George Switzer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Switzer | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Irlam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982-1992 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992-1993 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1993-1994 | Darlington | 14 | (0) |
| 1994-2000 | Hyde United | 139 | (3) |
| ?-2006 | Salford City | ? | (?) |
| 2006-? | Irlam | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:15, 14 December 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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George Switzer (born 13 October 1973 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing as a left back for Irlam in the Manchester Football League.
Switzer began his career as a youth player at Manchester United, having joined the club in 1982 when he was only eight years old.[1] Switzer was part of the United youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992, playing with future United stars such as Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes. Following on from this success, Switzer was offered a professional contract with the Red Devils, but was released a year later because Alex Ferguson, the club manager, considered him too small to play at left back.[1]
Switzer then signed for Darlington on a free transfer in July 1993.[2] However, Switzer only played for the Quakers for one season, failing to hold down a regular place, before being given another free transfer in the summer of 1994. He then signed for Hyde United in the Northern Premier League, and played for them for six years from 1994 to 2000, making over 200 appearances for the East Manchester team. Since then, Switzer has played for Salford City, but left his home-town club in 2006 to sign for Irlam.
Outside of football, Switzer has had a number of careers, including working as an optical technician for Dolland & Aitchison at their factory in Salford,[3] and driving a van for a Manchester courier firm.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Brenner, Steve (18 January 2007). "Our careers are Scho different". Sun Online (News Group Newspapers). http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007020715,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Ley, John (4 September 2001). "Alex Ferguson: Manchester United Transfers". The Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/football/john_ley/sftman.xml. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Where are they now?". Manchester Evening News (M.E.N. media). 21 June 2002. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/13/13459_where_are_they_now.html. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
