Andy Couzens (born 4 June 1975) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He notably played in the

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for

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

, as well as in the

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for both

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

and

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Playing career

He was born in Shipley, and started his career with

, for whom he played in the 1993 FA Youth Cup final, when they beat

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. He managed 29

appearances for Leeds, scoring once against

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. He scored once in the League Cup against

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. For a while he was tipped for a bright future in the game, but he never lived up to expectations and in 1997 he dropped down two divisions to sign for Carlisle United. After

were relegated in 1998 and narrowly avoided relegation from

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completely a year later, he signed for

in Division Two but was unable to prevent their relegation at the end of the 1999–2000 season. He then left the

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club and his career was over at a professional level by the time he turned 25.

Personal life

Couzens works for Leeds United as a host in their hospitality suite; he is also a personal trainer.

References

External links

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Official website
1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Shipley, West Yorkshire Footballers from West Yorkshire English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Leeds United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub