 Fairs Cup, forming a productive partnership with Welshman Wyn Davies.
In February 1971 he became West Ham's record purchase when he signed for £120,000. He scored on his debut against Nottingham Forest on 24 February 1971. He was West Ham's leading scorer in two of his three seasons at Upton Park.
He made a return to the North-East to join Sunderland in July 1974 for £145,000.
He rejoined West Ham in October 1976. During his two spells at West Ham, he made 254 appearances, scoring 104 goals. In the October 2004 issue of EX, a retro magazine dedicated to former players of West Ham United, Robson reflected on his two spells at Upton Park and revealed his regret at not staying longer.
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Preben Elkjær Larsen
Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 11 September 1957), known as Elkjær, is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a striker.
Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping it to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie A. Additionally, Elkjær scored nearly 40 goals for the Danish national team in 11 years, being a leading figure for the country at both Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup (a first-ever appearance), winning the Bronze Ball award at the latter competition.
In 1984, Elkjær finished third (coming in second the following year) in the European Footballer of the Year awards.
Born in Copenhagen, Elkjær's career started with Vanløse IF in 1976, where he stayed for just one season, playing 15 games and scoring seven goals. He then joined 1. FC Köln in Germany, at the time one of Europe's leading clubs. With the team, he won the 1978 domestic cup (his entire campaign consisted of nine minutes in the final, against Hertha BSC), but never got on with the manager or the harsh, disciplined atmosphere of a German dressing room, and eventually left; one falling out with the legendary coach Hennes Weisweiler earned a legendary status in Denmark: Weisweiler approached Elkjær and said that he had been informed that the player had spent the night at a nightclub in the company of a bottle of whiskey and a lady, and wanted to know if that was true. Elkjær replied that it was a lie, in fact it was a bottle of vodka and TWO ladies.
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Raich Carter
Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter (21 December 1913 – 9 October 1994) was an English sportsman who played association football for Sunderland from 1931 to 1939, for Derby County from 1945 to 1948 and for Hull City from 1948 to 1952. He also played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1946. Later he became a football manager.
Carter was born at Hendon, Sunderland, the son of Robert Carter who played football for Port Vale, Fulham and Southampton.
Carter captained Sunderland to the Football League title in 1936, at that time the youngest man ever to have captained a First Division title-winning side. He followed that up with victory in the FA Cup final a year later, scoring the second Sunderland goal in a 3–1 win over Preston North End.
The Second World War, like many great players of his age, left him bereft of many of his peak years. Afterwards he picked up another Cup winners medal with Derby in 1946, becoming the only player to win Cup winners medals both before and after the war.
Carter was also capped 13 times for England as an inside forward.
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Ray Wilkins
Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex), commonly known as Ray Wilkins, is an English former footballer and at present a television pundit. Most recently, he was assistant manager of Chelsea.
He was a key midfielder for the England national football team during the 1980s, and enjoyed success at various clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers and Rangers.
He is the son of professional footballer George Wilkins and the brother of Graham George Wilkins (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon) former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Chelsea, Brentford and Southend United, former Brighton & Hove Albion manager and player Dean Wilkins, Stephen Wilkins, signed by Chelsea and Brentford, but did not make any first-team appearances for either team and he went on to play for a number of non-league teams, including Dagenham and Hayes.
Wilkins started his career with Senrab in Wanstead Flats.
Wilkins, nicknamed Butch from childhood, made his name in the 1970s with boyhood club Chelsea, whom he joined as an apprentice, progressing to his first team debut against Norwich City at the age of 17 on 26 October 1973 as a substitute in a 3-0 home league win.
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Ricky Sbragia
Richard "Ricky" Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. As a coach, he spent time at Manchester United and Bolton, before joining Roy Keane's backroom staff at Sunderland. Sbragia became manager of Sunderland following Keane's departure, although he himself resigned in 2009 after guiding them to safety in the Premier League. Sbragia spent the next two years as a scout at Sunderland, before leaving in 2011.
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Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto manˈtʃini]; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian former football player and manager of Premier League club Manchester City. As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italias and the Cup Winners Cup, whilst being capped 36 times by Italy. As a player, he gained a penchant for becoming a future manager and would often give team talks at half-time and ultimately became an assistant to Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio near the end of his playing career. After his retirement, Mancini embarked on a successful managerial career.
A cup specialist, Mancini has never failed to reach a semi-final of a major national cup competition in every season he has been a manager, from 2002 to 2012. He also guided the Italian clubs he managed to a record 5 consecutive Coppa Italia finals from 2004 to 2008, with Lazio once in 2004 and with Inter in the following four seasons. Mancini's first managerial role was at a cash stricken Fiorentina at only 35 years old and managed to win a Coppa Italia, but left with Fiorentina facing bankruptcy. Months later, he took over as manager at Lazio, where again he inherited financial constraints and was forced to lose a number of key players. With limited resources during his two season tenure, he still managed to win another Coppa Italia, reach a UEFA Cup semi-final, and secure a lucrative Champions League place.
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Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn vɑn ˈpɛrsi] ( listen); born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011. His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Dutch legend Marco van Basten.
The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps, but he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad. He made his breakthrough at his hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup. He was named the Dutch Football Talent of the Year for the 2001–02 season. Disagreements with manager Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for £2.75 million in 2004 as a long-term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp. He won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club and went on to win the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the year award. Van Persie has been named Premier League Player of the Month three times. Van Persie topped the goal assists leader board with 11 assists in the 2008–09 Premier League.
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Roland Nilsson
Roland Nilsson (born 27 November 1963 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish football manager. As a player, Nilsson played 116 games for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a playing career lasting over two decades. He won his first major honour as a manager in 2010 with Malmö FF when the team won Allsvenskan. On 1 April 2011 FC Copenhagen confirmed Nilsson as the club's new manager to replace Ståle Solbakken who left Copenhagen to become manager of 1. FC Köln in the summer of 2011. Nilsson joined Copenhagen on 1 June 2011 but was sacked after six months on 9 January 2012.
Nilsson began his playing career, during which he played predominantly as a right back, as a seventeen year-old with his hometown club Helsingborgs IF. He quickly established himself as a first-team player with Di Röe, earning himself the reputation of being one of the top youngsters in Swedish football. The quality of his performances was such that in 1983 he was signed by IFK Göteborg, who at that point were the pre-eminent team in Sweden.
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Ron Atkinson
Ronald Ernest Atkinson, (born 18 March 1939) commonly known as "Big Ron" and (earlier in his managerial career) "Bojangles" is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits. He is perhaps most famous for his idiosyncratic turn of phrase: his utterances have become known as "Big-Ronisms" or "Ronglish".
Ron Atkinson, who was born in Liverpool but moved to Birmingham a few weeks after his birth, did not achieve great heights in his playing career. He was originally signed by Aston Villa at the age of 17, but never played a first-team match for them. He still refers to then Villa coach Jimmy Hogan as his biggest influence.
He transferred to Oxford United (then called Headington United) in the close season of 1959 on a free transfer. There he played with his younger brother Graham Atkinson. He went on to make over 500 appearances in all competitions as a wing-half for the club, earning the nickname "The Tank", and scoring a total of 14 goals. He was United's captain through their rise from the Southern League to the Second Division, achieved in only six years from 1962 to 1968, an impressive achievement. He was the first ever footballer to captain a club from the Southern League through three divisions of the Football League.
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Ron Saunders
Ron Saunders (born 6 November 1932 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is a retired English football player and former successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, normally bitter rivals.
As a player, he was a hard-shooting centre forward. He scored over 200 goals in 13 years as a centre-forward for Everton, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton Athletic. Saunders was leading goalscorer for six consecutive seasons at Portsmouth and his goals were a key factor in helping Pompey win the Third Division title in 1962. He remains their third highest goalscorer.[citation needed] He retired from full time playing in 1967, when with Charlton, and became player-manager at non-league Yeovil Town.
As a manager Saunders first tasted success at Norwich City, guiding them to the Second Division title in 1972, which saw them promoted to the First Division for the first time in their history. Saunders steered Norwich City to survival in their first season in the top flight. They also reached the Football League Cup final, losing 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur. He resigned as Norwich manager on 17 November 1973 following a boardroom row after a 3–1 home defeat to Everton.
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Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English former footballer, who is the current manager of the England national football team.
Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. From 2006 to 2007, he managed the Finland national team, guiding them to their highest ever FIFA ranking of 33rd place, and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history. He has been the beaten finalist in the UEFA Cup and the Europa League. Hodgson has also coached many notable club sides, including Internazionale, Blackburn Rovers, Grasshoppers, FC Copenhagen, Udinese, Fulham, Liverpool and West Brom. Hodgson served several times as a member of UEFA's technical study group at the European Championships, and was also a member of the FIFA technical study group at the 2006 World Cup. Hodgson speaks five languages and has worked as a television pundit in several of the countries in which he has coached.
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Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic. Keane was a dominating central-midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude which helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005, having joined the club in 1993. Keane helped United achieve a sustained period of success in more than 12 years at the club. He then signed for Celtic but retired as a player less than a year later.
He played at international level for much of his career, representing the Republic of Ireland over a period of 14 years, most of which he spent as captain. He played in every Republic of Ireland game at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, although he was sent home from the 2002 World Cup after an incident with national coach Mick McCarthy.
He was appointed manager of Sunderland shortly after his retirement as a player, and took the club from 23rd position in the Football League Championship in late August to win the division title and gain promotion to the Premier League. Keane's arrival was cited as the catalyst for Sunderland's recovery. He managed to keep Sunderland from relegation in the 2007–08 season, but in his second season as a top-flight manager he left his position with Sunderland in the relegation zone. In April 2009, he was appointed as manager of Ipswich Town, but was sacked by the club in January 2011 with them 19th in the Championship.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt vɑn ˈnɪstəlroːi̯] ( listen); born 1 July 1976) is a retired Dutch footballer. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues. He was a pure goal scorer known for his shooting ability, calmness in front of goal and positioning.
Van Nistelrooy began his career with Den Bosch, before moving onto Heerenveen, eventually making a name for himself at PSV Eindhoven where he won two Dutch leagues. His goalscoring record at PSV attracted attention from Manchester United; a deal was in place in the summer of 2000, but because of injury problems his move was secured a year later for a then British record fee of £19 million. His time at United was successful, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield, along with winning the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year twice. Van Nistelrooy hit 150 goals in just 219 games for United, as well as being their all time European record goalscorer, but fell out of favour towards the end of his tenure. Real Madrid then secured his services in 2006. Although an injury blighted the end of his days with Madrid, he did win La Liga twice and the Supercopa de España before signing for Hamburg during the January transfer window in 2010. After a season-and-a-half with Hamburg, he moved back to Spain with Málaga in the summer of 2011. His retirement from football was announced on 14 May 2012.
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Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season. He established himself as a left winger during the 1990s, and continuing in this position well into the 2000s, though he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role in his latter years. Giggs is known for his tireless running, ball possession and ability to create goalscoring opportunities for those around him.
Giggs is the most decorated player in English football history. He also holds the club record for competitive appearances. During his time at United, he has won 12 Premier League winner's medals, four FA Cup winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals and two Champions League winner's medals. He has two runner-up medals from the Champions League, three FA Cup finals and two League Cup finals, as well as being part of the team five times when it finished second in the Premier League. In recent years, Giggs has captained the team on numerous occasions, particularly in the 2007–08 season when regular captain Gary Neville was ruled out with various injuries.
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Sam Cowan
Samuel Cowan (10 May 1901 – 4 October 1964) was an English football player and manager. A relative latecomer to the sport, Cowan did not play football until he was 17 and was 22 by the time he turned professional. He made his league debut for Doncaster Rovers in 1923, and signed for First Division Manchester City the following season.
Cowan played centre half for Manchester City for 11 seasons, captaining the team in the early to mid 1930s. He is the only player to have represented Manchester City in three FA Cup finals, as a runner-up in 1926 and 1933, and as a winner in 1934. Internationally, he gained three England caps between 1926 and 1931. In total he played 407 times for Manchester City, putting him 12th in terms of all-time appearances. In 1935, he transferred to Bradford City, and subsequently moved to Mossley as player-manager.
In 1938, Cowan joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a coach, and set up a physiotherapy business. He returned to Manchester City as manager in 1946, winning the Second Division in his only season in charge. He continued to work in sports and physiotherapy until his death in 1964.
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Sam Ormerod
Samuel Ormerod (1848 in Accrington, Lancashire – 1906) was an English football player, referee and manager.
In the early years of football Ormerod was an influential figure in his home town, first as a player and then as one of the men who formed Accrington F.C., which later became one of the founder members of the Football League. By 1883 he was a referee. Officiating a Bolton Wanderers match in November 1883, he was chased from the ground by a mob and assaulted at the railway station, an event which led the Football Association to threaten Bolton with expulsion.
In 1895 Ormerod was appointed manager of Manchester City, succeeding Joshua Parlby. In his first season in charge the club finished second in the Second Division, qualifying for the Test Matches, a nineteenth century equivalent of the promotion play-offs. The club won only one of their four test matches, and failed to gain promotion. The following season was less successful with a sixth place finish for the club.
During Ormerod's tenure City's style of play combined physical defending with an attack spearheaded by Billie Gillespie and Billy Meredith. Gillespie was an Ormerod signing, who came to the club from Lincoln City in 1897. A third place finish was achieved in 1898, and in 1898–99 Ormerod's City won the Second Division championship, earning automatic promotion to the First Division, the highest level of English football. This was the first time the Manchester club had achieved promotion.
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Sigfried Held
Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a former German football player and now a football coach. He played as an attacking midifelder or forward.
Born in Freudenthal, Sudetenland (actual Czech Republic), his first football club was Kickers Offenbach. In 1965 he became a player in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. During his career he played 442 games in the Bundesliga, for Dortmund, Offenbach and Bayer 05 Uerdingen. He also made 41 appearances for the German national team, including the final of the 1966 World Cup.
After his retirement as a professional player in 1981 he became a football coach – 1982–83 for FC Schalke 04, 1986–90 for the Iceland National Football Team, 1989–90 for Galatasaray, 1991–93 for Admira Wacker Wien, 1993–95 for Dynamo Dresden, 1995 for Gamba Osaka and 1996–98 for VfB Leipzig.
2001–2003 he was coach for the national team of Malta. In 2004 he became coach for the Thailand national football team, but was suspended after only five months. As of February 2009, he works as fan relations supervisor with Borussia Dortmund.
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Simon Grayson
Simon Nicholas Grayson (born 16 December 1969) is an English former professional footballer and manager of Football League One side Huddersfield Town.
As a player he was a right back, but he was also utilised in midfield in a career that lasted from 1988 until 2006. Having started his career with Leeds United he went on to notably played in the Premier League for Leicester City, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, before moving into the Football League with Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County, Notts County, Bradford City and Blackpool. He was appointed as player/manager of Blackpool in 2005, and a year later retired from playing to concentrate on the managerial side of his job. In 2008 he was appointed manager of Leeds United where he remained until being sacked in 2012.
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Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham. Bruce was offered an apprenticeship and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City in 1984.
In 1987, he moved to Manchester United, with whom he achieved great success, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup and European Cup Winner's Cup. He also became the first English player of the twentieth century to captain a team to The Double. Despite his success on the field, he was never selected to play for the England national team. Commentators and contemporaries have described him as one of the best English players of the 1980s and 1990s never to play for his country at full international level.
Bruce began his managerial career with Sheffield United, and spent short periods of time managing Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace before joining Birmingham City in 2001. He twice led Birmingham to promotion to the Premier League during his tenure of nearly six years, but resigned in 2007 to begin a second spell as manager of Wigan. At the end of the 2008–09 season he resigned to take over as manager of Sunderland, a post he held until he was dismissed in November 2011.
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Steve Coppell
Stephen James "Steve" Coppell (born 9 July 1955) is an English former footballer and current director of football of Crawley Town FC.
As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup. After a knee injury ended his playing career, he went into management.
He has managed Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City, Brentford and most notably Crystal Palace and Reading, with both whom he took from struggling towards the foot of the English second tier to both club's greatest ever successes in the league. He is also credited with discovering players such as Ian Wright, a striker he signed from non league football who became a household name and international footballer.
Coppell has a degree in economics which he gained at Liverpool University whilst playing for Manchester United.
At the age of 11, Coppell went to Quarry Bank Grammar School in South Liverpool, where musician John Lennon and footballer Joe Royle had previously been pupils. Just one year ahead of Coppell were Clive Barker, Les Dennis (Heseltine) and Brian Barwick, the Chief Executive of the FA since January 2005.
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Steve Darby
Stephen David "Steve" Darby (born 1955) is an English football coach. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.
Darby started out as a goalkeeper for Liverpool Schools and FA Youth Team, but never made it and subsequently ended up on Tranmere Rovers' books, before playing for teams in the United States and Australia.
Darby obtained his UEFA A Licence in 1979. He became an official FIFA Instructor for the Oceania region in 1981 and AFC Instructor 1998 and was National Development Manager for the Australian Soccer Federation between 1990-1995.
He then moved on to coach Sydney Olympic, but left in 1998 to coach Johor FA, where he enjoyed a successful spell, winning Malaysia FA Cup. He left the club in 2001 to take charge of the Vietnamese women's football team, whom he led to a gold medal in the SEA Games.
After that, he was appointed youth team coach for Sheffield Wednesday under Terry Yorath, but remained there only for a season before taking over the reins at Singapore's Home United FC. In his four year tenure as Home United boss, Darby led them to a league and cup double in 2003 and also a semi-final spot in the AFC Cup in 2004.Also winning the Singapore FA Cup in 2005.
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Steve Hodge
Stephen Brian Hodge (born 25 October 1962) is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.
Hodge is somewhat famous for being the individual who traded jerseys with the great Diego Maradona after the match in which he scored the "Goal of the Century." The jersey is currently in his possession, and the jersey was out on loan to the National Football Museum in Great Britain.
Hodge, a left-footed midfielder who was comfortable in a central or wide position, was born in Nottingham, England and joined his boyhood club Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1980 and made his debut against Ipswich Town on the final day of the 1981-82 season.
A favourite of Forest's charismatic manager Brian Clough, Hodge became a first-team regular the following season as the club tried to build a new young team after the side which won two European Cups began to age and disintegrate. Hodge was a frequent goalscorer from midfield as Forest consolidated their League position were unable to push for trophies other than a semi-final in the UEFA Cup in 1984, where they lost in controversial circumstances to Anderlecht.
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Steve McCall
Stephen Harold "Steve" McCall (born 15 October 1960) is a retired English footballer who now works as a scout for Ipswich Town.
A defensive midfielder during his playing days, McCall built a reputation as a cultured midfield player, with immaculate passing ability. He began his career with Ipswich Town and quickly progressed to the first team under the management of Bobby Robson. McCall helped the club win the UEFA Cup in 1981, and he went on to win six England U21 caps during the next year. He left Portman Road in 1987, having made more than 300 appearances for the club, to join Sheffield Wednesday. His time with them was blighted by injury, and he spent time on loan with his home town club, Carlisle United in 1990. Two years later, he joined Plymouth Argyle and became a key player for Peter Shilton's side. He won the clubs Player of the Year award in his first two full seasons at Home Park, reflecting his impact on the team.
He briefly managed the club in 1995 following the departure of Shilton and stayed on as a member of the playing squad when Neil Warnock was appointed. He then moved to Torquay United in 1996 as a player-coach for Kevin Hodges and returned to Home Park two years later with Hodges. He went into non-league football in 2000 with Workington, where he finished his playing career. Following retirement, he returned to Ipswich Town, initially as a scout and then as a coach. Under the management of Paul Jewell, he is now their chief scout.
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Steve McMahon
Stephen Joseph "Steve" McMahon (born 20 August 1961) is an English former professional footballer, manager and sports television pundit.
As a player he was a midfielder from 1979 to 1998, most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. McMahon was placed in 42nd position in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll, which asked Red supporters to name the best 100 players of all time. He also played for Everton, Aston Villa and Manchester City. After his playing career ended, he began his coaching and managing carrer with the Swindon Town F.C., then finished his career at Blackpool F.C.. He is currently a football pundit for the Asia-based sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
Halewood-born McMahon started his career at Everton, the club he supported as a boy, playing for them as a teenager after appearing at Goodison Park as a ball boy. He made his league debut on 16 August 1980 in the 3–1 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park, he went on to be voted the supporters player of the year by the end of the 1980/81 season. His commanding presence in the Toffees midfield earned him the captaincy of the club but Everton's lack of success couldn't quench his thirst for honours, so after 4 seasons which included 100 league appearances and 11 league goals McMahon was on the move.
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Steve Ogrizovic
Steven "Steve" Ogrizovic, nicknamed Oggy (from Serbian: Огризовић, Ogrizović) (born 12 September 1957 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) is a former English professional footballer and current goalkeeping coach of Football League Championship side Coventry City.
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1977 until 2000 and achieved fame during 16 years at Coventry City (1984 to 2000). He holds the record at Coventry for the most appearances as a player at 601 in all competitions (504 in the league) and he played in the winning FA Cup team of 1987. He also played for Chesterfield, Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town.
He started his professional career at Chesterfield before moving to Liverpool and then Shrewsbury Town before joining Coventry for £72,500 in 1984. He was also selected to play for the Football League vs The Rest Of The World at Wembley in 1987.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ogrizovic was generally considered to be the best goalkeeper never to have won a full England cap. Although frequently considered for selection during this period by a number of England managers including Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor, he was never selected for the full squad. Pundits agree that this was not due to his lack of ability, more because he was representing a relatively unfashionable side at club level.
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Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE ( /ˈdʒɛrɑrd/; born 30 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 91 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfield role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger.
Gerrard, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, made his début in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in 2000, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as team captain in 2003. His honours include two FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup, and two Super Cups. In 2005, Gerrard came third in voting for the Ballon d'Or.
Gerrard made his international debut in 2000 and has represented England at the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, as well as the 2006 World Cup where he was the team's top goalscorer with two goals. Gerrard first captained his country at the 2010 World Cup in the absence of regular captain Rio Ferdinand, who missed the tournament through injury. He was named again as England captain for the Euro 2012.
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Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce MBE (born 24 April 1962) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of the England national under-21 team and most recently been made manager of the Great Britain Olympic football team. As a player, Pearce captained both the England national football team and Nottingham Forest, turning out 78 times for England between 1987 and 1999.
He retired as a player in 2002 while at Manchester City. He remained with the club as a coach under Kevin Keegan's managership until being promoted to the manager's job in 2005. He was manager of the club for two years before being dismissed. He is now full-time manager of the England U-21 team, a position he previously held part-time while still Manchester City manager.
Born in Shepherds Bush, London, Pearce first attended Fryent Primary School in Kingsbury, North West London before attending Claremont High School in Kenton. He failed a trial at Queens Park Rangers and then rejected an offer from Hull City, instead settling into a career in the non-league game with his local side, Wealdstone, while training and working as an electrician and plumber. For almost five years, he was the first choice full back for the team, then amongst the biggest names of non-league football in the Alliance Premier League.
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Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966) is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester United in the 1998–99 season. The pinnacle of his career came when he scored the equaliser and provided the assist for Manchester United's winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich. Sheringham also represented England at international level. He was awarded an MBE in June 2007. He retired from competitive football at the end of the 2007–08 season with Colchester United, at the age of 42, after a career lasting 25 years.
Sheringham began his professional career at Millwall in 1982 at the age of 16, after impressing a scout when playing for non-league club Leytonstone & Ilford during a youth team game against Millwall. He was signed up, initially as an apprentice and scored on only his second appearance for the club in a match away at Bournemouth in January 1984. After being loaned out by the club twice in 1985 to Aldershot and later a Swedish side, Djurgården, he quickly became a first choice selection at Millwall and during the late 1980s formed a striking partnership with Tony Cascarino. He was the club's top goalscorer in four seasons (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1990–91) and played in every game of the season twice, in 1986–87 and 1990–91.
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Terry Butcher
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958) is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career. He has subsequently had a lengthy managerial and coaching career and is currently with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League.
Although he was born in Singapore, he spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk, where he attended Kirkley High School and met his future wife Rita. He famously turned down the chance to join Norwich City youth team, as like his father he was a fan of Ipswich Town – Norwich's fiercest rivals.
Butcher made his debut for Ipswich against Everton in the First Division on 15 April 1978 and over the next eight seasons would establish himself as the club's top central defender, combining leadership with great aerial ability and amazing courage. This was soon noticed by England manager Ron Greenwood who gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980.
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Terry Fenwick
Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick (born 17 November 1959 in Seaham, County Durham) is an English football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.
He started his career at Crystal Palace and went on to play for major clubs such as Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur. During this period he was a regular for the England national football team. He became the first full back to score a goal from open play in an FA Cup Final when he equalized against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1982 final.
He holds the English record for most yellow cards, three, in a single World Cup tournament, which he achieved in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. During that World Cup, Fenwick was also noted for being passed by Diego Maradona as Maradona scored the "Goal of the Century".
Fenwick received a four-month prison sentence in September 1991 after being convicted of drink-driving. He served two months of his sentence.
Fenwick scored all 8 of his league goals for Tottenham from the penalty spot in just one season, 1988–89. After 1990, it gradually became clear that Fenwick had witnessed his best days as a footballer. He was sent on loan to Leicester City before getting a permanent move to Swindon Town, a newly promoted Premier League team. His first season, 1993–94, saw Swindon winning only 5 games of a total 42, conceding 100 goals and being relegated. Fenwick played 26 games during this season, and was noted for breaking the leg of Paul Warhurst. He played only two games the following season, was released, and ended his playing career shortly thereafter.
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Terry McDermott
Terence "Terry" McDermott (born 8 December 1951 in Liverpool) is a former football midfielder and coach. He is the father of Newcastle United player Greg McDermott and Marsaxlokk player Neale McDermott
McDermott joined Bury as a youngster in 1969. He made a total of 90 appearances and eight goals before joining Newcastle United in 1973.
Manager Joe Harvey gave McDermott his Newcastle debut on 17 March 1973, at Old Trafford, with a match against Manchester United. He came off the bench but could not do anything to prevent Newcastle losing 2-1.
McDermott reached the FA Cup Final in 1974 against Liverpool. However, Newcastle lost the match 3-0.
Liverpool boss Bob Paisley, in his first season in charge after replacing Bill Shankly, brought McDermott to Merseyside in November 1974. He made his Liverpool debut, along with Phil Neal, on 16 November, in a Merseyside derby with fierce rivals Everton at Goodison Park. Neither side could break the deadlock with both sides sharing the points. McDermott's first goal came in a 1-1 league draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on 8 March 1975.
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Terry Naylor
Terry Naylor (born 1948- Islington, London) is a former English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic in the position of full back.
Naylor joined the club in July 1969. He was previously employed as a meat porter at London's Smithfield Market. His tough, uncompromising style of play as a full back soon earned him the nickname of "Meathook" with the White Hart Lane faithful. Playing a total of 314 games in all competitions including 14 as substitute and scoring one goal between 1970-1980 at Spurs. Naylor featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord and was an unused substitute in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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Naylor joined Charlton Athletic in November 1980 and went on to make 69 League appearances for the club.
1988-89 Took charge of Tonbridge Angels F.C. for seven games.
After his football career ended Naylor was employed as a postman for Royal Mail. Today he is retired, and still lives in the Islington area.
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Terry Phelan
Terrence "Terry" Phelan (born 16 March 1967) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer who played as a left-back from 1984 to 2009.
He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton, as well as in the Football League for Leeds United, Swansea City, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Sheffield United. He finished his career abroad for Charleston Battery and Otago United. Nicknamed "the scuttler" he also made 42 appearances for the Irish national team, whom he represented at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Phelan started his career as part of the Leeds United youth system, and made 19 appearances for Leeds in the 1985-86 season, but was released on a free transfer by Leeds manager Billy Bremner. Phelan then spent a year at Swansea City, earning a move to top division Wimbledon a year later.
In his first season at Wimbledon, Phelan was a member of the team which won the FA Cup with a shock win over Liverpool in the final. He also helped Wimbledon finish seventh in the league on two occasions during his time there. After five years at Wimbledon in which he made 198 appearances, Phelan was transferred to Manchester City for £2.5 million at the start of the 1992-93 season, equalling the British record transfer fee for a defender as well as equalling the club's record fee. At Manchester City, Phelan made 122 appearances over three and a half seasons. Arguably the best goal of Phelan's career came at Maine Road for Manchester City in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur when the full-back ran the length of the pitch skipping several challenges and keeping his cool to slot home.
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Terry Venables
Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham), often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998. He has also managed several club sides including Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United in England, and Barcelona in Spain.
Venables attended Lennards Secondary School (now The Ockendon Maths And Computing College) In South Ockendon, Essex.[citation needed]
Venables left school in the summer of 1957 and signed for Chelsea as an apprentice. He became professional for them in 1960, after being left out of England's Olympic squad. He emerged as the captain and one of the key players in the Chelsea side which challenged for honours in the 1960s, narrowly missing out on Football League and FA Cup success, and winning the League Cup in 1965, scoring in the final against Leicester City. But a fall-out with manager Tommy Docherty culminated in him and seven other players being sent home for breaking a pre-match curfew and ultimately led to his sale to Tottenham Hotspur for £80,000 in 1966. He had made 202 appearances for Chelsea and scored 26 goals.
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Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ɑ̃ʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne (a suburb of Paris) where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £11 million in 1999.
It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the Premier League, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman won two league titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners; he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year twice, was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the FWA Footballer of the Year three times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.
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Tom Maley
Tom Maley (8 November 1864 – 24 August 1935) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Born in Portsmouth to a soldier from County Clare, Maley spent his entire playing career in Scotland, with Partick Thistle, Dundee Harp, Hibernian,Third Lanark and Celtic. An amateur during his playing days, he worked as a school teacher and later governor. He left this role in 1902 to become manager of Manchester City, helping them to their first major honour, the 1903–04 FA Cup. After leaving City in 1906 he became manager of Bradford Park Avenue then later assisted Southport.
Two of Maley's brothers also found fame in the footballing world. Alec Maley was a manager with Clyde then Hibernian, while Willie Maley was a Scottish international and later manager of Celtic between 1898 and 1940.
It was on a visit to the Maley home in Cathcart in December 1887 to invite Tom Maley to join Celtic that Brother Walfrid and the rest of the Celtic deputation first met Willie Maley (Tom was out courting his wife-to-be), and their casual invitation to Willie to also come along was perhaps the most important in Celtic's history.
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Tony Book
Anthony Keith Book is a retired English footballer and manager who was born in Bath, 4 September 1934. Book spent a large part of his career in Non-League football with his home town club Bath City, before entering league football with Plymouth Argyle. At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four trophies, making him the most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974–1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at the club until 1996.
Tony Book was born in Bath, but at the age of four moved to India when his father, an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry, received an overseas posting. During World War II, Book's father served in Burma, and Book lived with his mother and brothers in army quarters in a number of places in British India, including Mumbai and Multan. In September 1945, the Book family returned to England. Tony started secondary school in Bath, and gained his first experience in competitive football when he was selected to play for both Bath boys and Somerset boys.
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Tony Dorigo
Anthony Robert "Tony" Dorigo (born 31 December 1965) is an Australian-born English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1983 to 2001.
He played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side., as well as Torino, Derby County and Stoke City.
Despite being born in Australia, Dorigo holds a British passport and during his playing career he represented the England team on 15 occasions. He also made 7 appearances for the England B team and 11 for the England under-21s.
He made his league debut for Aston Villa against Ipswich in 1984 as an 18 year old and would go on to win the clubs player of the year award during his time at Villa Park.
He signed for Chelsea from Aston Villa for £475,000 and he won the club's player of the year award in his first season, though they were also relegated. He helped the club win promotion back to the First Division at the first attempt. He left Chelsea in somewhat acrimonious circumstances in the summer of 1991, having made and then withdrawn a transfer request, and then seemingly fallen out with manager Bobby Campbell after being dropped from the side due to declining a new contract. He was sold to Leeds for £1.3m. He made 180 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 11 goals.
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Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis (born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh football manager and former footballer currently managing Stoke City. Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification. His son, Anthony, is a professional footballer and played under Pulis at Stoke. Pulis had a seventeen year career as a defender where he played for Bristol Rovers, Newport County, Bournemouth and Gillingham. He did also have a short spell in Hong Kong with Happy Valley.
Pulis took his first steps into management at Bournemouth, where he was a player/coach and then Harry Redknapp's assistant. He then took control when Redknapp left the club. He then went on to Gillingham before leaving in 1999 after a dispute with chairman Paul Scally. Pulis then had unsuccessful spells at Bristol City and Portsmouth before being appointed manager of Stoke City in 2002. He guided Stoke through a tough 2002–03 season avoiding relegation to Division Two on the final day of the season. He spent two more seasons with Stoke before being sacked by Stoke's Icelandic board for 'failing to exploit the foreign market'. He spent the 2005–06 season at Plymouth Argyle before returning to Stoke along with Peter Coates. After narrowly missing out on a play-off spot in the 2006–07 season he guided Stoke City to the Premier League in the 2007–08 season by finishing runners-up in the Football League Championship.
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Tony Waiters
Anthony Keith "Tony" Waiters (born 1 February 1937 in Southport, Merseyside) is a former England international football goalkeeper and Canadian national football team head coach (manager). Waiters, who managed the Vancouver Whitecaps to an NASL championship, was in charge when Canada qualified for the 1986 World Cup finals, their only time in the finals.
Waiters began his career as an amateur with Northern League club Bishop Auckland, moving to Macclesfield Town in 1958. He was capped as an England Amateur in 1959. The same year, he was spotted by Blackpool manager Ron Suart and signed to replace the aging George Farm. Turning professional, he appeared over 250 times for Blackpool. He won five England caps in 1964, as Alf Ramsey sought a backup for Gordon Banks with the 1966 World Cup imminent. Although selected in Ramsey's initial squad of 40, ultimately, however, Waiters was not chosen for final 22. Waiters retired in 1967, as Blackpool were relegated from the First Division. Taking up coaching, he worked for the Football Association as a Regional Coach, and for Liverpool's youth development program before moving to Burnley. In 1970, an injury to Burnley's goalkeeper Peter Mellor led to Waiters' coming out of retirement. After making another 40 appearances, he finally hung up his boots in 1972.
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Tore André Flo
Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian football striker, who plays for the Norwegian club Sogndal. He initially retired after being released by the Milton Keynes Dons in 2009, but announced his comeback in March 2011. His brothers Jostein Flo and Jarle Flo, and cousin Håvard Flo are also professional footballers. Tore André Flo is from the village of Flo in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
He was considered to be a free scoring striker, with excellent control and finishing abilities despite his large height. At points in his career, he was described as a 'super sub' due to his habit of scoring vital goals after coming off the bench.
Flo started his career with his local amateur club Stryn. In 1993, he moved to Sogndal, playing with his brothers Jostein and Jarle. When Sogndal was relegated from Tippeligaen in 1994, Flo was transferred to Tromsø.
In Tromsø, Flo became a success: he scored 18 goals in the 1995-season, and was the club's top goalscorer. His performances in that season culminated in Flo making his debut for the Norwegian national team.
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Trevor Peake
Trevor Peake (born 10 February 1957 in Nuneaton) is a retired English footballer. He was a member of Coventry City's FA Cup winning team in 1987 and is current assistant academy director of Leicester City.
Peake spent his final season at Luton helping coach the reserves before he was asked to return to Coventry City by Gordon Strachan in February 1998. He coached the under-19 side for a season before stepping up to reserve team coach. Coventry sacked their manager Roland Nilsson in April 2002 and appointed Peake, alongside Steve Ogrizovic, as caretaker managers for the club's final game of the season. The club would lose the fixture, away at Burnley on 21 April 2002, 1–0. Following the appointment of Gary McAllister as manager, Peake moved to become Coventry's chief scout. In March 2003 he, alongside Coventry's assistant academy director George Mackie, was made redundant. He helped his former Coventry team-mate Micky Adams with some scouting work at Leicester City, agreeing a full-time role with their academy in the summer of 2003. Peake was placed in charge of the Under-17 side and he still remains at the club as assistant academy director.
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Trevor Steven
Trevor McGregor Steven (born Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, 21 September 1963) is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s.
A right-sided midfielder with great vision and pinpoint crossing ability, Steven grew through the ranks at Burnley, making his debut in 1981. Over the next two seasons he became a regular supplier of goals and Everton boss Howard Kendall, who was building a new team based on youth, decided to bid for him.
Steven is now recognised for his media work, particularly with RTÉ Sport in Ireland.
Steven began his professional football career with Burnley on leaving school in the summer of 1980, and broke into the first team in the 1981–82, at the age of 18, when he scored three goals in 36 league games to help Burnley win promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions. He managed eight goals in the 1982–83 season, but was unable to prevent Burnley from going straight back down to the Third Division.
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Viv Anderson
Vivian Alexander "Viv" Anderson MBE (born 29 July 1956 in Clifton, Nottingham) is an English football player and coach, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also notable for being the first black football player to represent England in a full international match.
Anderson had broken into the Nottingham Forest team during 1974 and became a regular after the arrival of Brian Clough as manager of the East Midlands club, then in the Second Division, in January 1975. He was part of the side that won promotion to the First Division in 1977, winning the title, along with the League Cup, a year later.
