Richard Prokas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Prokas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Penrith, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | Carlisle United | 204 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Cambridge United | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Workington | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2005 | Gretna | 36 | (0) |
| 2006 | Workington | ? | (?) |
| Total | 252 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Penrith | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Prokas (born 22 January 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Cambridge United and Carlisle United in the Football League. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game for Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.[2] Prokas also gained notoriety in a third round FA Cup tie with Premier League club Arsenal in January 2001. Prokas carried out a two footed horror tackle on captain Patrick Vieira which split the Frenchman's shin pad. However Prokas escaped any punishment for the tackle.[3]
Honours
[edit]Carlisle United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1994–95[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Prokas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Vieira gets shirty over Prokas request". BBC. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- Sources
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
External links
[edit]- Richard Prokas at Soccerbase
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Penrith, Cumbria
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Gretna F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Penrith A.F.C. managers
- English football managers
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Footballers from Cumbria