John Harbin
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| Full name | John Harbin | |||||
| Born | 1947 (age 64–65) Hazlewood Castle, Yorkshire, England |
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| Coaching information | ||||||
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| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2000–2001 | Wakefield | |||||
| 2002–2002 | Oldham Roughyeds | |||||
| 2010 | Yeppoon Seagulls | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| As of 8 July 2010 | ||||||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Hazlewood Castle, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
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.
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[edit] Life and career
[edit] Early life
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.[1][2]
After leaving school he completed a teaching degree.[3]
[edit] Rugby league
Harbin returned to England to coach in rugby league in the late 1990s. He was the coach of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats between November 2000[4] 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.[5] However he left the club at the end of 2001.[6]
After a brief spell as Chief Executive Officer[7] at Dewsbury Rams, Harbin joined Oldham Roughyeds as head coach in January 2002.[8]
[edit] Association football
Late in 2002 Harbin joined Oldham Athletic Association Football Club as a fitness coach and worked with then-assistant manager Iain Dowie. Dowie was later promoted to manager and moved to Crystal Palace with Harbin following.[9] The pair, along with Dowie's brother Bob, guided Crystal Palace to a surprise promotion to the Premier League having been near the relegation zone when appointed. Success was short lived, however, as Crystal Palace were relegated the following season and then failed to gain another promotion.
Dowie moved to Charlton Athletic in 2006, and again linked up with Harbin after Crystal Palace replaced Harbin with England U-21's fitness coach, Mark Hulse.[10] After Dowie's sacking in November 2006, Harbin stayed briefly under new manager Les Reed but departed by the end of 2006. In February 2007 he linked up with Dowie for the fourth time, at Coventry City. A year later he was placed in a joint caretaker's role alongside first-team coach Frankie Bunn after the sacking of Dowie. Harbin again followed Iain Dowie to Queens Park Rangers and remained following Dowie's departure in October 2008.
[edit] Return to Australia
In 2009 Harbin returned to Australia where he coaches Yeppoon Seagulls in the Queensland Rugby League Central Division.[11][12]
Harbin is the manager of the Dreamtime Lodge in Rockhampton.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rams’ knight in shining armour". Lakeland Echo (Johnston Press). 13 December 2001. http://www.lakelandecho.co.uk/whats/Rams-knight-in-shining-armour.181008.jp. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Turner, Andy. "Football: Group hug! How Uncle John fits into Dowie's plan.". Coventry Evening Telegraph (Coventry Newspapers). http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:+Group+hug!+How+Uncle+John+fits+into+Dowie%27s+plan.-a0159750963. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Peter (New Year 2006). "Putting the person before the performance.". The Bulletin of the Association for Coaching (Association for Coaching) (7): 8–10. http://www.associationforcoaching.com/pub/ACB0602.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Super League Team-by-team guide". telegraph.co.uk (UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited). 1 March 2001. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2999879/Super-League-Team-by-team-guide.html. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Laybourn, Ian (17 September 2001). "Victory fails to rescue Huddersfield". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/victory-fails-to-rescue-huddersfield-669561.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Wakefield coach resigns". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 October 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/1614383.stm. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Heptinstall, Stephen (16 November 2001). "Rams raid twist gives Harbin top job". Wakefield Express (Johnston Press). http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/wakefield-sport/Rams-raid-twist-gives-Harbin.321020.jp. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (31 January 2002). "Harbin on way back as coach". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/harbin-on-way-back-as-coach-671875.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Dowie's future at QPR unclear following bust-up with Briatore". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). 6 August 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1042087/Dowies-future-QPR-unclear-following-bust-Briatore.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Wright, Matt (14 July 2006). "Harbin and Kelly bolster backroom ranks". Charlton Athletic F.C.. http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=24137. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Kennedy, Alan (20 April 2010). "Yeppoon coach will not rest". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin (APN News & Media). http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2010/04/20/yeppoon-coach-will-not-rest-top-of-ladder/. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Alan (22 October 2009). "Harbin home after UK football work". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin (APN News & Media). http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/10/22/harbin-home-after-uk-football-work/. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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| Preceded by Tony Kemp |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats head coach 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Peter Roe |
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