Anderson was one of the first black players to represent top English clubs at the time, and regularly suffered racial abuse from fans of rival teams. He was regularly pelted with bananas and targeted with racist chants.
When Anderson received the call-up for England in 1978, coach Ron Greenwood was insistent that no political issue was at stake, despite the ever rising number of young black stars in the game, born and raised in England. There was no doubt that Anderson was playing outstandingly in a form team that season and got his call-up entirely on merit. A gangly, awkward figure, he was a much-admired tackler and was also quick going forward and occasionally scored vital goals. Vindication for his selection on merit was further supplied when Anderson was part of the Forest team that retained the League Cup and then clinched the European Cup in 1979 with victory over Malmö. He also helped Forest retain the League Cup that year.
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Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Rooney made his senior international debut in 2003 becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record later broken by Theo Walcott). He is England's youngest ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals, briefly becoming the competition's youngest goalscorer. Rooney featured at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country's best player. He has won the England Player of the Year award twice, in 2008 and 2009. As of September 2011, he has won 73 international caps and scored 28 goals. Along with David Beckham, Rooney is the most red carded player for England, having been sent off twice.
Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional debut in 2002. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. The same year, Rooney acquired the nickname "Wazza". Since then, with Rooney in the team, United have won the Premier League four times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and two League Cups. He also holds two runner-up medals from both the Premier League and the Champions League. In April of the 2011–12 season Rooney scored his 180th goal, making him United's fourth highest goal-scorer of all time.
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Werner Bickelhaupt
Werner Bickelhaupt (born 2 December 1939) is a German football coach who has managed at both national and international level in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Bickelhaupt has managed SpVgg Greuther Fürth,Freiburger FC,Würzburger FV,SC Young Fellows Juventus,Thailand, and Swaziland.
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Wilf Wild
Wilfred Wild (1893 – 12 December 1950) was a British football manager who served as manager of Manchester City from 1932 to 1946.
Wild first joined Manchester City in 1920 as an assistant to Ernest Mangnall, primarily assisting in administrative matters. Mangnall held the position of secretary-manager, meaning he was responsible for both on-field and off-field matters. Mangnall left the club in 1924, and the role was separated into two areas. David Ashworth was appointed as manager, with the responsibility of selecting the team and coaching, and Wild was appointed as secretary, taking responsibility for administration. Wild remained in this position until 1932, when the manager's position became vacant due to Peter Hodge leaving to become Leicester City manager. Wild took on the managerial role in addition to his existing secretarial duties.
In Wild's first season in charge Manchester City reached the 1933 FA Cup final , but lost 3–0 to a Dixie Dean inspired Everton. The following season Wild again led City to the final, this time emerging as 2–1 winners against Portsmouth. The 1933–34 season also saw Wild hand a debut to Frank Swift, who became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the next 16 years. The FA Cup success was accompanied by a fifth place League finish, and the two subsequent seasons also resulted in top half finishes.
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Willis Edwards
Willis Edwards (28 April 1903 – 27 September 1988) was an English former professional football player and manager.
Willis Edwards was born in the mining village of Newton, North East Derbyshire, not far from Chesterfield and Alfreton. Like many boys in the area, he left school to go down the pit but he was soon spotted by Chesterfield as a teenager, playing for the village football team Newton Rangers.
Having been close to joining Blackburn Rovers, he instead signed for Chesterfield, where he made his debut in 1919 at the age of just 16. He went on to play 70 league games for the Spireites before joining Leeds United towards the end of the 1924–25 season.
Edwards played for the Elland Road club for 14 years, during which time he was never booked or sent off. He went on to make 444 appearances. Edwards continued turning out for Leeds during the war years and remained at the club after the war. On retiring as a player, he became the Leeds United assistant coach and trainer and he took over the managerial reins when Billy Hampson stepped down in May 1947. His time as manager was relatively unsuccessful and he resumed his place in the backroom staff in April 1948, where he acted as a scout for the club. He only ended his association with Leeds in 1960, after serving the club for 35 years.
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Winfried Schäfer
Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born January 10, 1950 in Mayen) is a German football manager and former player, who currently works as head coach of Thailand.
As a manager, he led Karlsruhe to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the 1993-94 season and won the African Nations Cup in 2002 with Cameroon. In 2006 he won the UAE national championship with Al-Ahli Football Club. He worked than from 2007 to 2009 for UAE League side Al-Ain FC. On 10 June 2010 signed a two-year contract with FK Baku. On January 18, 2011 his contract was ended. On June 2011, he was hired as Thailand manager on a three years contract.
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Witthaya Hloagune
Witthaya Hloagune or Witthaya Laohakul previously nickname "Heng" (Lucky) (Thai: วิทยา เลาหกุล; born February 1, 1954 in Lamphun Province, Thailand) is a football Midfielder from Thailand. Between 1975 and 1985. He is the first thai footballer who play for a European club at German Bundesliga side Hertha BSC.
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Reid, Peter Filmography
- The Greatest Footie Ads Ever (2012)
- Forty Years of Fuck (2005)
- Match of the Day FA Cup (2004)
- Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 (2002)
- The Premiership (2001)
- Premier Passions (1998)
- Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup (1987)
- Everton 3 - Bayern Munich 1 (1985)
- FA Cup Final 1984: Everton v Watford (1984)
Peters, Reid Filmography
Reid, Peter Filmography
Famous quotes by Peter Reid:
"That was for the supporters and I'm absolutely delighted because I know exactly what this win means to them."
"The resources are large enough to generate significant volumes of power, ... There could one day be plants supplying more than 1,000 megawatts of power if the market allowed it, which is theoretically a good chunk of the 1,200 megawatts required to power South Australia."
"The Europeans had a head start in establishing pilot schemes but they remain academically focused and have been slow to commercialize a resource that can economically compete with fossil fuels as a means of electricity generation."
"Mother Nature has been kind to us. Australia could be the world leader within the next couple of years given the geological anomalies present in South Australia,"
"My marathon really let me down today. My legs just didn't come around."
"Everyone will be gunning for him. He'll be a marked man; he'll have a big 'X' on his back. People will watch his every move. There's no way he'll have a 24-minute lead on the bike (like last year against Reid)."
"There was no desire to play football, to win a tackle. It's very disappointing because the team is my responsibility,"
"I am disappointed but that's football,"
"At this moment in time, it's not really what I'm looking for,"
"If I was in a boxing match with Dennis, I'd be delighted to face him if he goes down that easily!"
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Hillsborough charity single | Liverpool and Everton together | Behind-the-scenes
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- Duration: 2:35
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Watch the stars sing the official Hillsborough charity song as talkSPORT went behind-the-scenes with Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen and Peter Reid at the recording of the single, which will raise money for the families of the 96 fans that died in the 1989 disaster, with all proceeds going to their legal fight for justice. The likes of Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Richard Hawley and The Clash's Mick Jones are also singing on the track, which we hope will beat the X Factor to Christmas number one. Check out www.talksport.co.uk for more football entertainment SUBSCRIBE to get more funny videos delivered right to your news feed: bit.ly Check out The Football Daily for all your latest news and gossip: bit.ly FOLLOW us on Twitter and tell us what else you want to watch on talkSPORT's YouTube channel: bit.ly LIKE us on Facebook to join the world's most intriguing sporting debates: on.fb.me
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Watch the stars sing the official Hillsborough charity song as talkSPORT went behind-the-scenes with Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen and Peter Reid at the recording of the single, which will raise money for the families of the 96 fans that died in the 1989 disaster, with all proceeds going to their legal fight for justice. The likes of Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Richard Hawley and The Clash's Mick Jones are also singing on the track, which we hope will beat the X Factor to Christmas number one. Check out www.talksport.co.uk for more football entertainment SUBSCRIBE to get more funny videos delivered right to your news feed: bit.ly Check out The Football Daily for all your latest news and gossip: bit.ly FOLLOW us on Twitter and tell us what else you want to watch on talkSPORT's YouTube channel: bit.ly LIKE us on Facebook to join the world's most intriguing sporting debates: on.fb.me
LEEDS UNITED survival 2003 - Hitting Charlton Athletic for SIX away
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- Duration: 14:20
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
5/4/2003, Won 6-1 Harry Kewell (2), Ian Harte, Mark Viduka (3), 26274. Terry Venables and Peter Ridsale have gone. Welcome to Peter Reid and Gerald Krasner and the start of a recovery? Well, we were doomed longer term but we couldn't ask for a better start under old monkey heeed!!
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5/4/2003, Won 6-1 Harry Kewell (2), Ian Harte, Mark Viduka (3), 26274. Terry Venables and Peter Ridsale have gone. Welcome to Peter Reid and Gerald Krasner and the start of a recovery? Well, we were doomed longer term but we couldn't ask for a better start under old monkey heeed!!
- published: 15 May 2012
- views: 1273
- author: mozzertad
Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman Discuss PayPal and Startup Success
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:42
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Two of the most successful venture capitalists discuss how they started PayPal and a the secret sauce behind novel startups. Part 2 of 5 of a series. Part 3: youtu.be
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Two of the most successful venture capitalists discuss how they started PayPal and a the secret sauce behind novel startups. Part 2 of 5 of a series. Part 3: youtu.be
- published: 29 Apr 2012
- views: 3469
- author: forbes
Peter Thiel's and Reid Hoffman's Biggest Misses
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- Duration: 2:01
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Reid Hoffman shares how he missed out on Twitter, while Peter Thiel rues not "doubling-down" on key investments. Part 5 of 5 of a series.
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Reid Hoffman shares how he missed out on Twitter, while Peter Thiel rues not "doubling-down" on key investments. Part 5 of 5 of a series.
- published: 02 May 2012
- views: 1786
- author: forbes
FOOTBALLERS ZOO SPOOF --VERY FUNNY!!
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- Duration: 8:14
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Have you ever wondered if a footballer was an animal which would he be? well look no further that top footy impressionist duo Farley & Reid who are giving you exclusive access to their football zoo, enjoy...
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Have you ever wondered if a footballer was an animal which would he be? well look no further that top footy impressionist duo Farley & Reid who are giving you exclusive access to their football zoo, enjoy...
- published: 21 Nov 2012
- views: 3639
- author: TheDarrenFarleyShow
Maradona Coaching in Dubai & Still Ripping Shots at 51: The Far Post
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- Duration: 5:40
- Updated: 10 Dec 2012
On the premier episode of The Far Post, we head to the far east for a meeting between two aging giants of football: Diego Maradona and former England international, Peter Reid. The two meet for the first time since their notorious face off in 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Watch the two catch up and talk about how football has changed since their heyday. Watch The Far Post exclusively on Kick. Subscribe: bit.ly Kick TV : bit.ly Twitter: bit.ly Facebook: on.fb.me
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On the premier episode of The Far Post, we head to the far east for a meeting between two aging giants of football: Diego Maradona and former England international, Peter Reid. The two meet for the first time since their notorious face off in 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Watch the two catch up and talk about how football has changed since their heyday. Watch The Far Post exclusively on Kick. Subscribe: bit.ly Kick TV : bit.ly Twitter: bit.ly Facebook: on.fb.me
- published: 22 Mar 2012
- views: 18419
- author: kick
The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
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- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
OFFICIAL 2012 CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE. JUSTICE FOR THE 96. Vocalists: Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Melanie Chisolm, Gerry Marsden, Peter Hooton, John Power, Beverly Knight, Hollie Cook, Ren Harvieu, Eliza Doolittle, John Bishop, Peter Reid, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Steve Rotheram MP, Neil Fitzmaurice, LIPA Gosepl Choir, Andy Brown (Lawson), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), John McClure (Reverend & The Makers), Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), Bobby Elliot (The Hollies), Tony Hicks (The Hollies), Ian Prowse (Amsterdam) Musicians: Guy Chambers - Piano, David Catlin-Birch (World Party) - Bass, Chris Sharrock (Oasis, Beady Eye) - Drums, Mick Jones (The Clash) - Guitar, Paul McCartney - Guitar, Will Pound - Harmonica, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings. BUY FROM ITUNES HERE: itunes.apple.com
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OFFICIAL 2012 CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE. JUSTICE FOR THE 96. Vocalists: Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Melanie Chisolm, Gerry Marsden, Peter Hooton, John Power, Beverly Knight, Hollie Cook, Ren Harvieu, Eliza Doolittle, John Bishop, Peter Reid, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Steve Rotheram MP, Neil Fitzmaurice, LIPA Gosepl Choir, Andy Brown (Lawson), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), John McClure (Reverend & The Makers), Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), Bobby Elliot (The Hollies), Tony Hicks (The Hollies), Ian Prowse (Amsterdam) Musicians: Guy Chambers - Piano, David Catlin-Birch (World Party) - Bass, Chris Sharrock (Oasis, Beady Eye) - Drums, Mick Jones (The Clash) - Guitar, Paul McCartney - Guitar, Will Pound - Harmonica, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings. BUY FROM ITUNES HERE: itunes.apple.com
- published: 16 Dec 2012
- views: 26354
- author: Shack anory
Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman Share Stanford Memories
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- Duration: 5:12
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Two venture capital giants and friends reminisce about their time at Stanford and how they first met. Part 1 of 5 of a series. Part 2: youtu.be
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Two venture capital giants and friends reminisce about their time at Stanford and how they first met. Part 1 of 5 of a series. Part 2: youtu.be
- published: 28 Apr 2012
- views: 3602
- author: forbes
Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman On Silicon Valley
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Two Silicon Valley leaders explain why the valley is still the capital of innovation and hub for technology entrepreneurship. Part 3 of 5 of a series.
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Two Silicon Valley leaders explain why the valley is still the capital of innovation and hub for technology entrepreneurship. Part 3 of 5 of a series.
- published: 30 Apr 2012
- views: 3369
- author: forbes
Premier Passions 1998 - Part One
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- Duration: 47:03
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Premier Passions documentary 1998.
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Premier Passions 1998 - Part Four
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- Duration: 47:07
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Premier Passions documentary part four.
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Peter Reid and Bobby Saxton - Sunderland 96/97
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:55
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Few videos snippets from the dressing room during the 1996 / 1997 season
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Few videos snippets from the dressing room during the 1996 / 1997 season
- published: 07 Sep 2010
- views: 25089
- author: SAFCMark
Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read - Ride Day
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- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Thursday December 16th 2010 - Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia V8 Supercars Australia - Ride Day SP Tools Racing #9 - Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read
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Thursday December 16th 2010 - Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia V8 Supercars Australia - Ride Day SP Tools Racing #9 - Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read
- published: 07 Apr 2011
- views: 13635
- author: Peter Read
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion - Video by: Andrew Ernst
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Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion - Video by: Andrew Ernst
- published: 12 Apr 2008
- views: 22886
- author: shawnskene
Diego Maradona and Peter Reid after 25 years from the World Cup 1986
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- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
www.figo29.com Peter Reid was one of the players who could NOT catch Diego Maradona on his way to score the "Goal of the Century" against England in the FIFA World Cup 1986. The Beautiful Game show on Abu Dhabi Sports TV hosted Peter Reid recently. The producers of the show arranged a meeting, for the first time, and after 25 years, between Diego Maradona and Peter Reid. The meeting was done in Al Wasl Club in Dubai, UAE, where Maradona is currently the head coach of football ps The video is recorded off a TV screen which explains its quality Follow me on Twitter @figo29
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www.figo29.com Peter Reid was one of the players who could NOT catch Diego Maradona on his way to score the "Goal of the Century" against England in the FIFA World Cup 1986. The Beautiful Game show on Abu Dhabi Sports TV hosted Peter Reid recently. The producers of the show arranged a meeting, for the first time, and after 25 years, between Diego Maradona and Peter Reid. The meeting was done in Al Wasl Club in Dubai, UAE, where Maradona is currently the head coach of football ps The video is recorded off a TV screen which explains its quality Follow me on Twitter @figo29
- published: 13 Dec 2011
- views: 72218
- author: maharb1
Peter Reid Interviews Terenzo Bozzone - Part 1
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- Duration: 9:06
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
We got Ironman World Champion Peter Reid and Terenzo Bozzone together to chat about Terenzo's upcoming performance at Ironman Hawaii, how his training has been and share some tips for Terenzo's cross over from 70.3 to Ironman.
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We got Ironman World Champion Peter Reid and Terenzo Bozzone together to chat about Terenzo's upcoming performance at Ironman Hawaii, how his training has been and share some tips for Terenzo's cross over from 70.3 to Ironman.
- published: 09 Oct 2009
- views: 2807
- author: specialized411
Cheer Up Peter Reid
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Your father swang through the trees, because he was a chimpanzee!!!
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Your father swang through the trees, because he was a chimpanzee!!!
- published: 19 Jan 2007
- views: 92405
- author: PilotFish10
[89/90] Aston Villa v Manchester City, Apr 1st 1990
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- Duration: 5:58
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
City travelled to title-chasing Villa without a win in their previous 42 Division One away games stretching back to January 1986... Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City, April 1st 1990. Scorers: Gordon Cowans; Mark Ward, Peter Reid.
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City travelled to title-chasing Villa without a win in their previous 42 Division One away games stretching back to January 1986... Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City, April 1st 1990. Scorers: Gordon Cowans; Mark Ward, Peter Reid.
- published: 09 Aug 2010
- views: 5278
- author: mcfcvideos
Peter Reid
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 20 Sep 2012
a bit of passion...
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Ian Bishop & Peter Reid | Kick Off
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- Duration: 3:56
- Updated: 15 Aug 2010
Ian Bishop feature in which he admits to worries about his future at City after the arrival of Howard Kendall and the recent signing of Peter Reid as Player/Coach. Two weeks later Bishop was sent to West Ham along with Trevor Morley in the Mark Ward deal. Also contains an interview with Reid, December 15th 1989.
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Ian Bishop feature in which he admits to worries about his future at City after the arrival of Howard Kendall and the recent signing of Peter Reid as Player/Coach. Two weeks later Bishop was sent to West Ham along with Trevor Morley in the Mark Ward deal. Also contains an interview with Reid, December 15th 1989.
- published: 31 Jul 2010
- views: 2497
- author: mcfcvideos
Hector Brocklebank - Peter Reed is Deed
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- Duration: 2:25
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Hector Brocklebank phones obitchuary in the peter head paper, volvo for sale!!
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Hector Brocklebank phones obitchuary in the peter head paper, volvo for sale!!
- published: 08 Jan 2008
- views: 252303
- author: xgem21x
Peter Reid 3-Time World Champion
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 13 Nov 2012
Some editing work I did in 2008.
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Man Utd Players Interviewed After 1985 Cup Final
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- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Post match interviews with Norman Whiteside, Frank Stapleton, Ron Atkinson and Everton's Peter Reid.
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Post match interviews with Norman Whiteside, Frank Stapleton, Ron Atkinson and Everton's Peter Reid.
- published: 19 Jan 2010
- views: 3548
- author: Sunstroker
![[90/91] Manchester City v Leeds United, Nov 11th 1990](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115080432im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/s74a1_2oq0E/default.jpg "[90/91] Manchester City v Leeds United, Nov 11th 1990")
[90/91] Manchester City v Leeds United, Nov 11th 1990
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- Duration: 7:52
- Updated: 29 May 2012
Peter Reid took temporary charge of this one after Howard Kendall's shock departure for Everton. On the back of a spirited City performance he was given the job full time (despite inexplicably allowing Alan Harper to take a penalty). Manchester City 2-3 Leeds United, November 11th 1990. Scorers: Mark Ward (p), David White; Lee Chapman, Carl Shutt, Gordon Strachan.
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Peter Reid took temporary charge of this one after Howard Kendall's shock departure for Everton. On the back of a spirited City performance he was given the job full time (despite inexplicably allowing Alan Harper to take a penalty). Manchester City 2-3 Leeds United, November 11th 1990. Scorers: Mark Ward (p), David White; Lee Chapman, Carl Shutt, Gordon Strachan.
- published: 08 Oct 2010
- views: 5001
- author: mcfcvideos
Triathlon tips: sighting on the swim
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- Duration: 1:46
- Updated: 03 Dec 2011
Professional triathletes Chis Legh, Peter Reid and Melanie McQuaid offer tips and tricks on triathlon wetsuit performance.
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Professional triathletes Chis Legh, Peter Reid and Melanie McQuaid offer tips and tricks on triathlon wetsuit performance.
- published: 30 Sep 2008
- views: 3846
- author: trigearhead
ESPN Extra Time: Stourbridge v Plymouth Argyle
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- Duration: 9:46
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Join Ray Stubbs, Peter Reid and John Barnes for exclusive analysis of the FA Cup 1st round replay between Stourbridge and Plymouth Argyle. Watch more videos like this at www.espn.co.uk
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Join Ray Stubbs, Peter Reid and John Barnes for exclusive analysis of the FA Cup 1st round replay between Stourbridge and Plymouth Argyle. Watch more videos like this at www.espn.co.uk
- published: 22 Nov 2011
- views: 3099
- author: ESPNUK
Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (3/3)
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- Duration: 8:26
- Updated: 27 May 2012
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
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In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
- published: 11 Sep 2008
- views: 9317
- author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (2/3)
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- Duration: 7:36
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
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In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
- published: 11 Sep 2008
- views: 7625
- author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
ANDY NICHOLS TRIES TO GET ORDER.MP4
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- Duration: 7:37
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
PETER REID APPEARS AT THE AGRA FORT IN ELLESMERE PORT IN A ONE OFF SPECIAL THE MIDFIELD GENERAL DOES NOT DO THESE EVENINGS VERY OFTEN A CLASSIC INSIGHT INTO THAT WORLD CUP GAME AGAINST ARGENTINA AND THE EVERTON TEAM SPIRIT
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PETER REID APPEARS AT THE AGRA FORT IN ELLESMERE PORT IN A ONE OFF SPECIAL THE MIDFIELD GENERAL DOES NOT DO THESE EVENINGS VERY OFTEN A CLASSIC INSIGHT INTO THAT WORLD CUP GAME AGAINST ARGENTINA AND THE EVERTON TEAM SPIRIT
- published: 04 Jun 2010
- views: 5391
- author: CHARLES HARRIS
England v Paraguay WC1986
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- Duration: 5:17
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
After the important victory over Poland in the group stages, England meet Paraguay in the second round knock out phase played at the azteca stadium England line up:- 1.Peter shilton 2.Gary Stevens 3.Kenny Sansom 4.Glenn Hoddle 5.Alvin Martin 6.Terry Butcher 7.Steve Hodge 8.Peter Reid 9.Peter Beardsley 10.Gary Lineker 11.Trevor Steven subs:Gary Stevens for Peter Reid, Mark Hateley for Peter Reid Paraguay line up :- 1.Roberto Fernández 2.Juan Torales 3.César Zabala 4.Vladimiro Schettina 5.Rogelio Delgado 6.Jorge Nunez 7.Javier Ferreira 8.Julio César Romero 9.Roberto Cabanas 10.Adolfino Canete 11.Alfredo Mendoza sub:Jorge Guasch for Juan Torales England goalscorers:Gary Lineker 2, Peter Beardsley att:98728
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After the important victory over Poland in the group stages, England meet Paraguay in the second round knock out phase played at the azteca stadium England line up:- 1.Peter shilton 2.Gary Stevens 3.Kenny Sansom 4.Glenn Hoddle 5.Alvin Martin 6.Terry Butcher 7.Steve Hodge 8.Peter Reid 9.Peter Beardsley 10.Gary Lineker 11.Trevor Steven subs:Gary Stevens for Peter Reid, Mark Hateley for Peter Reid Paraguay line up :- 1.Roberto Fernández 2.Juan Torales 3.César Zabala 4.Vladimiro Schettina 5.Rogelio Delgado 6.Jorge Nunez 7.Javier Ferreira 8.Julio César Romero 9.Roberto Cabanas 10.Adolfino Canete 11.Alfredo Mendoza sub:Jorge Guasch for Juan Torales England goalscorers:Gary Lineker 2, Peter Beardsley att:98728
- published: 03 Aug 2008
- views: 25522
- author: MagnificentGoal
Plymouth Argyle begin pre-season training at UCP Marjon HD
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
New Plymouth Argyle manager Peter Reid has warned his squad they are in for a gruelling pre-season as he looks to get them in tip-top shape for the rigours of life in npower League One. Reid, together with head coach Paul Mariner and assistant coach John Carver, all watched on intently as the Pilgrims squad got stuck into various fitness drills at the nearby Marjons complex.
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New Plymouth Argyle manager Peter Reid has warned his squad they are in for a gruelling pre-season as he looks to get them in tip-top shape for the rigours of life in npower League One. Reid, together with head coach Paul Mariner and assistant coach John Carver, all watched on intently as the Pilgrims squad got stuck into various fitness drills at the nearby Marjons complex.
- published: 02 Jul 2010
- views: 4952
- author: ThePlymouthHerald
PETER ANDRE ™★ FCUK!! SKY NEWS INTERVIEW breaks down crying ™★★★★★
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- Duration: 4:20
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
kay burley HARSH!!!!! YOUR COMMENTS & VIEWS ON KAY BURLEY INVITED!!! PLZ RATE ™★★★★ ★★ Peter Andre has broken down during a frank interview on Sky News tell us your views & comments on the interviever!!!! AND SKY NEWS APPROACH TO THIS INTERVIEW!!! His former wife Katie Price got married to cage-fighter Alex Reid in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Peter has two children with the glamour model and wanted to adopt her third, who shed had with footballer Dwight Yorke. But Peter found the whole issue of custody too much to handle
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kay burley HARSH!!!!! YOUR COMMENTS & VIEWS ON KAY BURLEY INVITED!!! PLZ RATE ™★★★★ ★★ Peter Andre has broken down during a frank interview on Sky News tell us your views & comments on the interviever!!!! AND SKY NEWS APPROACH TO THIS INTERVIEW!!! His former wife Katie Price got married to cage-fighter Alex Reid in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Peter has two children with the glamour model and wanted to adopt her third, who shed had with footballer Dwight Yorke. But Peter found the whole issue of custody too much to handle
- published: 03 Feb 2010
- views: 59165
- author: 0KissMyAss
From the Pros - Reid and Rapp
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- Duration: 61:46
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
Triathletes Peter Reid and Jordan Rapp share what it is like being a pro with the newly formed USA Triathlon Team at the end of their week-long team camp at Specialized HQ. FULL LENGTH VIDEO - over an hour of content.
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Triathletes Peter Reid and Jordan Rapp share what it is like being a pro with the newly formed USA Triathlon Team at the end of their week-long team camp at Specialized HQ. FULL LENGTH VIDEO - over an hour of content.
- published: 02 Apr 2011
- views: 8216
- author: specialized411
Katie Price defends Peter after tearful interview
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- Duration: 0:57
- Updated: 06 Jan 2013
Glamour model sticks up for her ex after he fought back tears on TV. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
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Glamour model sticks up for her ex after he fought back tears on TV. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
- published: 09 Feb 2010
- views: 161983
- author: itn
6:55
Peter Reid and Bobby Saxton - Sunderland 96/97
Few videos snippets from the dressing room during the 1996 / 1997 season...
published: 07 Sep 2010
author: SAFCMark
Peter Reid and Bobby Saxton - Sunderland 96/97
Few videos snippets from the dressing room during the 1996 / 1997 season
- published: 07 Sep 2010
- views: 25089
- author: SAFCMark
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Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read - Ride Day
Thursday December 16th 2010 - Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia V8 Supercars Austra...
published: 07 Apr 2011
author: Peter Read
Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read - Ride Day
Thursday December 16th 2010 - Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia V8 Supercars Australia - Ride Day SP Tools Racing #9 - Shane van Gisbergen with Peter Read
- published: 07 Apr 2011
- views: 13635
- author: Peter Read
4:53
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion - Video by: Andrew Ernst...
published: 12 Apr 2008
author: shawnskene
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion
Peter Reid - 3 Time Ironman World Champion - Video by: Andrew Ernst
- published: 12 Apr 2008
- views: 22886
- author: shawnskene
3:49
Diego Maradona and Peter Reid after 25 years from the World Cup 1986
www.figo29.com Peter Reid was one of the players who could NOT catch Diego Maradona on his...
published: 13 Dec 2011
author: maharb1
Diego Maradona and Peter Reid after 25 years from the World Cup 1986
www.figo29.com Peter Reid was one of the players who could NOT catch Diego Maradona on his way to score the "Goal of the Century" against England in the FIFA World Cup 1986. The Beautiful Game show on Abu Dhabi Sports TV hosted Peter Reid recently. The producers of the show arranged a meeting, for the first time, and after 25 years, between Diego Maradona and Peter Reid. The meeting was done in Al Wasl Club in Dubai, UAE, where Maradona is currently the head coach of football ps The video is recorded off a TV screen which explains its quality Follow me on Twitter @figo29
- published: 13 Dec 2011
- views: 72218
- author: maharb1
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Peter Reid Interviews Terenzo Bozzone - Part 1
We got Ironman World Champion Peter Reid and Terenzo Bozzone together to chat about Terenz...
published: 09 Oct 2009
author: specialized411
Peter Reid Interviews Terenzo Bozzone - Part 1
We got Ironman World Champion Peter Reid and Terenzo Bozzone together to chat about Terenzo's upcoming performance at Ironman Hawaii, how his training has been and share some tips for Terenzo's cross over from 70.3 to Ironman.
- published: 09 Oct 2009
- views: 2807
- author: specialized411
2:46
Cheer Up Peter Reid
Your father swang through the trees, because he was a chimpanzee!!!...
published: 19 Jan 2007
author: PilotFish10
Cheer Up Peter Reid
Your father swang through the trees, because he was a chimpanzee!!!
- published: 19 Jan 2007
- views: 92405
- author: PilotFish10
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[89/90] Aston Villa v Manchester City, Apr 1st 1990
City travelled to title-chasing Villa without a win in their previous 42 Division One away...
published: 09 Aug 2010
author: mcfcvideos
[89/90] Aston Villa v Manchester City, Apr 1st 1990
City travelled to title-chasing Villa without a win in their previous 42 Division One away games stretching back to January 1986... Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City, April 1st 1990. Scorers: Gordon Cowans; Mark Ward, Peter Reid.
- published: 09 Aug 2010
- views: 5278
- author: mcfcvideos
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Peter Reid
a bit of passion......
published: 19 Oct 2006
author: Yorkshiretimelord
Peter Reid
a bit of passion...
- published: 19 Oct 2006
- views: 74479
- author: Yorkshiretimelord
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Ian Bishop & Peter Reid | Kick Off
Ian Bishop feature in which he admits to worries about his future at City after the arriva...
published: 31 Jul 2010
author: mcfcvideos
Ian Bishop & Peter Reid | Kick Off
Ian Bishop feature in which he admits to worries about his future at City after the arrival of Howard Kendall and the recent signing of Peter Reid as Player/Coach. Two weeks later Bishop was sent to West Ham along with Trevor Morley in the Mark Ward deal. Also contains an interview with Reid, December 15th 1989.
- published: 31 Jul 2010
- views: 2497
- author: mcfcvideos
2:25
Hector Brocklebank - Peter Reed is Deed
Hector Brocklebank phones obitchuary in the peter head paper, volvo for sale!!...
published: 08 Jan 2008
author: xgem21x
Hector Brocklebank - Peter Reed is Deed
Hector Brocklebank phones obitchuary in the peter head paper, volvo for sale!!
- published: 08 Jan 2008
- views: 252303
- author: xgem21x
3:24
Man Utd Players Interviewed After 1985 Cup Final
Post match interviews with Norman Whiteside, Frank Stapleton, Ron Atkinson and Everton's P...
published: 19 Jan 2010
author: Sunstroker
Man Utd Players Interviewed After 1985 Cup Final
Post match interviews with Norman Whiteside, Frank Stapleton, Ron Atkinson and Everton's Peter Reid.
- published: 19 Jan 2010
- views: 3548
- author: Sunstroker
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[90/91] Manchester City v Leeds United, Nov 11th 1990
Peter Reid took temporary charge of this one after Howard Kendall's shock departure for Ev...
published: 08 Oct 2010
author: mcfcvideos
[90/91] Manchester City v Leeds United, Nov 11th 1990
Peter Reid took temporary charge of this one after Howard Kendall's shock departure for Everton. On the back of a spirited City performance he was given the job full time (despite inexplicably allowing Alan Harper to take a penalty). Manchester City 2-3 Leeds United, November 11th 1990. Scorers: Mark Ward (p), David White; Lee Chapman, Carl Shutt, Gordon Strachan.
- published: 08 Oct 2010
- views: 5001
- author: mcfcvideos
1:46
Triathlon tips: sighting on the swim
Professional triathletes Chis Legh, Peter Reid and Melanie McQuaid offer tips and tricks o...
published: 30 Sep 2008
author: trigearhead
Triathlon tips: sighting on the swim
Professional triathletes Chis Legh, Peter Reid and Melanie McQuaid offer tips and tricks on triathlon wetsuit performance.
- published: 30 Sep 2008
- views: 3846
- author: trigearhead
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1:59
Columbia Water Center | "Deeper than Water"
Director: Gabe Askew
Hornet Inc.
Executive Producer: Michael Feder
Head of Production:...
published: 22 Mar 2012
author: Hornet Inc.
Columbia Water Center | "Deeper than Water"
Director: Gabe Askew
Hornet Inc.
Executive Producer: Michael Feder
Head of Production: Greg Bedard
Producer: Jan Stebbins
Storyboard Artist: Bill Moore
Editor: RJ Glass
Concept Artist: Carlos Ancalmo
CG Lead: Erwin Riau
Modeler: Dave Soto
Rigging: Phil McNagny
Animation: Peter Karnik
Compositing: Arthur Hur
Illustration: Paul Daniel
Agency: GOOD/Corps
ECD: Kirk Souder
Creative Directors: Driscoll Reid, Jason Nichols
Partnership Manager: Carolyn Sams
Executive Producer: Jimmy Greenway
Music: Robert Schwartzman (of Score A Score)
Mix: Luke Bechthold (Subtractive)
Client: Columbia Water Center
Director, CWC: Upmanu Lall
Assistant Director, CWC: Samantha Tress
Communications Coordinator, CWC: Lakis Polycarpou
Assistant Director, Communications, Earth Institute: Kyu-Young Lee
Production Partner: PepsiCo Foundation
Link to Columbia Water Center: http://water.columbia.edu/
2:02
FREITAG – F60 JOAN
We want our F60 JOAN to become as famous as a certain movie character from the world of 19...
published: 04 Jun 2012
author: FREITAG lab. ag
FREITAG – F60 JOAN
We want our F60 JOAN to become as famous as a certain movie character from the world of 1960ies advertising in New York. That's why we've made her a movie. In Zurich, Davos, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Tokyo, New York, Paris and Amsterdam, F-riends of FREITAG strapped F60 JOAN to their handlebars and drove her across town, into the good 'hoods, street ravines and across concrete landscapes. The result is a clip with global urban flair and a glamorous F60 JOAN as main character. Sorry, but this piece of art will never be «as seen on TV».
A big F-anks to all the urban daredevils cycling around the globe, to The Bad Plus for sharing with us their pulse that never stops, and to the guys at &S;öhne for spending countless hours reviewing and cutting.
Movie: &S;öhne, http://www.undsoehne.ch
Song: Never Stop, performed by The Bad Plus, http://www.thebadplus.com, composed by Reid Anderson
Models: Alexandra, Alexandra, Alice, Andrea, Anja, Caroline, Charlotte, Charmila, Chloé, Christin & Mareike, Clarissa, Constance, Daniela, Daniela, Dorina, Emeri, Eva, Eva, Fabio, Fem, Florencia, Genevieve, Giovanna, Gudrun, Haneno, Hanna, Hannah, Hans-Peter, Harumi, Heather, Heike, Hiroko, Hiroshi, Irene, Jeannine, Jennifer, Julia, Karolina, Anna, Katharina, Katharina, Katja, Kellene, Klaudia, Laura, Laure Anne, Lisa, Livia, Maartje, Maj, Maki, Maria, Maria Azzurra, Marie-Christin, Marie-Gabrielle, Marietta, Maringe, Markus, Marte, Martin, Maya, Melanie, Mikiko, Miyuking, Mohammed, Nadia, Nadine, Naho, Nathalie, Nori, Peppe, Phane, Raul, Rebecca, Renate, Samira, Sara, Sarah, Sharon, Sheryl, Sibyl, Stefanie, Steffi, Susan, Susann, Tania, Thenuka, Timo, Ursina, Vincenzo, Wälde, Welmoed, Yané, Yuki, Yukiko, Yuriko.
