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===Early career=== |
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His first professional club was [[Luton Town F.C]] whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non league outfit [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.]] for £10,000. Making little impact during his stay at Kenilworth Rd, Jones then proceeded to become something of a journeyman footballer in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. His first port of call was [[Spain|Spanish]] club [[CD Numancia|Numancia]], where after a short spell he moved onto [[CD Badajoz]] in the Segunda (Second Division). It was here where Jones really made his mark settling well into the team and becoming something of a cult figure amongst supporters which was undoubtedly enhanced by his superb left foot volley during a Segunda league match in the 1996/97 season. Whilst this goal owed much to the beauty of Marco van Bastens effort against the USSR in the Euro 88 final, Badajoz were unable to make it to the Primera missing out that season finishing 6th. His efforts did however not go unnoticed by the then Welsh national team manager Bobby Gould who rumoured to be considering for a call up to the national squad although this ultimately failed to materialise. |
His first professional club was [[Luton Town F.C]] whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non league outfit [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.]] for £10,000. Making little impact during his stay at Kenilworth Rd, Jones then proceeded to become something of a journeyman footballer in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. His first port of call was [[Spain|Spanish]] club [[CD Numancia|Numancia]], where after a short spell he moved onto [[CD Badajoz]] in the Segunda (Second Division). It was here where Jones really made his mark settling well into the team and becoming something of a cult figure amongst supporters which was undoubtedly enhanced by his superb left foot volley during a Segunda league match in the 1996/97 season. Whilst this goal owed much to the beauty of Marco van Bastens effort against the USSR in the Euro 88 final, Badajoz were unable to make it to the Primera missing out that season finishing 6th. His efforts did however not go unnoticed by the then Welsh national team manager Bobby Gould who rumoured to be considering for a call up to the national squad although this ultimately failed to materialise. Nathan Jones once stated in a press conference that he had a step over so good that "People have gone for it all over the world" from Merthyr to Badajoz. |
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===Southend United=== |
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Revision as of 14:11, 5 April 2012
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Jason Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?-1995 | Merthyr Tydfil | ? | (?) |
| 1995-1996 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Numancia | 0 | (0) |
| 1996-1997 | Badajoz | 21 | (1) |
| 1997-2000 | Southend United | 99 | (2) |
| 1999-2000 | → Scarborough (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2000-2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 159 | (7) |
| 2005- | Yeovil Town | 185 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009-2012 | Yeovil Town (Assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 3 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
Nathan Jason Jones (born 28 May 1973 in Rhondda)[1] is a Welsh professional football left sided defender, currently playing for Yeovil Town.
Playing career
Early career
His first professional club was Luton Town F.C whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non league outfit Merthyr Tydfil F.C. for £10,000. Making little impact during his stay at Kenilworth Rd, Jones then proceeded to become something of a journeyman footballer in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. His first port of call was Spanish club Numancia, where after a short spell he moved onto CD Badajoz in the Segunda (Second Division). It was here where Jones really made his mark settling well into the team and becoming something of a cult figure amongst supporters which was undoubtedly enhanced by his superb left foot volley during a Segunda league match in the 1996/97 season. Whilst this goal owed much to the beauty of Marco van Bastens effort against the USSR in the Euro 88 final, Badajoz were unable to make it to the Primera missing out that season finishing 6th. His efforts did however not go unnoticed by the then Welsh national team manager Bobby Gould who rumoured to be considering for a call up to the national squad although this ultimately failed to materialise. Nathan Jones once stated in a press conference that he had a step over so good that "People have gone for it all over the world" from Merthyr to Badajoz.
Southend United
With Jones' Spanish sojourn coming to end, he returned to the United Kingdom to play for Southend United in 1997. He spent three seasons at Southend, including a season long loan at Scarborough, and left for Brighton & Hove Albion. He made over 100 appearances in the five seasons he spent there before moving to Yeovil in 2005.
Yeovil Town
Jones moved to Yeovil in 2005 and established himself as a member of the first team; as of February 2012, he has made over 180 appearances. This 7-year association with Yeovil included captaining the team at Wembley for the League 1 playoff final in 2007; a match his side lost 2-0.
Managerial career
Jones started his FA Level Three Coaching Badge in the summer of 2008, and became a first team coach with the Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club from November 2007, assisting Manager Steve Phelps and Assistant Manager Nigel Wolfe. The Yeovil Town Ladies play in the South West Combination Women's Football League, which is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid.
On 18 February 2009 Jones was confirmed as a player assistant manager of the Yeovil first team, alongside veteran Terry Skiverton.
Honours
- Coca-Cola League One play-off final runner-up: 2006-07
References
- ^ Birthdate and statistics: Football.co.uk website. Retrieved on January 21, 2008.
External links
- Nathan Jones at Soccerbase
- Nathan Jones' profile at the Official Yeovil Town site
- 1973 births
- People from Rhondda
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh expatriate footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- CD Numancia players
- CD Badajoz players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players