A little history of:
Managers and ex.managers
careers in Soccer.
# 13
David J. Pleat
1945:
Born Nottingham, January 15, after
family had evacuated from
London to escape the blitz.
1962:
Schoolboy and youth international outside-right,
becomes
youngest player to appear for Nottingham
Forest when he makes first
division debut against Cardiff as a
17-year-old. Played six games for
Forest, scoring one goal.
1964:
Joins Luton, 70 league games (3 as
sub), 9 goals for £10,000 in August, just 30
minutes before game against Colchester
and steps straight into side.
1965:
Suffers broken leg.
1967:
Joins Shrewsbury in July. 12 league
games (2 as sub), 1 goal.
1968:
Becomes one of FA's youngest qualified
coaches at 23 and joins
Exeter in July. 68 league games (2
as sub), 13 goals.
1970:
Moves to Peterborough in July. 28 league
games, 2 goals.
1972:
Joins non-league Nuneaton as player-manager
but forced to hang
up his boots at 28 with severe back
trouble.
1978:
Succeeds Harry Haslam as manager at
Luton, having returned to
club as scout and rises to chief coach.
1982:
Steers Luton to second division title.
1986:
Becomes manager at Tottenham.
1987:
Spurs lose FA Cup Final to Coventry
and five months later he
resigns after allegations about private
life. Rejects chance to coach
Greek champions Olympiakos and at Christmas
is named manager at
Leicester.
1991:
Sacked in January after home defeat
by Blackburn which left club
fourth-bottom of second division. Rejoins
Luton as manager in April.
1994:
Turns down chance to return to Tottenham
as general manager in
November, six months after FA Cup semi-final
defeat by Chelsea at
Wembley. Later Luton refuse Aston Villa
permission to speak to their
manager.
1995:
Sheffield Wednesday appoint Pleat their
new manager.
1996:
Sheffield Wednesday narrowly avoid
relegation. Pleat galvanises
Wednesday and they are the early Premiership
pacesetters.
1997:
Club just miss out on claiming place
in UEFA Cup as they finish
seventh.
1997:
Resignes as manager of Sheffield W.
Are replaced by Ron Atkinson.
1998:
Takes up the new job as Director of Football at Tottenham Hotspur.
(Made by: Ulf Brennmo)
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Other managers/ex. managers at the following links:
#1 Arsene Wenger
#2 Brian Little
#3 Colin Todd
#4 Ruud Gullit
#5 Steve Coppell
#6 Jim Smith
#7 Howard Kendall
#8 George Graham
#9 Martin O'Neill
#10 Roy Evans
#11 Alex Ferguson
#12 Kenny Dalglish
#14 Dave Jones
#15 Gerry Francis
#16 Harry Redknapp
#17 Joe Kinnear