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The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 Double CD/DVD
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III will be available as a Double CD and DVD on Marc...
published: 21 Dec 2009
author: Kirk Whalum
The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 Double CD/DVD
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III will be available as a Double CD and DVD on March 16, 2010. Featuring Kirk Whalum, George Duke, Lalah Hathaway, Doc Powell, Kevin Whalum with special guests, John Stoddart, Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum, Kenneth Whalum III, Kyle Whalum, and Caleb Tha Bridge. Also playing: Jerry Peters, Aaron Broadus, Reginald Veal, Lenny Castro, Sean McCurley, and Kortland Whalum
KIRK WHALUM
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III
For yours is the kingdom, the victory and the majesty, the power and dominion, for all that is in heaven and earth are yours…1 Chronicles 29:11a
On October 13, 2007, at Reid Temple AME Church on the outskirts of Washington DC, a standing room only audience packed the 3000-plus capacity state-of-the-art worship complex to experience the transforming power of Kirk Whalum’s The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III. Recorded live by three generations of Whalums and some of the most resounding names in jazz, pop, gospel and r&b;, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III comes ten years after the first chart-topping Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter I CD debuted, and in the wake of the Grammy nominated, Stellar Award winning second chapter, released in 2002.
The two-disk set, plus DVD, is the most expansive in the series in terms of sheer minutes of music, 118.35 to be exact, but also in terms of content and concept. From the first plaintive note in “Call to Worship,” it is clear that this will be far more than an extension or installment of what came before. Kirk Whalum and company blow the roof off with subtlety, nuance, inspired performances and a message of faith, hope and love that both encompasses and transcends every point on the musical compass.
The accompanying DVD makes the most of Whalum the philosopher, theologian and theorist, with film director Jim Hanon (End of The Spear; and Miss HIV, for which Kirk wrote the soundtrack) capturing him as he weaves the story of jazz, gospel, the blues (verbally and instrumentally) in candid shots interposed with concert footage.
Although Whalum—who lives up to his reputation as “the most influential saxophonist of his generation”—is front and center throughout, this is undoubtedly an ensemble recording. He shares the stage with what could be called the ‘Whalum dynasty’ (three generations and six Whalums: brother Kevin (vocals); Uncle Peanuts (vocals, sax, and piano); son, Kyle (electric bass); nephews Kenneth III (saxophone) and Kortland (vocals), plus first cousin Caleb tha Bridge (vocals/rap). The unparalleled George Duke, featured on both I and II, returns on keys, and is joined by vocalist Lalah Hathaway, guitarist Doc Powell, keyboardist/vocalist John Stoddart, trumpeter/vocalist Aaron Broadus, stand-up bassist, Reginald Veal, percussionist Lenny Castro and Kirk’s former bandmate, drummer Sean McCurley.
The renowned gospel/r&b; writer and producer Jerry Peters once again brings his prodigious talent, sharing credits with Whalum on two songs and also as album co-producer, along with Kirk and Hal Sacks, the latter has served as engineer for all three GATJ live recordings. “My father loved James Cleveland and Jerry brought that sensibility, as well as playing the B3 organ.”
But “gospel” in the radio/church sense is only whispered or suggested. The range of material is reflected in its creators/writers—from Whalum, himself, and son Kyle, to Charlie Chaplin, Diane Warren, Isaiah Jones and Frankie Beverly, among others. This genre-and-time-spanning array of songwriting is the perfect backdrop for Whalum’s seemingly endless expression. His signature r&b-inflected; jazz, rich with romance and melodic power, imbued with blues, funk, pop, Latin and world music is solidly present, but on songs like Ananias and Sapphira, we see the more adventurous Whalum. As he describes it, “The song is definitely avant garde; we go into deep improvisation. This isn’t a good groove and some licks, this is where we go somewhere.” And where he goes is in the direction of Elvin Jones, Coltrane and Henderson. Not only does Whalum pull out all the stops on this sobering nod to God’s holiness and power, but Reginald Veal is a standout on upright, as he turns his bass into a sitar and plucks out a driving percussive and intricate melody.
Whalum is on a mission not just to share the Good News of the Gospel, but to expand it far beyond the walls of the church and traditionally accepted ways of communicating the message, and jazz is the medium. Whalum’s God is a lot bigger and the music that glorifies him is as limitless, transcendent, unexpected and powerful as He is. “How can you describe the indescribable?” queries Whalum. “That’s an opportunity for jazz and other creative arts. I wanted to make sure there were moments where it was ethereal, avant garde—that’s something that’s missing in the genre we call gospel. It needs to go where it is more ‘art music,’ It’s not just in y
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The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3
KIRK WHALUM
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III
For yours is the kingdom, the victo...
published: 25 Oct 2008
author: Kirk Whalum
The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3
KIRK WHALUM
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III
For yours is the kingdom, the victory and the majesty, the power and dominion, for all that is in heaven and earth are yours…1 Chronicles 29:11a
On October 13, 2007, at Reid Temple AME Church on the outskirts of Washington DC, a standing room only audience packed the 3000-plus capacity state-of-the-art worship complex to experience the transforming power of Kirk Whalum’s The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III. Recorded live by three generations of Whalums and some of the most resounding names in jazz, pop, gospel and r&b;, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III comes ten years after the first chart-topping Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter I CD debuted, and in the wake of the Grammy nominated, Stellar Award winning second chapter, released in 2002.
The two-disk set, plus DVD, is the most expansive in the series in terms of sheer minutes of music, 118.35 to be exact, but also in terms of content and concept. From the first plaintive note in “Call to Worship,” it is clear that this will be far more than an extension or installment of what came before. Kirk Whalum and company blow the roof off with subtlety, nuance, inspired performances and a message of faith, hope and love that both encompasses and transcends every point on the musical compass.
The accompanying DVD makes the most of Whalum the philosopher, theologian and theorist, with film director Jim Hanon (End of The Spear; and Miss HIV, for which Kirk wrote the soundtrack) capturing him as he weaves the story of jazz, gospel, the blues (verbally and instrumentally) in candid shots interposed with concert footage.
Although Whalum—who lives up to his reputation as “the most influential saxophonist of his generation”—is front and center throughout, this is undoubtedly an ensemble recording. He shares the stage with what could be called the ‘Whalum dynasty’ (three generations and six Whalums: brother Kevin (vocals); Uncle Peanuts (vocals, sax, and piano); son, Kyle (electric bass); nephews Kenneth III (saxophone) and Kortland (vocals), plus first cousin Caleb tha Bridge (vocals/rap). The unparalleled George Duke, featured on both I and II, returns on keys, and is joined by vocalist Lalah Hathaway, guitarist Doc Powell, keyboardist/vocalist John Stoddart, trumpeter/vocalist Aaron Broadus, stand-up bassist, Reginald Veal, percussionist Lenny Castro and Kirk’s former bandmate, drummer Sean McCurley.
The renowned gospel/r&b; writer and producer Jerry Peters once again brings his prodigious talent, sharing credits with Whalum on two songs and also as album co-producer, along with Kirk and Hal Sacks, the latter has served as engineer for all three GATJ live recordings. “My father loved James Cleveland and Jerry brought that sensibility, as well as playing the B3 organ.”
But “gospel” in the radio/church sense is only whispered or suggested. The range of material is reflected in its creators/writers—from Whalum, himself, and son Kyle, to Charlie Chaplin, Diane Warren, Isaiah Jones and Frankie Beverly, among others. This genre-and-time-spanning array of songwriting is the perfect backdrop for Whalum’s seemingly endless expression. His signature r&b-inflected; jazz, rich with romance and melodic power, imbued with blues, funk, pop, Latin and world music is solidly present, but on songs like Ananias and Sapphira, we see the more adventurous Whalum. As he describes it, “The song is definitely avant garde; we go into deep improvisation. This isn’t a good groove and some licks, this is where we go somewhere.” And where he goes is in the direction of Elvin Jones, Coltrane and Henderson. Not only does Whalum pull out all the stops on this sobering nod to God’s holiness and power, but Reginald Veal is a standout on upright, as he turns his bass into a sitar and plucks out a driving percussive and intricate melody.
Whalum is on a mission not just to share the Good News of the Gospel, but to expand it far beyond the walls of the church and traditionally accepted ways of communicating the message, and jazz is the medium. Whalum’s God is a lot bigger and the music that glorifies him is as limitless, transcendent, unexpected and powerful as He is. “How can you describe the indescribable?” queries Whalum. “That’s an opportunity for jazz and other creative arts. I wanted to make sure there were moments where it was ethereal, avant garde—that’s something that’s missing in the genre we call gospel. It needs to go where it is more ‘art music,’ It’s not just in your face, but, rather, the music provokes one to deeper contemplation about the Savior, and sin, and the truth. Jazz is very much underused in that sense.”
Whalum purposely included songs and featured guests that are not traditionally thought of as “gospel” or Christian with stunning affect. George Duke offers up one of the performances of a lifetime on Diane Warren’s “Because
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ESPN Extra Time: Stourbridge v Plymouth Argyle
Join Ray Stubbs, Peter Reid and John Barnes for exclusive analysis of the FA Cup 1st round...
published: 22 Nov 2011
author: ESPNUK
ESPN Extra Time: Stourbridge v Plymouth Argyle
Join Ray Stubbs, Peter Reid and John Barnes for exclusive analysis of the FA Cup 1st round replay between Stourbridge and Plymouth Argyle. Watch more videos like this at www.espn.co.uk
- published: 22 Nov 2011
- views: 3099
- author: ESPNUK
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Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (3/3)
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid fal...
published: 11 Sep 2008
author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (3/3)
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
- published: 11 Sep 2008
- views: 9317
- author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
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Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (2/3)
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid fal...
published: 11 Sep 2008
author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
Leeds, Leeds Leeds: Episode 7 (2/3)
In This Episode: Leeds stay in the Premiership, Harry Kewell Transfer Saga, Peter Reid falls out with Mark Viduka, Leeds sack Peter Reid, Leeds player accept wage deferrals, Eddie Gray becomes Leeds manager, Gerald Krasiner becomes new Chairman, Leeds United are relegated
- published: 11 Sep 2008
- views: 7625
- author: WOODDDDDDDYASOCCER
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ANDY NICHOLS TRIES TO GET ORDER.MP4
PETER REID APPEARS AT THE AGRA FORT IN ELLESMERE PORT IN A ONE OFF SPECIAL THE MIDFIELD GE...
published: 04 Jun 2010
author: CHARLES HARRIS
ANDY NICHOLS TRIES TO GET ORDER.MP4
PETER REID APPEARS AT THE AGRA FORT IN ELLESMERE PORT IN A ONE OFF SPECIAL THE MIDFIELD GENERAL DOES NOT DO THESE EVENINGS VERY OFTEN A CLASSIC INSIGHT INTO THAT WORLD CUP GAME AGAINST ARGENTINA AND THE EVERTON TEAM SPIRIT
- published: 04 Jun 2010
- views: 5391
- author: CHARLES HARRIS
photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor
12 Jan 2013
Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in Mali. French secret service hostage 'Denis Allex' pictured in Somalia in October 2012. Photograph. SITE Monitoring Service/AFP/Getty Images. A French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret service rescue mission in Somalia ... The group said it had also captured a wounded French commando ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)
photo: AP / Adj Nicolas-Nelson Richard, ECPAD
14 Jan 2013
Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country’s north ... Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said France’s intervention on Friday prevented the advancing rebels from seizing Bamako and vowed air strikes would continue ... – ... Doubt....(size: 6.6Kb)
photo: AP / Kevin Frayer
14 Jan 2013
Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Gretchen Albrecht
13 Jan 2013
The draft version of the US National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, makes remarkable reading – not just for Americans but for all humanity. Put together by a special panel of more than 240 scientists, the federally commissioned report reveals that the US is already reeling under the impact of global warming ... Nor is there any doubt about the cause of these rising temperatures ... A bitter struggle lies ahead ... Sender's name ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
photo: White House / Pete Souza
14 Jan 2013
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Republicans on Monday that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling or allow Republicans to use it as a bargaining chip. "To even entertain the idea of the United States of America not paying our bills is irresponsible. It's absurd," Obama said in a press conference ... "They will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the economy," Obama said ... Also on HuffPost ... ....(size: 10.3Kb)
NZ Herald
12 Jan 2013
Manchester United, 1967. Undoubtedly one of the best teams - club or international - to be seen on these shores ... Watford, 1982 ... Rangers, 1984 ... Newcastle, 1985. The Tyneside squad included Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle, Glenn Roeder and a 17-year-old Paul Gascoigne ... The last Toffees side to be crowned league champions, Howard Kendall's team included internationals Kevin Ratcliffe, Gary Stevens, Peter Reid, Trevor Steven and Graeme Sharp ... By....(size: 2.5Kb)
Irish Times
12 Jan 2013
Announcing 'The Irish Times' Irish Theatre Awards shortlists for 2012. ‘It was an amazing year for opera,” Sinéad Mac Aodha says , as she and her fellow judges, Damian Downes and John Fairleigh, discuss the shortlist for the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards for 2012 ... Lack of new plays ... The judges. ... Pinter X 4. Four short plays by Harold Pinter, directed by Peter Reid for AC Productions ... Peter O’Brien ... ....(size: 13.6Kb)
Sky Sports
11 Jan 2013
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway says Eagles starlet Wilfried Zaha will play at the highest level - if he listens to his current boss ... Guidance ... Former Sunderland, Manchester City and Plymouth boss Peter Reid joined Holloway on The FF Show panel and said that at this stage of Zaha's career, it is vital that he plays first-team matches. "It's important at the age of 20 that players get games as that's where you learn," added Reid....(size: 3.4Kb)
Sky Sports
10 Jan 2013
Watford striker Bernard Mensah has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the club. The 18-year-old has extended his deal, which was due to run out at the end of next season, until 2016. Mensah has come through the Hornets' academy and has netted 12 goals in 14 appearances for the club's under-18 side this season ... Click here to bet ... David Jones will debate the big footballing issues with Ian Holloway, Aidy Boothroyd and Peter Reid....(size: 5.8Kb)
Sky Sports
10 Jan 2013
Bristol City have agreed a fee with Kilmarnock to bring in midfielder Liam Kelly for an undisclosed fee, while a bid has been made to Crawley for defender Kyle McFadzean. The Robins aim to complete the deal for the 22-year-old Scotland international in time for their clash with Leicester on Saturday ... npower Championship ... Share.. Related ... David Jones will debate the big footballing issues with Ian Holloway, Aidy Boothroyd and Peter Reid....(size: 7.1Kb)
Sky Sports
10 Jan 2013
Derby forward Jamie Ward has suffered no ill-effects following his return from injury earlier this week. Ward played almost an hour in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burton on Tuesday afternoon and even got himself a goal in the Rams' 9-1 rout of Albion ... But otherwise he was alright and he felt in pretty good shape ... Share. ... David Jones will debate the big footballing issues with Ian Holloway, Aidy Boothroyd and Peter Reid....(size: 7.5Kb)
BBC News
10 Jan 2013
BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson gives his predictions for the next round of Premier League fixtures. Predictions Score Lawro. SATURDAY. QPR v Tottenham. x-x. 1-1. Aston Villa v Southampton. x-x. 2-1. Everton v Swansea. x-x. 2-0. Fulham v Wigan. x-x. 1-1. Norwich v Newcastle. x-x. 1-1. Reading v West Brom. x-x. 2-1. Stoke v Chelsea. x-x. 1-2. Sunderland v West Ham. x-x. 2-1. SUNDAY. Man Utd v Liverpool. x-x. 2-1. Arsenal v Man City ... 17 ... Peter Reid ... Paul Reid....(size: 33.6Kb)
Sky Sports
09 Jan 2013
Bristol City's Albert Adomah has made Ghana's 23-man squad for the African Cup of Nations finals meaning manager Derek McInnes could be without the influential winger until the middle of February ... "But we're delighted for Albert and for him to experience this competition can only be good for his development." ... Share.. Bristol City Video ... David Jones will debate the big footballing issues with Ian Holloway, Aidy Boothroyd and Peter Reid....(size: 6.4Kb)
Canberra Times
07 Jan 2013
5 ... 3 ... Collecting the ball inside his own half, Maradona executes an outrageous turn to take him away from Peter Reid and Peter Beardsley. Beating the chasing Reid for pace, he then steps inside Terry Butcher and bears down on the England penalty area. Selling Terry Fenwick an exquisite dummy, he glides into the box, rounds Peter Shilton and evades the desperate challenge of the back-tracking Butcher to slide the ball into the empty net ... ....(size: 48.9Kb)
BBC News
03 Jan 2013
BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season ... Lawrie Sanchez (centre) celebrates Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup win with Eric Young and Dave Beasant ... SATURDAY. Brighton v Newcastle. x-x ... Blues acting chairman Peter Pannu says the club are not in a position to turn down bids for the likes of Jack Butland and Clark could lose some of his players this month ... 8 ... Peter Reid ... Paul Reid....(size: 42.1Kb)
Sky Sports
02 Jan 2013
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway says Eagles starlet Wilfried Zaha will play at the highest level - if he listens to his current boss ... Former Sunderland, Manchester City and Plymouth boss Peter Reid joined Holloway on The FF Show panel and said that at this stage of Zaha's career, it is vital that he plays first-team matches. "It's important at the age of 20 that players get games as that's where you learn," added Reid ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
noodls
02 Jan 2013
(Source. PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) Published 2013/01/02 06.02 by Liam McGrath. Stepping into the role of manager as a player is always going to be difficult ... Despite his obvious disappointment, Fletcher kept his dignity and remained gracious towards Brent ... "It's been a tough four years ... The decision to hang up his boots in favour of the dugout came when Peter Reid was sacked at the end of September in 2011....(size: 6.3Kb)
Sporting Life
01 Jan 2013
For other people named Peter Reid, see Peter Reid (disambiguation).
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| Full name | Peter Reid | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-06-20) 20 June 1956 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Huyton Boys | ||
| – | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1982 | Bolton Wanderers | 225 | (23) |
| 1982–1989 | Everton | 159 | (8) |
| 1989–1990 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Manchester City | 103 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Southampton | 7 | (0) |
| 1994 | Notts County | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Bury | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 529 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1978 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | England | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1993 | Manchester City | ||
| 1995–2002 | Sunderland | ||
| 1999 | England U21 | ||
| 2003 | Leeds United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Coventry City | ||
| 2008–2009 | Thailand | ||
| 2010–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956) is an English football manager, pundit and retired player, who is currently without a club since his departure from Plymouth Argyle.[1]
A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield talents of the time at Bolton Wanderers,[2] before signing for Everton in 1982. It was there that he enjoyed the most fruitful spell of his career, as he helped the club win domestic and European honours, including the Football League twice. He was voted as the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1985 and came fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behind Michel Platini, Preben Elkjær and Diego Maradona. He also received his first senior England call-up that year, and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1988 UEFA European Championship. He won 13 caps in total. Reid joined Queens Park Rangers in 1989, but moved on to Manchester City a year later to begin his managerial career.
He spent three years at Maine Road as player-manager, and guided them to two fifth-place finishes in the First Division, the first of which saw them finish above their city rivals Manchester United. He was persuaded to resume his playing career after leaving Manchester City, and briefly played for Southampton, Notts County and Bury before returning to management with Sunderland in 1995. He won promotion to the Premier League with the club on two occasions and achieved two seventh-place finishes in the top division. He combined his role at the Stadium of Light with the job as manager of the England U21 for a brief spell in 1999. His seven-year association with Sunderland ended in 2002 and he returned to management a year later, helping Leeds United avoid relegation from the Premier League. Reid left Elland Road the following season.
He was appointed manager of Coventry City in 2004 but his tenure lasted less than a year. He then worked as a pundit for the BBC at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and also worked for Sky Sports and ESPN before returning to management with Thailand in 2008. He won the T&T Cup with the country before returning to England as assistant manager to Tony Pulis at Stoke City, and helped them to an eleventh-place finish in the Premier League. He then managed Plymouth Argyle, taking over in June 2010, but was sacked after just over a year at the Devon club.
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Playing career[link]
Reid signed professional forms with Bolton Wanderers in 1974. He first won a medal when Bolton won the championship of the Football League Second Division in 1978, but he only enjoyed two seasons of First Division football before Bolton were relegated.
He was transferred to Everton for a cut-price fee of £60,000 in 1982 only 12 months after a much larger fee had been mooted – a succession of injuries had cut the price.
At club level his greatest achievement was as part of the Everton team that in 1984 won the FA Cup, in 1985 and 1987 the Football League championship and in 1985 the European Cup Winners' Cup. They nearly won a unique treble but lost 1–0 to Manchester United in the 1985 FA Cup final. In that game, Reid was recklessly challenged by Manchester United defender Kevin Moran who became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.
He was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1985, the same year that he collected a Football League title and European Cup Winner's Cup winner's medal. Reid's form was so good that year, he came 4th in the World Soccer player of the year award behind only Michel Platini, Preban Elkjaer and Diego Maradona.
He made 167 appearances (eight as substitute) for Everton. In 2006, Reid was awarded with the 'Everton Giant' accolade.
Reid won 13 caps for England. Given his chance by the injuries to other players, he became the linchpin of the England team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. In the England v Argentina quarter-final at that tournament Reid was one of the England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his second goal.
Reid signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in 1989 but only stayed for one season (1989–90) before signing for Manchester City, who were managed by former Everton manager Howard Kendall.
Managerial career[link]
Manchester City[link]
Reid's managerial career began on 7 November 1990 at Manchester City, when was appointed caretaker manager after the departure of Howard Kendall back to Everton.[3] Reid was appointed player-manager on a permanent contract on 15 November.[4]
In 1990–91, Manchester City finished fifth (one place above neighbours Manchester United) and equalled this achievement the following season. In the first season of the Premier League (1992–93), City slipped into ninth place with an increasingly stale brand of 'long ball' football and Reid was sacked after a poor start to the following season.
Reid bought Keith Curle and Terry Phelan for £2.5 million each. Colin Hendry was sold to be eventually replaced by Michel Vonk. Clive Allen was also sold in December 1991.
Southampton[link]
Following his dismissal by Manchester City, in October 1993 Reid was persuaded by Ian Branfoot to resume his playing career with Southampton who were then in the middle of a crisis: the Saints fans were calling for Branfoot to be sacked with the club having lost eight of their first nine games. Reid brought a touch of guile and stability to the Saints side; despite playing only eight games he made a major contribution to the team's fortunes as Saints' season started to come together. He led them to some important victories, most specially over Newcastle United on 24 October 1993, a game in which Matthew Le Tissier scored two goals. His final game for Saints was a 3–1 victory over Chelsea on 28 December 1993.[5]
Branfoot was sacked a few days later (after a home defeat by Norwich City). Reid was touted as a possible replacement for Branfoot, but he stated that, as Branfoot had brought him to the club, it would only be fair that he left as well. Reid then had brief playing spells with Notts County and Bury before he retired from playing.
Sunderland[link]
Reid made his return to management in March 1995 with Sunderland, who were battling relegation in the First Division. He kept the club up and the following season they were crowned champions of the division and were promoted to the Premier League. In 1996 a group of Sunderland fans operating under the name Simply Red and White had a top 50 hit with the song Cheer Up Peter Reid – an altered version of the song Daydream Believer. The team was relegated back to the First Division at the end of the 1996–97 season after losing their last match of the campaign at Wimbledon.
Sunderland missed automatic promotion by one place in 1997–98, and drew 4–4 with Charlton Athletic in the Division play-off final. Reid's side missed out on promotion after losing 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out in one of the most dramatic games ever seen at Wembley. The following season Sunderland bounced back from this defeat, winning the First Division with a then-record breaking 105 points.
Throughout 1999–2000, Sunderland were competing for a place in European competition but in the end missed out after finishing in seventh place, one of the highest finishes ever achieved by a Premier League team in the season after promotion. Striker Kevin Phillips was the highest league scorer in England and Europe with 30 goals in the Premier League, and therefore won the European Golden Shoe that season; he is the last Englishman to win the accolade to date. Reid also had a brief spell as manager of the England under-21 team in this season. For a while in 2000–01, Sunderland were second in the league and it looked as though they would secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League, but their form dipped in the final stages of the season and again they finished seventh.
Reid's team suffered a downturn in the 2001–02 season ending up one place above the relegation zone and with just 28 goals from 38 games – fewer than any other team in the division. In a bid to halt the decline, Reid paid a club record £6.75million for Norwegian striker Tore André Flo from Rangers but was unsuccessful. Reid was let go in October 2002 after nearly eight years as Sunderland manager.
Leeds United[link]
Reid was out of work until March 2003, when he was appointed interim manager of Leeds United after the dismissal of Terry Venables. The Elland Road club had been hit by £80 million debts after their £100 million outlay on new players in the space of five seasons had failed to land them a trophy. Reid looked to be the man to reverse the decline, especially after a 6–1 away win over Charlton Athletic and a 3–2 away win over Arsenal which ended the opposition's title hopes. After keeping Leeds up, he was awarded the job on a permanent basis.
Leeds were still in a poor financial state and Reid was forced to sell Harry Kewell and bring in cheaper signings from abroad as replacements. His new signings failed to gel and he was fired in November 2003 after a 6–1 defeat against newly promoted Portsmouth. Although many of his signings left Leeds after the club was relegated, Kevin Blackwell, who Reid had bought to Leeds as assistant manager, later went on to become manager in 2004.
Coventry City[link]
Reid was appointed manager of First Division side Coventry City in May 2004 with the aim of getting the club promoted to the Premier League. His spell at Highfield Road lasted only eight months as he departed on 6 January 2005 with the club 20th in the Championship.
In late 2006, it was rumoured that Reid would be returning to Sunderland as Director of Football under new chairman Niall Quinn, who had played under Reid at Manchester City and Sunderland, but this appointment never happened.[citation needed]
Thailand national team[link]
After an absence from management of nearly four years Reid became manager of Thailand in September 2008, having been linked with the position earlier in the year.[6][7] He signed a four-year contract with an aim of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[8] He admitted to not knowing much about Thai football, and referring to his players by squad numbers rather than their Thai names. Reid said "I was surprised by the players' ability and I'm learning things about football I'd never have learnt in the Premier League. It's great for my football education. This is pure football and I love it."[9]
Reid's first assignment as the new national coach of Thailand was to take part in the T&T Cup in Vietnam, a three-team round-robin tournament with hosts Vietnam and North Korea. Thailand beat North Korea in the first game of the tournament and then went on to draw with Vietnam to clinch the championship.[10] On 9 September 2009, the Thailand Football Association (FAT) announced that Reid had left his position as manager; his contract was terminated by mutual consent after a year in charge.[11]
Stoke City[link]
After Reid left the Thailand job on 10 September 2009, Stoke City confirmed his appointment as assistant manager.[12]
Plymouth Argyle[link]
On 24 June 2010, Plymouth Argyle confirmed the appointment of Reid as manager.[13] On September 18, 2011 it was announced he had departed the club.[1]
Kolkata Camelians[link]
Peter Reid was appointed manager of Indian team Kolkata Camelians, after they paid £128,000 for him in the preseason auction, in time for the start of the 2012 inaugural Bengal Premier League Soccer.[14]
Honours[link]
As a player[link]
- Bolton Wanderers
- Everton
- FA Cup: 1984
- Football League First Division: 1984–85, 1986–87
- Charity Shield: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1985
- Individual
As a manager[link]
- Sunderland
- Thailand
- Individual
- LMA Manager of the Year: 1996
- LMA Manager of the Month: December 2000
- Premier League Manager of the Month: October 1999, December 2000
- Football League First Division Manager of the Month: December 1997, March 1999
Career statistics[link]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1974–75 | Bolton Wanderers | Second Division | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1975–76 | 42 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1976–77 | 42 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1977–78 | 38 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1978–79 | First Division | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1979–80 | 17 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1982–83 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1982–83 | Everton | First Division | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983–84 | 35 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 36 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1985–86 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1986–87 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 32 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | Queens Park Rangers | First Division | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1989–90 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | Manchester City | First Division | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1990–91 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Southampton | Premier League | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1993–94 | Notts County | First Division | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1994–95 | Bury | Third Division | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | England | 529 | 33 | |||||||||
| Career total | 529 | 33 | ||||||||||
Managerial statistics[link]
- As of 18 September 2011[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Manchester City |  |
15 November 1990 | 26 August 1993 | &10000000000000131000000131 | &1000000000000005600000056 | &1000000000000003100000031 | &1000000000000004400000044 | &1000000000000004275000042.75 |
| Sunderland | |
29 March 1995 | 7 October 2002 | &10000000000000353000000353 | &10000000000000159000000159 | &1000000000000009500000095 | &1000000000000009900000099 | &1000000000000004503999945.04 |
| England U21 | |
June 1999 | June 1999 | &100000000000000010000001 | &100000000000000010000001 | &100000000000000000000000 | &100000000000000000000000 | &10000000000000100000000100.000 |
| Leeds United | |
21 March 2003 | 10 November 2003 | &1000000000000002200000022 | &100000000000000060000006 | &100000000000000040000004 | &1000000000000001200000012 | &1000000000000002726999927.27 |
| Coventry City | |
5 June 2004 | 6 January 2005 | &1000000000000003100000031 | &1000000000000001000000010 | &100000000000000080000008 | &1000000000000001300000013 | &1000000000000003225999932.26 |
| Thailand |  |
2 September 2008 | 9 September 2009 | &1000000000000001700000017 | &100000000000000090000009 | &100000000000000040000004 | &100000000000000040000004 | &1000000000000005293999952.94 |
| Plymouth Argyle | |
24 June 2010 | 18 September 2011 | &1000000000000006100000061 | &1000000000000001600000016 | &100000000000000090000009 | &1000000000000003600000036 | &1000000000000002623000026.23 |
| Total | &10000000000000616000000616 | &10000000000000257000000257 | &10000000000000151000000151 | &10000000000000208000000208 | &1000000000000004171999941.72 | |||
References[link]
- ^ a b Riach, James (8 September 2011). "Plymouth Argyle announce departure of manager Peter Reid". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/18/peter-reid-leaves-plymouth-argyle. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Peter Reid". BBC Sport. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
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- ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. pp. 569–570. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ Chase, Graham (2008-07-10). "Peter Reid to be named Thailand manager". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/07/10/sfntha110.xml. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Reports: Thailand To Unveil Reid This Month". www.goal.com. 2008-07-10. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=770572. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Reid confirmed as Thailand boss". BBC Sport. 2008-09-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7497000.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Bright, Richard (2009-02-10). "Peter Reid happy to coach by numbers in Thailand". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/4581907/Peter-Reid-happy-to-coach-by-numbers-in-Thailand.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4092
- ^ "Reid named Stoke assistant boss". BBC Sport. 2009-09-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8247407.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "New Stoke assistant Peter Reid steps down as Thailand national coach". The Guardian (London). 2009-09-09. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/sep/09/peter-reid-thailand-stoke-city. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "A Good Reid". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 2009-06-24. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2077415,00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Hernán Crespo fetches most money in auction for Indian football league". The Guardian (London). 2009-09-09. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/30/hernan-crespo-indian-football-league. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Peter Reid's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
External links[link]
- Peter Reid career stats at Soccerbase
- Peter Reid management career stats at Soccerbase
- Peter Reid England career stats at The Football Association
- List of FIFA-registered agents in England
- Full Managerial Stats for Leeds United from WAFLL
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| Full name | Robert Saxton | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-09-06) 6 September 1943 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Denaby United | ? | (?) | |
| 1962–1968 | Derby County | 96 | (1) |
| 1968–1975 | Plymouth Argyle | 231 | (7) |
| 1975–1978 | Exeter City | 92 | (3) |
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| 1977–1979 | Exeter City | ||
| 1979–1981 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 1981–1986 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1987–1988 | York City | ||
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Robert "Bobby" Saxton (born 6 September 1943 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer, manager and coach, now working as a scout for Sunderland F.C..
Biography[link]
He managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs. During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.
Managerial stats[link]
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| Exeter City | |
1 January 1977 | 5 January 1979 | 95 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 42.10 |
| Plymouth Argyle | |
5 January 1979 | 31 May 1981 | 116 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 37.06 |
| Blackburn Rovers | |
31 May 1981 | 30 December 1986 | 246 | 90 | 85 | 71 | 36.58 |
| York City | |
9 June 1987 | 30 September 1988 | 62 | 11 | 36 | 15 | 17.74 |
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"Maradona" redirects here. For other uses, see Maradona (disambiguation).
 Diego Maradona in 2010 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Armando Maradona | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-10-30) 30 October 1960 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second Striker/Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Estrella Roja | ||
| 1970–1974 | Los Cebollitas | ||
| 1975-1976 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1981 | Argentinos Juniors | 167 | (115) |
| 1981–1982 | Boca Juniors | 40 | (28) |
| 1982–1984 | Barcelona | 36 | (22) |
| 1984–1991 | Napoli | 259 | (115) |
| 1992–1993 | Sevilla | 26 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Boca Juniors | 30 | (7) |
| Total | 492 | (258) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1994 | Argentina | 91 | (34) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 | Mandiyú de Corrientes | ||
| 1995 | Racing Club | ||
| 2008–2010 | Argentina | ||
| 2011– | Al Wasl | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diego Armando Maradona Franco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine football player, and current manager of Al Wasl FC in Dubai. Many experts, football critics, former and current players consider Maradona the greatest football player of all time.[1][2][3][4] He won FIFA Player of the Century award which was to be decided by votes on their official website, their official magazine and a grand jury.
He is the only player in football history who set world-record contract fees twice. The first, when he was transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5m and the second, when he was transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9m. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. In his international career, playing for Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals.
He played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 tournament, where he captained Argentina and led them to their victory over West Germany in the final, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In that same tournament's quarterfinal round, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history, though for two different reasons. The first goal was via an unpenalized handball known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "The Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.[5]
Maradona is considered one of the sport's most controversial and newsworthy figures. He was suspended from football for 15 months in 1991 after failing a drug test, for cocaine, in Italy, and he was sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the USA after testing positive for ephedrine. After retiring from playing on his 37th birthday in 1997,[6] he gained weight, suffered ill health and the effects of cocaine use. In 2005, a stomach stapling operation helped control his weight gain, and he overcame his cocaine addiction. His outspoken manners have sometimes put him at odds with journalists and sport executives. Although he had little managerial experience, he became head coach of the Argentina national team in November 2008, and held the job for eighteen months, until his contract expired after the 2010 World Cup.
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Early years[link]
Maradona was born in Lanús, but raised in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires,[7] to a poor family that had moved from Corrientes Province. He was the first son after three daughters. He has two younger brothers, Hugo (el Turco) and Eduardo (Lalo), both of whom were also professional football players. Maradona has Italian and indigenous ancestry.[8]
At age 10, Maradona was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his neighborhood club Estrella Roja. He became a staple of Los Cebollitas (The Little Onions), the junior team of Buenos Aires's Argentinos Juniors. As a 12-year-old ball boy, he amused spectators by showing his wizardry with the ball during the halftime intermissions of first division games.[9]
Club career[link]
Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors[link]
On 20 October 1976, Maradona made his professional debut with Argentinos Juniors, ten days before his sixteenth birthday.[6] He played there between 1976 and 1981, scoring 115 goals in 167 appearances before his £1m transfer to Boca Juniors. Having joined the Boca squad midway through the 1981 season, Maradona played through 1982 earning his first league championship medal. Whilst playing for Argentinos Juniors, English club Sheffield United put in an offer of £180,000 for his services but the bid was rejected.
FC Barcelona[link]
After the 1982 World Cup, in June, Maradona was transferred to Barcelona in Spain for a then world record £5m.[6] In 1983, under coach César Luis Menotti, Barcelona and Maradona won the Copa del Rey (Spain's annual national cup competition), beating Real Madrid, and the Spanish Super Cup, beating Athletic de Bilbao. However, Maradona had a difficult tenure in Barcelona.[10] First a bout with hepatitis, then a broken ankle caused by an ill-timed tackle by Athletic's Andoni Goikoetxea threatened with jeopardizing Maradona's career,[6] but after treatment and therapy it was possible for him to soon be back on the pitch. At Barcelona, Maradona got into frequent disputes with the team's directors, especially club president Josep Lluís Núñez, culminating with a demand to be transferred out of Camp Nou in 1984. He was transferred to Napoli in Italy's Serie A for another record fee, £6.9m.
Napoli[link]
At Napoli, Maradona reached the peak of his professional career. He quickly became an adored star among the club's fans, and in his time there he elevated the team to the most successful era in its history. Led by Maradona, Napoli won their only Serie A Italian Championships in 1986/87 and 1989/1990, placing second in the league twice, in 1987/88 and 1988/89. Other honors during the Maradona era at Napoli included the Coppa Italia in 1987, (second place in the Coppa Italia in 1989), the UEFA Cup in 1989 and the Italian Supercup in 1990. Maradona was the top scorer in Serie A in 1987/88.
During his time in Italy, Maradona's personal problems increased. His cocaine use continued, and he received US $70,000 in fines from his club for missing games and practices, ostensibly because of 'stress'.[11] He faced a scandal there regarding an illegitimate son; and he was also the object of some suspicion over an alleged friendship with the Camorra.[12][13][14][15][16]
Later on, in honor of Maradona and his achievements during his career at Napoli, the #10 jersey of Napoli was officially retired.[17]
Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors[link]
After serving a 15-month ban for failing a drug test for cocaine, Maradona left Napoli in disgrace in 1992. Despite interest from Real Madrid of Spain and Olympique Marseille of France, he signed for Sevilla of Spain, where he stayed for one year.[18]
In 1993 he played for Newell's Old Boys and in 1995 he returned to Boca Juniors for two years.[6]
Maradona also appeared for Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly match against Internazionale, shortly before the 1986 world cup. The match was Osvaldo Ardiles' testimonial, who insisted his friend Maradona played, which Tottenham won 2–1. He played alongside Glenn Hoddle, who gave up his number ten shirt for the Argentine. Maradona would go on to dribble past Hoddle during his "goal of the century" against England in the World Cup that year.
