Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby,

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) is an English former

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and, briefly,

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. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), and is now an Assistant Chief Executive.

Football career

In October 1997 Cusack joined

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from

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for a fee of £50,000. After a period as

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, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002, but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced by

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; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom of

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. Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001. He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the

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. In 2016, Cusack was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.

Managerial stats

Honours

Individual *

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: 1999–2000 Third Division

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cusack, Nick 1965 births Living people People from Maltby, South Yorkshire English footballers Men's association football midfielders Leicester City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players English football managers Swansea City A.F.C. managers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Alvechurch F.C. players Sportspeople from Yorkshire Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress