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Viv Anderson
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Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He won the 1977–78 Football League title as well as both the 1978–79 European Cup and the 1979–80 European Cup while playing as a defender for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. He also played for Arsenal, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Middlesbrough. In 1978, he became the first black footballer to play for England's senior men's national team and from 1980 to 1988 was selected in the England squad for four major tournaments.[3]
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Full name | Vivian Alexander Anderson | ||
Date of birth | (1956-07-29) 29 July 1956 (age 67) | ||
Place of birth | Clifton, Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1984 | Nottingham Forest | 328 | (15) |
1984–1987 | Arsenal | 120 | (9) |
1987–1991 | Manchester United | 54 | (3) |
1991–1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | 70 | (8) |
1993–1994 | Barnsley | 20 | (3) |
1994–1995 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
Total | 594 | (38) | |
International career | |||
1978 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
1978–1988 | England | 30 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1994 | Barnsley (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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