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Chris Coleman (footballer)
Christopher Patrick Coleman (born 10 June 1970) is a Welsh professional Association football, football coach and former Association football, player. His last managerial job was at Oud-Heverlee Leuven, OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League. As a player, Coleman usually played in Defender (association football), defence, while also occasionally appearing as a forward. He began his career at Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, leaving as a teenager to make his debut for hometown team Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City in 1987. In 1991, he joined Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, whom he represented in the Premier League. He spent a year-and-a-half at league champions Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers before signing for Fulham F.C., Fulham in 1997, helping the team to two promotions from the third tier to the top flight. He won 32 Caps (sport), caps playing for Wales national football team, Wales. Coleman's playing career ended at the age of 32, when his leg was broken in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales National Football Team
The Wales national football team () represents Wales in international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales. They have been a member of FIFA since 1946 and a member of UEFA since 1954. Wales have qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022. In 1958, they reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champions Brazil national football team, Brazil. They then went 58 years before reaching their second major tournament, when – following a rise of 109 places from an all-time low of 117th to a peak of 8th in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, FIFA World Ranking between August 2011 and October 2015 – they qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the semi-finals before again losing to the eventual champions, Portugal national football team, Portugal. A second successive UEFA European Championship followed when Wales reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