International career[link]
Along with his time at Napoli, international football is where Maradona found his fame. Playing for the Albicelestes of the Argentina national football team, he participated in four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments, leading Argentina to victory in 1986 and to second place in 1990.
He made his full international debut at age 16, against Hungary on 27 February 1977. At age 18, he played the World Youth Championship for Argentina, and was the star of the tournament, shining in their 3–1 final win over the Soviet Union. On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.[19] He is the only player to win the Golden Ball at both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA World Cup, in 1979 and 1986.
1982 World Cup[link]
File:Maradona 1985.jpg
Diego Maradona with Napoli in 1985.
Maradona played his first World Cup tournament in 1982. In the first round, Argentina, the defending champions, lost to Belgium. Although the team convincingly beat Hungary and El Salvador to progress to the second round, they were defeated in the second round by Brazil and by eventual winners Italy. Maradona played in all five matches without being substituted, scoring twice against Hungary, but was sent off with 5 minutes remaining in the game against Brazil for serious foul play.
1986 World Cup[link]
Maradona captained the Argentine national team to victory in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, winning the final in Mexico against West Germany. Throughout the 1986 World Cup Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most dynamic player of the tournament. He played every minute of every Argentina game, scored 5 goals and made 5 assists. After scoring two goals in the 2–1 quarter-final win against England his legend was cemented.
This match was played with the background of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom and emotions were still lingering in the air throughout the entire match. Replays showed that the first goal was scored by striking the ball with his hand. Maradona was coyly evasive, describing it as "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God." It became known as the "Hand of God". Ultimately, on 22 August 2005 Maradona acknowledged on his television show that he had hit the ball with his hand purposely, and that he immediately knew the goal was illegitimate. This became known as an international fiasco in World Cup history. The goal stood, much to the wrath of the English players.[20]
Maradona, turns like a little eel, he comes away from trouble, little squat man... comes inside Butcher and leaves him for dead, outside Fenwick and leaves him for dead, and puts the ball away... and that is why Maradona is the greatest player in the world.
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Maradona's second goal, just four minutes after the hotly disputed hand-goal, was later voted by FIFA as the greatest goal in the history of the World Cup. He received the ball in his own half, swivelled around, and with 11 touches ran more than half the length of the field, dribbling past five English outfield players (Peter Beardsley, Steve Hodge, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher, and Terry Fenwick) and goalkeeper Peter Shilton. This goal was voted "Goal of the Century" in a 2002 online poll conducted by FIFA.[22]
Maradona followed this with two more goals in the semi-final against Belgium, including another virtuoso dribbling display for the second goal. In the final, the opposing West German side attempted to contain him by double-marking, but he nevertheless found the space to give the final pass to Jorge Burruchaga for the winning goal. Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in front of 115,000 spectators at the Azteca Stadium.
During the course of the tournament, Maradona attempted or created more than half of Argentina's shots, embarked on 90 dribbles some three times more than any other player and was fouled 53 times winning his team twice as many free kicks as any player.[23][24] Maradona also scored or assisted 10 of Argentina's 14 goals and despite being heavily marked during the final played a crucial part in all three winning goals ensuring that he would be remembered as one of the greatest names in football history.[25][26][27]
By the end of the tournament, Maradona went on winning the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament by a unanimous vote and was widely regarded to have won the World Cup virtually single-handedly.[28][29][30][31] In a tribute to him, the Azteca Stadium authorities also built a statue of him scoring the "goal of the century" and placed it at the entrance of the stadium.[32]
1990 World Cup[link]
Maradona captained Argentina again in the 1990 FIFA World Cup to yet another World Cup Final. An ankle injury affected his overall performance, and he was much less dominant than four years earlier. Argentina was almost eliminated in the first round, only qualifying in third position from their group. In the round of 16 match against Brazil, Claudio Caniggia scored the only goal after being set up by Maradona.
In the quarter final, Argentina faced Yugoslavia, the match ending 0–0 after 120 minutes, and Argentina advancing on penalty kicks, despite Maradona missing one of the penalties in the shootout with a weak shot at the centre of the goal. The semifinal against the host nation Italy was also resolved on penalties after a 1–1 draw; this time, Maradona was successful with his effort, daringly placing the ball at exactly the same spot as his missed penalty in the previous round. In the final, Argentina lost 1–0 to West Germany, the only goal being a penalty by Andreas Brehme in the 85th minute after a controversial foul on Rudi Völler.
1994 World Cup[link]
At the 1994 FIFA World Cup Maradona played in only two games, scoring one goal against Greece, before being sent home after failing a drug test for ephedrine doping. In his autobiography, Maradona argued that the test result was due to his personal trainer giving him the power drink Rip Fuel. His claim was that the U.S. version, unlike the Argentine one, contained the chemical and that, having run out of his Argentine dosage, his trainer unwittingly bought the U.S. formula. FIFA expelled him from USA '94 and Argentina were subsequently eliminated in the second round. Maradona has also separately claimed that he had an agreement with FIFA, on which the organization reneged, to allow him to use the drug for weight loss before the competition in order to be able to play.[33] According to Maradona, this was so that the World Cup would not lose prestige because of his absence. This allegation has never been proven.
His failed drugs test at the 1994 World Cup signaled the end of his international career, which had lasted 17 years and yielded 34 goals from 91 games.
Playing style[link]
See also: Creole football
Maradona had a compact physique and could withstand physical pressure well. His strong legs and low center of gravity gave him an advantage in short sprints. His physical strengths were illustrated by his two goals against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup. Maradona was a strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical with the ball. He could manage himself effectively in limited spaces, and would attract defenders only to quickly dash out of the melee (as in the second 1986 goal against England),[34] or give an assist to a free teammate. Being short, but strong, he could hold the ball long enough with a defender on his back to wait for a teammate making a run or to find a gap for a quick shot.
One of Maradona's trademark moves was dribbling full-speed on the right wing, and on reaching the opponent's goal line, delivering accurate passes to his teammates. Another trademark was the Rabona, a reverse-cross pass shot behind the leg that holds all the weight. This maneuver led to several assists, such as the powerful cross for Ramón Díaz's header in the 1980 friendly against Switzerland. He was also a dangerous free kick taker.
Maradona was dominantly left-footed, often using his left foot even when the ball was positioned more suitably for a right-footed connection. His first goal against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup semi-final is a worthy indicator of such; he had run into the inside right channel to receive a pass but let the ball travel across to his left foot, requiring more technical ability. During his run past several England players in the previous round for the "Goal of the Century", he did not use his right foot once, despite spending the whole movement on the right-hand side of the pitch. In the 1990 World Cup second round tie against Brazil, he did use his right foot to set up the winning goal for Caniggia due to two Brazilian markers forcing him into a position that made use of his left foot less practical.
Retirement and honours[link]
Hounded for years by the press, Maradona once fired a compressed-air rifle at reporters who he claimed were invading his privacy. This quote from former teammate Jorge Valdano summarizes the feelings of many:
He is someone many people want to emulate, a controversial figure, loved, hated, who stirs great upheaval, especially in Argentina... Stressing his personal life is a mistake. Maradona has no peers inside the pitch, but he has turned his life into a show, and is now living a personal ordeal that should not be imitated. [35]
In 2000, Maradona published his autobiography Yo Soy El Diego ("I am The Diego"), which became an instant bestseller[36] in his home country. Two years later, Maradona donated the Cuban royalties of his book to "the Cuban people and Fidel."[37]
In 1999, he won FIFA Player of the Century award which was to be decided by votes on their official website, their official magazine and a grand jury. Maradona won the Internet based poll by wide margins, garnering 53.6% of the votes against 18.53% for Pelé. In spite of this, and shortly before the ceremony, FIFA unexpectedly decided to add a second award and appointed a "Football Family" committee composed of football journalists that also gave to Pelé the title of best player of the century to make it a draw. Maradona also came fifth in the vote of IFFHS(International Federation of Football History and Statistics).[38]
In 2001, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) asked FIFA for authorization to retire the jersey number 10 for Maradona. FIFA did not grant the request, even though Argentine officials have maintained that FIFA hinted that it would.[39]
Maradona has won other fan polls, including a 2002 FIFA poll in which his second goal against England was chosen as the best goal ever scored in a World Cup; he also won the most votes in a poll to determine the All-Time Ultimate World Cup Team.
Argentinos Juniors named its stadium after Maradona on 26 December 2003.
In 2003, Maradona was employed by the Libyan footballer Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of Colonel Gaddafi, as a "technical consultant", while Al-Saadi was playing for the Italian club, Perugia Calcio, which was in Serie A at the time. [40]
On 22 June 2005, it was announced that Maradona would return to Boca Juniors as a sports vice president in charge of managing the First Division roster (after a disappointing 2004–05 season, which coincided with Boca's centenary).[41] His contract began 1 August 2005, and one of his first recommendations proved to be very effective: he was the one who decided to hire Alfio Basile as the new coach. With Maradona fostering a close relationship with the players, Boca went on to win the 2005 Apertura title, the 2006 Clausura title, the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana.
On 15 August 2005, Maradona made his debut as host of a talk-variety show on Argentine television, La Noche del 10 ("The Night of the no. 10"). His main guest on opening night was Pelé; the two had a friendly chat, showing no signs of past differences. However, the show also included a cartoon villain with a clear physical resemblance to Pelé. In subsequent evenings, he led the ratings on all occasions but one. Most guests were drawn from the worlds of football and show business, including Zidane, Ronaldo and Hernán Crespo, but also included interviews with other notable personalities such as Fidel Castro and Mike Tyson.
On 26 August 2006, it was announced that Maradona was quitting his position in the club Boca Juniors because of disagreements with the AFA, who selected Basile to be the new coach of the Argentina national football team.[42]
The award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica made a documentary about Maradona's life, entitled Maradona.
In May 2006, Maradona agreed to take part in UK's Soccer Aid (a program to raise money for Unicef).[43] In September 2006, Maradona, in his famous blue and white number 10, was the captain for Argentina in a three-day World Cup of Indoor Football tournament in Spain.
Also in 2006, Diego Maradona was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador of IIMSAM the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition.[44]
On 22 March 2010, Maradona was chosen number 1 in The Greatest 10 World Cup players of all time by The Times,[45] a London based newspaper.
Managerial career[link]
Club management[link]
He attempted to work as a coach alongside former Argentinos Juniors midfield team mate Carlos Fren. The pair led Mandiyú of Corrientes (1994) and Racing Club (1995), but with little success. In May 2011 he became manager of Dubai club Al Wasl FC in the United Arab Emirates Pro-League.[46]
International management[link]
After the resignation of Argentina national football team coach Alfio Basile in 2008, Diego Maradona immediately proposed his candidacy for the vacant role. According to several press sources, his major challengers included Diego Simeone, Carlos Bianchi, Miguel Ángel Russo and Sergio Batista.
On 29 October 2008, AFA chairman Julio Grondona confirmed that Maradona would be the head coach of the national side from December 2008. On 19 November 2008, Diego Maradona managed Argentina for the first time when Argentina played against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow which Argentina won 1–0.[47]
After winning his first three matches in charge of the national team, he oversaw a 6–1 defeat to Bolivia, equalling the team's worst ever margin of defeat. With two matches remaining in the qualification tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina was in fifth place and faced the possibility of failing to qualify, but victory in the last two matches secured qualification for the finals.[48][49]
After Argentina's qualification, Maradona used abusive language at the live post-game press conference, telling members of the media to "suck it and keep on sucking it".[50] FIFA responded with a two month ban on all footballing activity, which expired on 15 January 2010, and a CHF 25,000 fine, with a warning as to his future conduct.[51] The friendly match scheduled to take place at home to the Czech Republic on 15 December, during the period of the ban, was cancelled. The only match Argentina played during Maradona's ban was a friendly away to Catalonia, which Argentina lost 4–2.
At the World Cup finals in June 2010, Argentina started by winning 1–0 against Nigeria, and then defeated South Korea by 4–1, with a hat-trick from Gonzalo Higuain.[52][53] In the final match of the group stage Argentina won 2–0 against Greece to win their the group and advance to a second round meeting with Mexico.[54] After defeating Mexico 3–1, Argentina was in turn routed by Germany, 4–0 in the quarter finals to go out of the competition.[55] Argentina was ranked 5th in the tournament. After the defeat to Germany Maradona admitted that he was considering his future as Argentina coach, "I may leave tomorrow," he said.[56] On 15 July 2010, the Argentine Football Association said that he would be offered a new 4 year deal that would keep him in charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages the World Cup,[57] however on 27 July the AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract.[58] Afterwards on 29 July 2010, Maradona claimed that AFA president Julio Grondona and director of national teams Carlos Bilardo had "lied to" and "betrayed" and effectively sacked him from the role. Saying "they wanted me to continue, but seven of my staff should not go on, if he told me that, it meant he did not want me to keep working".[59]
Personal life[link]
Family[link]
His parents are Diego Maradona Snr and Dalma Salvadore Franco. His father is of Native American extraction.[60][61] Maradona married long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe on 7 November 1984 in Buenos Aires, and they had two daughters, Dalma Nerea (born on 2 April 1987) and Giannina Dinorah (born on 16 May 1989), by whom he became a grandfather in 2009.[62] In his autobiography, Maradona admits he was not always faithful to Claudia, even though he refers to her as the love of his life.
Maradona and Villafañe divorced in 2004. Daughter Dalma has since asserted that the divorce was the best solution for all, as her parents remained on friendly terms. They travelled together to Napoli for a series of homages in June 2005[63] and were seen together on many other occasions, including the Argentina matches during 2006 FIFA World Cup.
During the divorce proceedings, Maradona admitted he was the father of Diego Sinagra (born in Naples on 20 September 1986). The Italian courts had already so ruled in 1993, after Maradona refused to undergo DNA tests for proving or disproving his paternity. Diego Jr. met Maradona for the first time in May 2003 after tricking his way onto a golf course in Italy where Maradona was playing.[64] Diego Sinagra is now a footballer playing in Italy.[65]
After the divorce, Claudia embarked on a career as a theatre producer, and Dalma was seeking an acting career; she had expressed her desire to attend the Actor's Studio in Los Angeles.[66][67]
His younger daughter, Giannina, is currently married to Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero, with whom she has a son, Benjamin, born in Madrid on 19 February 2009.
His mother, Dalma, died on 19 November 2011. Diego was in Dubai at the time, and desperately tried to fly back in time to see her, but was too late. She was 81 years old.
Drug abuse and health issues[link]
From the mid-1980s until 2004 Diego Maradona was addicted to cocaine. He allegedly began using the drug in Barcelona in 1983.[68] By the time he was playing for Napoli he had a regular addiction, which began to interfere with his ability to play football.[69]
Over the years following his retirement his health seriously deteriorated. On 4 January 2000, while vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Maradona had to be rushed to the emergency room of a local clinic. In a press conference, doctors stated that it was detected heart muscle damage due to "an underlying health issue". It was later known that traces of cocaine were found in his blood and Maradona had to explain the circumstances to the police. After this he left Argentina and went to Cuba in order to follow a drug rehab plan.
On 18 April 2004, doctors reported that Maradona had suffered a major myocardial infarction following a cocaine overdose; he was admitted to intensive care in a Buenos Aires hospital. Scores of fans gathered around the clinic. He was taken off the respirator on 23 April and remained in intensive care for several days before being discharged on 29 April. He tried to return to Cuba, where he had spent most of his time in the years leading up to the heart attack, but his family opposed, having filed a judicial petition to exercise his legal guardianship.
Maradona had a tendency to put on weight, and suffered increasingly from obesity from the end of his playing career until undergoing gastric bypass surgery in a clinic in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on 6 March 2005.[70] His surgeon said that Maradona would follow a liquid diet for three months in order to return back his normal weight.[71] When Maradona resumed public appearances shortly thereafter, he displayed a notably thinner figure.[72]
On 29 March 2007, Maradona was readmitted to a hospital in Buenos Aires. He was treated for hepatitis and effects of alcohol abuse, and was released on 11 April, but re-admitted two days later.[73] In the following days there were constant rumors about his health, including three false claims of his death within a month.[74] After transfer to a psychiatric clinic specialising in alcohol-related problems, he was discharged on 7 May.[75]
On 8 May 2007, Maradona appeared on Argentine television and stated that he had quit drinking and had not used drugs in two and a half years.[76]
Political views[link]
Only in recent years, Maradona has shown sympathy to left-wing ideologies. Before that he had been vocal in his support of neoliberal Argentina President Carlos Menem, and especially of his Harvard University-educated economist Domingo Cavallo. He became friends with Cuban leader Fidel Castro while receiving treatment on the island. He also has a portrait of Fidel Castro tattooed on his left leg and one of Fidel's second in command, fellow Argentine Che Guevara on his right arm.[77] In his autobiography 'El Diego' he dedicated the book to several people and groups of people including Fidel Castro, he wrote "To Fidel Castro and, through him, all the Cuban people".[78]
Maradona is also a supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. In 2005 he visited Venezuela with the specific aim of meeting Chávez, who received him in Miraflores. After this meeting Maradona claimed that he had come with the aim of meeting a "great man" ("un grande" in Spanish) but he had met instead a gigantic man ("un gigante" in Spanish, meaning he was more than great).
"I believe in Chávez, I am Chavista. Everything Fidel does, everything Chávez does, for me is the best."[79]
He has declared his opposition to what he identifies as imperialism, notably during the 2005 Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina. There he protested George W. Bush's presence in Argentina, wearing a T-shirt labeled "STOP BUSH" (with the "s" in "Bush" being replaced with a swastika) and referring to Bush as "human garbage".[80][81]
In August 2007, Maradona went further, making an appearance on Chávez's weekly television show and saying: "I hate everything that comes from the United States. I hate it with all my strength." [82]
In December 2007, Maradona presented a signed shirt with a message of support to the people of Iran: it is to be displayed in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' museum.[83]
Financial problems[link]
In March 2009 Italian officials announced that Maradona still owed the Italian government €37 million in taxes; €23.5 million of which was accrued interest on his original debt. They reported that thus far, Maradona has paid only €42,000, two luxury watches and a set of earrings.[84][85]
In popular culture[link]
The American newspaper The Houston Chronicle wrote about Maradona:
To understand the gargantuan shadow Maradona casts over his soccer-mad homeland, one has to conjure up the athleticism of Michael Jordan, the power of Babe Ruth – and the human fallibility of Mike Tyson. Lump them together in a single barrel-chested man with shaggy black hair and you have El Diego, idol to the millions who call him D10S, a mashup of his playing number and the Spanish word for God.[86]
In Argentina, Maradona is considered a sports hero to many. He is idolized, receiving the name of “God”. About this idolatry that exists in Argentina over Maradona, his former teammate Jorge Valdano said: "At the time that Maradona retired from active football, left traumatized Argentina. Maradona was more than just a great footballer. It was a special compensation factor for a country that in a few years lived several military dictatorships and social frustrations of all kinds". Valdano added that "Maradona offered to the Argentines way out of their collective frustration, and that's why people love him. There is a divine figure."
