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Chris Coleman
Welsh association football player and manager (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chris Coleman OBE (born 10 June 1970) is a former Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team.
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![]() Coleman as manager of Wales in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christopher Patrick Coleman[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1970-06-10) 10 June 1970 (age 54)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
0000–1986 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Swansea City | 160 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1995 | Crystal Palace | 154 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Fulham | 136 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 478 | (23) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
1992–2002 | Wales | 32 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | AEL | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Wales | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Hebei China Fortune | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Atromitos | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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