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David Moyes
Personal information
Full name David William Moyes
Position(s) Manager
Team information
Current team
 Everton

David William Moyes (b. 25 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a football manager and former player. He has twice been named, in 2003 and 2005, as the 'League Managers' Association manager of the year'. Moyes has forged a reputation as an excellent motivator, with an emphasis on strong teamwork, workrate and a high level of fitness.

Career

Moyes enjoyed an unremarkable career as a journeyman centre half, that began with Celtic, and ended with Preston North End, with whom he eventually secured his first managerial position.

After bringing Preston to within a game of returning to the highest level of English league football for the first time in forty years (they lost in the playoff final to Bolton Wanderers) he was hired to take charge of Everton, then struggling in the Premier League, and turned them around to finish towards the top of the table in 2002–03.

Moyes established a great rapport with the fans at Goodison Park, referring to Everton as "The Peoples Club" soon after arriving. This phrase has been adopted as an official motto for the club. He gave 16-year-old Wayne Rooney his first Premiership appearance. However, Rooney left Everton for Manchester Untied after a disappointing season in 2003–04, leading many pundits and experts to tip them as a favourite for relegation. Due in no small part to Moyes, Everton confounded virtually all of the experts in 2004–05 by staying near the top of the table for most of the season. They eventually finished fourth, assuring them entry into the UEFA Champions League competition (although ultimately they did not reach the group phase after losing to Spanish La Liga side Villarreal C.F. in the third qualifying round).

The 2005–06 season saw the Blues exit from European competition at the first hurdle and, for several months, languish in the league table. However, the season improved steadily and Moyes was named the Premiership Manager of the Month for January 2006 with the club eventually finished in eleventh place. The 2006–07 season saw him celebrate his fifth anniversary at the club – making him Everton's third longest serving manager in the modern era, behind only the club's two most successful managers Howard Kendall and Harry Catterick – and qualify for the UEFA Cup after another hugely promising campaign.

Under Moyes Everton have made vast improvements to the team despite having very limited funds at present in comparison to the top four teams in the premiership – including the acquisition of footballers such as Yakubu and Andy Johnson as well as establishing lower league players in the Premier League in Tim Cahill and Joleon Lescott.

Since the controversial sacking of manager Sam Allardyce on 9 January 2008, rumours have been circulating that Moyes may be the man to replace him at Newcastle United.

Player Honours

  • Scottish youth & schools international
  • Scottish Premier League championship
  • English Third Division championship
  • English Associate Members' Cup

Managerial Honours

Managerial stats

As of 31 May 2007.
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Preston North End England January 12 1998 March 15 2002 234 113 63 58 48.29
Everton England March 15 2002 Present 256 105 91 60 41.01
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