Russell Osman
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| Full name | Russell Charles Osman | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Repton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Exeter City (Assistant manager) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1985 | Ipswich Town | 294 | (17) |
| 1985–1988 | Leicester City | 108 | (8) |
| 1988–1991 | Southampton | 96 | (6) |
| 1991–1994 | Bristol City | 70 | (3) |
| 1995 | Sudbury Town | ||
| 1995 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | (0) |
| 1996 | Cardiff City | 15 | (0) |
| – | Total | 595 | (34 ) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1980 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1980 | England B | 2 | (1) |
| 1980–1983 | England | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | Bristol City | ||
| 1995 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| 1996–1998 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2004 | Bristol Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February 1959) is a retired England international footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s. Russell Osman played nearly 400 games for Ipswich Town and represented his country 11 times.[1]
Osman also played for England Schoolboys at Rugby Union.
[edit] Management career
Later in his playing career he was player-manager of Bristol City, and had a brief spell as caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle[2] before later managing Cardiff City.
He had a brief role as joint caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers in 2004.[1]
On 2 November 2007, he was appointed as assistant manager at Exeter City, replacing Joe Gallen. This appointment was initially only temporary, until the beginning of January 2008, Osman citing TV commitments with British Eurosport during the Africa Cup of Nations for his reasons; but on 7 January 2008 it was confirmed that Osman would now commit himself to Exeter until the end of the 2007–08 season and would commence his role as assistant manager upon returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
[edit] "Escape to Victory"
He also played one of the prisoner-of-war footballers in Escape to Victory. The 1981 film also included soccer legend Pelé, American actor Sylvester Stallone, British actor Michael Caine and ex-soccer player Ossie Ardiles. The film was based on a game between an Allied team and a Nazi German team during World War II.
[edit] Honours
- UEFA Cup winner 1981
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean. The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. pp. 119–120. ISBN 1859835155.
- ^ Argyle Managers Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
[edit] External links
- Russell Osman management career stats at Soccerbase
- Russell Osman England profile at Englandstats
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- 1959 births
- People from Derbyshire
- Living people
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- England B international footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Sudbury Town F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. managers
- Cardiff City F.C. managers
- Bristol Rovers F.C. managers
- English football managers
