Owain Tudur Jones (born 15 October 1984) is a Welsh former

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who played as a

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. He represented the

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and during his club career he played for

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, Bangor City, Swansea City,

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, Brentford,

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, Hibernian and Falkirk. He is currently assistant manager of Wales C. He is also currently a presenter for the Welsh football show ''

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'' and Welsh magazine show ''

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''.

Club career

Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Jones joined Bangor City from Cymru Alliance club

during the summer of 2001. In four seasons, Jones was in the Citizens' team that lost the 2002

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Final to Barry Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth. He also played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2002 against Romanian side

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Swansea City

Jones signed for Swansea City from Bangor City for a

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of £5,000 prior to the 2005–06 season after a successful trial period. He was offered a new two-year contract with Swansea in October, which he signed in November. During his first full season as a professional he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals. He also made his debut for the Welsh Under-21 side and at the end of the season also received a call up to the full international squad. On 19 December 2006 it was announced that Jones would travel to the United States to see surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman for a

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on his ongoing knee problem. After spending the second half of the 2008–09 season on

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, he joined

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team

on a three-year contract on 16 June 2009. Due to Swansea City having a one-year option on Jones' contract, the fee of £250,000 was agreed between the two clubs – said to include add-ons dependent upon both the club's and Jones' future success.

Norwich City

Jones signed for Norwich City in 2009 for a fee of £250,000, he made his debut in the 7–1 defeat to

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on the opening day of the season. He scored his first goal for Norwich in a defeat at Brentford on 18 August 2009. He joined

on a month's loan on 27 January 2010. Once his loan at

had expired, Jones began training with Plymouth Argyle from 1 August 2010. The following day he made his debut against amateur side Saltash United. Jones scored the third goal for Argyle in their 8–0 thrashing. However, it was later announced that completion of the loan signing had stalled. Jones agreed a second loan deal with

on 27 August 2010. His loan spell was extended by a month on 22 October 2010. After returning from his three-month loan spell at Yeovil, Jones made a return to the Norwich City bench in the 2–1 away win over

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, even making a late substitute appearance coming on for

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. On 21 January 2011, Jones joined Brentford on a month's loan.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 28 July 2011, Jones signed for

on a one-year deal. Inverness manager

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was excited about the midfield presence the Welsh international could bring to the team. He made his debut in a 1–0 home loss to Hibs. Soon afterwards he suffered a knee cartilage injury, requiring surgery. He missed six months of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League season due to the injury, but agreed a new contract with Inverness in June 2012.

Hibernian

On 31 May 2013, Jones agreed a two-year deal to join Hibernian. On 1 September 2014, he was released by Hibernian.

Falkirk

Three days after leaving Hibernian, Jones signed a two-year contract with Falkirk. After only making a handful of appearances, Jones once again injured the knee which had been causing him problems throughout his career. On 6 March 2015, via Twitter, Jones announced that he had retired from playing professional football after choosing to take up medical advice he had been given.

International career

Jones represented Wales four times at Under-19 level and made three appearances at Under-21 level. He made his international debut for

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in a 2–0 win against

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on 26 March 2008. Jones was recalled to the Wales squad in October 2013, after 10 players withdrew due to injury.

Coaching career

Jones is currently assistant manager of Wales C.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

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Team of the Year: 2004–05

References

External links

Owain Tudur Jones profile
at the Norwich City website
Owain Tudur Jones Welsh Premier Stats
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Owain Tudur Jones profile
at the Football Association of Wales website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Owain Tudur 1984 births Living people Footballers from Bangor, Gwynedd Welsh footballers Wales under-21 international footballers Wales international footballers Association football midfielders Porthmadog F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Scottish Premier League players People educated at Ysgol Tryfan Scottish Professional Football League players Welsh-language broadcasters