Stephen Purches
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Robert Purches | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilford, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth (First Team coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2007 | AFC Bournemouth | 238 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Leyton Orient | 110 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | AFC Bournemouth | 33 | (5) |
| Total | 381 | (20) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013– | A.F.C. Bournemouth Under-21s | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Robert Purches (born 14 January 1980 in Ilford, England) is an English retired footballer who played mostly for Bournemouth over two spells. He also made over 100 appearances for Leyton Orient. When he retired from football he became the development coach then progressing to first team coach in 2017 at Bournemouth.
Club career
Purches was a defender who could play at centre back, midfield or full back on either side. He was previously a trainee at West Ham United but left in 2000 after failing to make a single appearance for the first team. He joined Bournemouth where he spent seven years and missed only three league games in his time at the club.
In summer 2007, he rejected a new contract at Bournemouth and left on a free transfer to join Leyton Orient. Purches watched his first football matches at Orient and described his move as being "like coming home". He was also handed the team captaincy when he arrived. After 132 games in all competitions, he was released by manager Russell Slade on 9 May 2010.[1] On 7 June 2010, Purches re-signed for Bournemouth.[2] On 18 February 2012, Purches broke his leg playing in a match against Rochdale.
On 19 May 2014, he formally retired from playing football due to injury, but continued to work as part of Bournemouth's coaching staff.[3]
References
- ^ "O's release seven". LeytonOrient.com. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
- ^ AFC Bournemouth go on signing spree
- ^ "Stephen Purches says retirement is tough". BBC Football. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
External links
- Stephen Purches at Soccerbase
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