Ever since 1986, it is common for Argentines abroad to hear Maradona's name as a token of recognition, even in remote places.[10] The Tartan Army sing a version of the Hokey Cokey in honour of the Hand of God goal against England.[87] In Argentina, Maradona is often talked about in terms reserved for legends. In the Argentine film El Hijo de la Novia ("Son of the Bride"), somebody who impersonates a Catholic priest says to a bar patron: "they idolized him and then crucified him". When a friend scolds him for taking the prank too far, the fake priest retorts: "But I was talking about Maradona". He's the subject of the film El Camino de San Diego, though he himself only appears in archive footage.
Maradona was included in many cameos in the Argentine comic book El Cazador de Aventuras. After the closing of it, the authors started a new short-lived comic book titled "El Die", using Maradona as the main character.
In Rosario, Argentina, locals organized the parody religion of the "Church of Maradona". The organization reformulates many elements from Christian tradition, such as Christmas or prayers, reflecting instead details from Maradona. It had 200 founding members, tens of thousands more[88] have become members via the church's official web site.
Many Argentine artists performed songs in tribute to Diego, like: "Maradó" by El Potro Rodrigo, "Maradona" by Andrés Calamaro, "Para siempre Diego" (Diego forever) by Los Ratones Paranoicos, "Para verte gambetear" (For seeing you dribble) by La Guardia Hereje, "Francotirador" (Sniper) by Attaque 77, "Dale Diez" (C'mon Diez) by Julio Lacarra, "Maradona blues" by Charly García, "Santa Maradona" (Saint Maradona) by Mano Negra, "Si yo fuera Maradona" (If I Were Maradona) by Manu Chao, among others.
And many films, like: Maradona, La Mano de Dios (Maradona, the Hand of God), El Camino de San Diego (Saint Diego's Road), Amando a Maradona (Loving Maradona), Maradona by Kusturica, etc.
A television commercial[89] for Brazilian soft drink Guaraná Antarctica portrayed Maradona as a member of the Brazilian national football team, including wearing the yellow jersey and singing the Brazilian national anthem with Brazilian caps Kaká and Ronaldo. Later on in the commercial he wakes up realizing it was a nightmare after having drunk too much of the Brazilian soft drink. This generated some controversy in the Argentine media after its release (although the commercial was not supposed to air on the Argentine market, fans could see it via internet). Maradona replied that he has no problem in wearing the Brazilian national squad jersey, but that he would refuse to wear the shirt of River Plate, Boca Juniors' traditional rival.[90]
Career statistics[link]
Club[link]
- His overall average of goals scored per match in domestic club competitions is 0.526.
International[link]
- Started in 21 consecutive matches for Argentina in four World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
- Appeared 16 times as captain of the national team, a World Cup-record.
- Scored 8 goals and made 8 assists in 21 World Cup appearances, including 5 goals and 5 assists in 1986
- Tied for highest goal-scorer from Argentina in World Cup finals (equaled Guillermo Stábile's mark in 1994; surpassed by Gabriel Batistuta in 1998)
Statistics[link]
Player[link]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1976 | Argentinos Juniors | Primera División | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| 1977 | 49 | 19 | – | – | – | 49 | 19 | |||||
| 1978 | 35 | 25 | – | – | – | 35 | 25 | |||||
| 1979 | 27 | 26 | – | – | – | 27 | 26 | |||||
| 1980 | 45 | 43 | – | – | – | 45 | 43 | |||||
| 1981 | Boca Juniors | 40 | 28 | – | – | – | 40 | 28 | ||||
| 1982–83 | Barcelona | La Liga | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 |
| 1983–84 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 23 | 15 | |||
| 1984–85 | Napoli | Serie A | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 36 | 17 | ||
| 1985–86 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 13 | ||||
| 1986–87 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 41 | 17 | |||
| 1987–88 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 21 | |||
| 1988–89 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | – | 50 | 19 | |||
| 1989–90 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 18 | |||
| 1990–91 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sevilla | La Liga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Newell's Old Boys | Primera División | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | Argentina | 242 | 150 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 242 | 151 | |||
| Spain | 62 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 46 | ||
| Italy | 188 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 115 | ||
| Career total | 492 | 258 | 57 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 589 | 311 | ||
- Other - League Cup (Spain) & Super Cup (Italy)
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 3 |
| 1980 | 10 | 7 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 10 | 2 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 6 |
| 1986 | 10 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 91 | 34 |
Manager[link]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Mandiyú de Corrientes |  |
January 1994 | June 1994 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8.33 |
| Racing Club | |
May 1995 | November 1995 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18.18 |
| Argentina | |
November 2008 | July 2010 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 73.68 |
| Al Wasl FC |  |
May 2011 | Present | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31.82 |
Honours[link]
Club[link]
- Copa del Rey: 1983
- Copa de la Liga: 1983
- Supercopa de España: 1983
Country[link]
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- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
- FIFA World Cup:
- Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993
- 75th anniversary FIFA Cup: 1979
Individual[link]
- Golden Ball for Best Player of the FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1979
- Argentine league Top Scorer: 1979, 1980, 1981
- Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986
- South American Footballer of the Year: (official award) 1979, 1980
- South American Player of the Year: (unofficial award) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992
- Olimpia de Oro: 1979, 1986
- Italian Guerin d'Oro: 1985
- Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year: 1986
- Golden Ball for Best Player of the FIFA World Cup: 1986
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions – 1986
- United Press International Athlete of the Year Award: 1986
- Best Footballer in the World Onze d'Or: 1986, 1987
- World Player of the Year: 1979 (Guerin Sportivo), 1986 (World Soccer Magazine)
- Capocannoniere (Serie A top scorer): 1987–88
- Golden Ball for services to football (France Football): 1996
- Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century: 1999
- Marca Leyenda: 1999
- Number 10 retired by Napoli football team as a recognition to his contribution to the club: 2000
- Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" recognition for lifetime achievement:
- "FIFA Goal of the Century" (1986 (2–1) v. England; second goal): 2002
- FIFA Player of the Century: 2000
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ CNNSI – "Split decision: Pelé, Maradona each win FIFA century awards after feud" Last retrieved 30 May 2006
- ^ - "The 100 greatest players of all time" The Football Pantheon, September 20, 2011
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- "Paolo Maldini: Maradona best ever, Ronaldo close second" Paolo Maldini fan page, July 21, 2008
- "Gary Lineker: Diego has been the best player without a doubt, better than Pele" SoccerBlog, March 25, 2006
- "Glenn Hoddle: Diego Maradona is the greatest player of all time" SoccerBible
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- Gary Lineker interviews Diego – BBC News 30 April 2006
- Diego admires Del Piero and Lavezzi
- Maradona Wants a Soccer Project to Return to Calcutta
- 50 Facts About the Argentine Legend
- Works by or about Diego Maradona in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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- Maradona: The Highs, the Lows – slideshow by Life magazine
- Photos: Diego Maradona's Quest for the World Cup – slideshow by TIME magazine
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Terenzo Bozzone (born 1 March 1985) is a professional triathlete from New Zealand.
Athletic career[link]
Bozzone was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand with his family as a young boy. He was a talented athlete at school winning many national titles in a variety of disciplines including cross country running, cycling, swimming and multisport. After finishing school he focused on multisport and won the 2001 & 2002 Junior Men's Elite Duathlon World Championship and the 2002 & 2003 Junior Men's Elite Triathlon World Championship.[1]
In 2008, Bozzone capped off a successful year by winning the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida setting a then course record of 3:40:10.[2]
Bozzone is coached by New Zealander Jon Ackland.[3]
References[link]
- ^ "Terenzo Bozzone Profile Page". International Triathlon Union. http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/terenzo_bozzone/. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Tomalin, Terry (9 November 2008). "New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone smashes course record to win Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/sports/running/article896156.ece. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Professional Athletes - Terenzo Bozzone". Profile Design. http://www.profile-design.com/profile-design/athletes---partners#bio-154. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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Peter Andreas Thiel (born October 11, 1967)[1] is a German-born American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. With Elon Musk and Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its CEO. He currently serves as president of Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund with under $700 million in assets under management, and a managing partner in The Founders Fund, a $275M venture capital fund that he launched with Ken Howery and Luke Nosek in 2005. He was an early investor in Facebook, the popular social-networking site, and sits on the company’s board of directors. Thiel was ranked #293 on the Forbes 400 in 2010, with a net worth of US$1.5 billion.[2] However, this number now underestimates his wealth as his Facebook share alone, at a 2010 valuation, is worth US$1.7bn.[3] Peter Thiel lives in San Francisco, California.[4]
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Life and career[link]
Born to German parents in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, moved to America with his parents when he was a toddler, and raised in Foster City, California.[5] Thiel was a US-rated Chess Master and one of the highest ranked under-21 players in the country. He studied 20th century philosophy as an undergraduate at Stanford University. An avowed libertarian, he founded The Stanford Review, now the university's main conservative/libertarian newspaper. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Stanford in 1989 and acquired a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1992.[6]
Thiel clerked for Judge J.L. Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.[citation needed] From 1993 to 1996, he traded derivatives for Credit Suisse Group.[7] He founded Thiel Capital Management, a multistrategy fund, in 1996. After co-founding PayPal, Thiel took the company public on February 15, 2002, and sold it to eBay for $1.5bn later that year.[8] His 3.7 percent stake in PayPal was worth approximately $55M at the time of the acquisition.[9] Immediately after the sale, Thiel launched a global macro hedge fund, Clarium, pursuing a global macro strategy. In 2005, Clarium was honored as global macro fund of the year by both MarHedge and Absolute Return, two trade magazines. Thiel’s approach to investing became the subject of a chapter in Steve Drobny’s book, Inside the House of Money. Thiel successfully bet that the US dollar would weaken in 2003, and gained significant returns betting that the dollar and energy would rally in 2005. After significant losses starting in 2009, Clarium dropped from $7bn dollars in assets in 2008 to around $350M in 2011.[10]
In 2004, well before the financial crisis of 2007–2010 bore him out in general terms, Thiel spoke of the dot-com bubble of 2000 having migrated, in effect, into a growing bubble in the financial sector. He specified General Electric, with its large financing arm, and WalMart as vulnerable. At the same time, he was "always talking about a real estate bubble." To illustrate, in 2004, he reported having backed away from buying Martha Stewart's Manhattan duplex for $7M in the winter of 2003-2004.[7] While the apartment did sell in 2004 for $6.65M to another buyer, it was on the market but unsold in early 2010 at $15.9M,[11] and later at the reduced price of $13.9M.[12]
In late 2004, Thiel made a $500,000 angel investment in Facebook for 10.2% of the company.[3][13] In addition to Facebook, Thiel has made early-stage investments in numerous startups (personally or through his venture capital fund), including Booktrack, Slide, LinkedIn, Friendster, Rapleaf, Geni.com, Yammer, Yelp, Inc., Powerset, Practice Fusion, Vator, Palantir Technologies, IronPort, and Votizen. Slide, LinkedIn, Yelp, Geni.com, and Yammer were founded by Thiel's former colleagues at PayPal: Slide by Levchin, Linkedin by Reid Hoffman, Yelp by Jeremy Stoppelman, Geni.com, Yammer by David Sacks and Xero by Rod Drury. Fortune magazine reports that PayPal alumni have founded or invested in dozens of startups with an aggregate value of around $30bn. In Silicon Valley circles, Thiel is colloquially referred to as the "Don of the PayPal Mafia", as noted in the Fortune magazine article.[14] Thiel's views on management are highly regarded, especially his famous observation that start-up success is highly correlated with low CEO pay.
Thiel is an occasional commentator on CNBC, having appeared numerous times on both Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo, and Squawk Box with Becky Quick.[15] He has been interviewed twice by Charlie Rose on PBS.[16] In 2006, he won the Herman Lay Award for Entrepreneurship.[17] In 2007, he was honored as a Young Global leader by the World Economic Forum as one of the 250 most distinguished leaders age 40 and under.[18] On November 7, 2009, Thiel was awarded an honorary degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin[19]
Thiel's cultural pursuits have included executive production of “Thank You for Smoking”, a 2005 feature film based on Christopher Buckley's 1994 novel of the same name. Thiel is the co-author (with David O. Sacks, who produced TYFS) of the 1995 book The Diversity Myth: 'Multiculturalism' and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford, which "drew a sharp rebuttal from then-Stanford Provost (and later President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor) Condoleezza Rice."[3] He has contributed articles to The Wall Street Journal, First Things, Forbes, and Policy Review, the journal published by the Hoover Institution, on whose board he sits.
Philanthropy[link]
In February 2006, Thiel provided $100,000 of matching funds to back the Singularity Challenge donation drive of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, he joined the Institute's advisory board and participated in the May 2006 Singularity Summit at Stanford as well as at the 2011 Summit held in New York City.
In September 2006, Thiel announced that he would donate $3.5M to foster anti-aging research through the Methuselah Mouse Prize foundation.[20] He gave the following reasons for his pledge: "Rapid advances in biological science foretell of a treasure trove of discoveries this century, including dramatically improved health and longevity for all. I’m backing Dr. [Aubrey] de Grey, because I believe that his revolutionary approach to aging research will accelerate this process, allowing many people alive today to enjoy radically longer and healthier lives for themselves and their loved ones."
In May 2007, Thiel provided half of the $400,000 matching funds for the annual Singularity Challenge donation drive.
On April 15, 2008, Thiel pledged $500,000 to the new Seasteading Institute, directed by Patri Friedman, whose mission is "to establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems".[21] This was followed in February 2010 by a subsequent grant of $250,000, and an additional $100,000 in matching funds.[22]
On September 29, 2010, Thiel said he had created a new fellowship called the Thiel Fellowship, which will award $100,000 each to 20 people under 20 years old,[23] in order to spur them to quit college and create their own ventures.[24]
Thiel is a supporter of the Committee to Protect Journalists, which promotes the right of journalists to report the news freely without fear of reprisal.[25]
Bilderberg Group[link]
Thiel is listed as a member of the Steering Committee of The Bilderberg Group, a controversial group of influential business and government leaders who meet annually behind closed doors under a media blackout to discuss world issues.[26]
Politics[link]
In 2004, it was reported that Thiel, "a libertarian, advise[d] several free-market think tanks, including the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco. 'He believes in open markets and that self-interest can be harnessed in useful and productive ways,' sa[id] Sonia Arrison, the institute's director of technology studies."[3]
When asked about his political beliefs in a 2006 United Press International interview, Thiel stated, "Well, I was pretty libertarian when I started [in business]. I'm way libertarian now."[27][28] In December 2007, he endorsed Ron Paul for President.[29]
In a two-part article for the Cato Institute, Thiel wrote: "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible."[30] Thiel later clarified several of his initial statements in a follow-up essay, stating that, "While I don’t think any class of people should be disenfranchised, I have little hope that voting will make things better."[31]
Thiel founded Palantir Technologies funded by the CIA's venture capital arm In-Q-Tel.[32]
Peter Thiel professes that he is unable to engage in what he terms “unacceptable compromise politics," further spelling out his views in a piece for the Oslo Freedom Forum: "We tend to like a government very much when we believe we’re among its net winners. That makes it very hard to think clearly about whether any of its laws are just or unjust. And because power corrupts, any state unchecked by vigorous public scrutiny and a free press will attempt to become the judge in its own cause and the intermediary of all human interaction."[33]
Thiel met René Girard at Stanford and embraces mimetic theory. In an interview, Thiel said that his first impression of Girard mimetics was that it "is crazy... that it can't be true that imitation is this important and drives this many different things."[34]
In 2009, it was reported that Thiel helped fund college student James O'Keefe's "Taxpayers Clearing House" video - a satirical look at the politics behind the Wall Street bailout.[35] O'Keefe went on to produce the ACORN undercover sting videos.[36]
Thiel, who is openly gay, has also supported gay-rights causes such as the American Foundation for Equal Rights and GOProud.[37]
In 2009, Thiel wrote that "Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron."[38]
In 2010, Thiel supported Meg Whitman, who as CEO of eBay had purchased PayPal from Thiel and his co-founders and investors, in her unsuccessful bid for the governorship of California. He contributed the maximum allowable $25,900 to the Whitman campaign.[39]
In 2011, Thiel was reported as having given $1.25M to the Seasteading Institute, a group seeking to build sovereign nations on artificial islands in international waters ("seasteading"). He previously gained attention when he gave the group $500,000 in 2008.[40]
In a December 2011 interview Thiel encouraged his '20 under 20' applicants to consider the list of "biotech, genomics, synthetic biology; robotics; information & communication technology; aerospace; artificial intelligence; neurotech; nanotech; and medical devices".
In 2012, Thiel, along with PayPal co-founder Luke Nosek and Scott Banister, an early adviser and board member, put their support behind the Endorse Liberty Super PAC, alongside Internet advertising veteran Stephen Oskoui and entrepreneur Jeffrey Harmon, who founded Endorse Liberty in November 2011. Collectively Thiel et al. gave $3.9 million to Endorse Liberty, whose purpose was to promote Texas congressman Ron Paul for president in 2012. As of January 31, 2012 (2012 -01-31)[update], Endorse Liberty reported spending about $3.3 million promoting Paul by setting up two YouTube channels, buying ads from Google and Facebook and StumbleUpon, and building a presence on the Web.[41]
Depictions in media[link]
In the film The Social Network, Peter Thiel is played by actor Wallace Langham. The film depicts him making the $500,000 angel investment in Facebook.
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Further reading[link]
- Drobny, Steven (2006). Inside the House of Money. The Dot-Commer: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-79447-3. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471794473.
External links[link]
- Thiel Foundation profile
- The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus book by David O. Sacks and Peter A. Thiel, published by The Independent Institute
- Honorary Doctoral Degrees, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Peter Thiel compares Silicon Valley bloggers to Al Qaeda
- Virtual Money on ITConversations.com - November 2004
- The Optimistic Thought Experiment essay by Peter Thiel published in Policy Review
- Bloomberg Markets profile of Thiel
- Audiovisual Media, NewMedia Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Can Entrepreneurs change the world?: Peter Thiel interviewed Luis Figueroa
- Crunchbase profile of Peter Thiel
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