Colin Pascoe (born 9 April 1965) is a Welsh former professional

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. He attained ten caps for the Welsh national team.

Playing career

Club

He played his club football for

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and

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. He was a part of the Swansea team that won after a

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in the 1994 Football League Trophy Final.

Managerial career

On 31 May 2012,

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confirmed that three from Swansea City – assistant manager Pascoe, performance analyst Chris Davies and performance consultant Glen Driscoll – would join the club with immediate effect following manager

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in a move to Liverpool. On 30 December 2012, Pascoe took charge of the Liverpool team against Q.P.R., as manager Brendan Rodgers had a virus. This was the second time Pascoe had taken over managerial duties, having previously taken charge against

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whilst at Swansea. Liverpool won the game 3–0. In June 2015, Pascoe was sacked by Liverpool as assistant manager. Since leaving Liverpool, Colin returned to Wales to spend more time with his family. In 2019 he oversaw the opening of a Rhyl branch of motorway services retailer Cotton Traders. He still works there to this day.

Honours

Individual *

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: 1986–87 Fourth Division

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* * * 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Port Talbot Men's association football midfielders Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Swansea City A.F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub