David Coles (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Andrew Coles[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 June 1964||
Place of birth | Wandsworth,[1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | England U18 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1983 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
1983 | Mansfield Town | 3 | (0) |
1983–1988 | Aldershot | 120 | (0) |
1988 | → Newport County (loan) | 14 | (0) |
1988 | HJK | 4 | (0) |
1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (0) |
1989–1991 | Aldershot | 30 | (0) |
1991–1994 | Yeovil Town | 96 | (0) |
Total | 268 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
Portsmouth (goalkeeping coach) | |||
2010–2011 | West Ham United (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2011–2013 | Al Jazira (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2013 | Portsmouth (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2014–2019 | Bristol City (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2019 | Forest Green (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2019– | England U18 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Andrew Coles (born 15 June 1964) is a goalkeeping coach who is the goalkeeper coach of England U18.
He was the goalkeeping coach at Southampton F.C. from 1997 for 8 years which included their run to the F.A. Cup final. He then worked as the goalkeeping coach for their South Coast rivals Portsmouth F.C. before moving to West Ham United in July 2010.[3] He parted company with the club on 24 June 2011, following the arrival of Sam Allardyce before joining Al Jazira.
On 21 November 2013, Coles rejoined Portsmouth as goalkeeping coach.[4] On 23 January 2014, he replaced Lee Kendall as goalkeeping coach at Bristol City, who left the position for the England Women's goalkeeping coach with the FA. On 8 Jun 2019, Coles parted company with Bristol City.
In his playing days, Coles was a goalkeeper in the lower leagues, mainly at Aldershot. He also played briefly in Finland 1988 and at non-league Gloucester City and Cobham.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "David Coles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Groves and Coles appointed | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "Coach makes surprise Pompey return". The News. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Matchday Programme" (PDF). Hartney Witney FC. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
External links
- David Coles Interview
- David Coles Joins Bristol City
- David Coles at Footballdatabase
- 1964 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff
- West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Wandsworth
- Association football goalkeepers
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Cobham F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football goalkeeping coaches