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Simon James Bassey (born 5 February 1976) is an English former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
. During his playing career he played as a
midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
. He is currently assistant head coach at
Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...
.


Career


Playing career

Bassey joined
Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English Association football, football club formed in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, southwest London, in 1889 and based at Plough Lane (1912–1998), Plough Lane from 1912 to 1991. Founded as Wimbledon Old Cent ...
at the age of 8 and remained with the club until he was released at the age of 16. He made over 150 appearances for Carshalton Athletic as well as playing for
Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...
and
AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...
.


Coaching career

He went on to become first team coach at AFC Wimbledon when he retired due to injury in 2004. He acted as
caretaker manager In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caret ...
of the club between 19 September 2012 and 10 October 2012, before resuming his post as coach following the appointment of
Neal Ardley Neal Christopher Ardley (born 1 September 1972) is an English professional football manager and former footballer who played as a right midfielder. He is currently the manager of Woking. Ardley was capped at Under-21 level by England. He sp ...
. He again took over as
caretaker manager In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caret ...
on 12 November 2018 after the departure of Neal Ardley and
Neil Cox Neil James Cox (born 8 October 1971) is an English former professional Association football, footballer and manager who is currently the assistant manager of National League (division), National League club York City F.C., York City. A Defender ...
. He left the club by mutual consent at the end of the 2018-19 season. On 7 April 2021, Bassey was appointed First Team Coach at
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side
Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) *Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; anc ...
, initially as the most senior coach for the first team and leading the team in training and on matchdays. Bassey left the Bees at the end of the season to pursue an opportunity with an
English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
club. Two days later he was announced as first team assistant coach at
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...
. Bassey became interim head coach at Portsmouth on 3 January 2023 after Danny Cowley was dismissed the previous day. Simon Bassey departed on 20 January 2023 when
John Mousinho John Michael Lewis Mousinho (born 30 April 1986) is an English professional football manager and former footballer. He is currently manager of EFL Championship club Portsmouth. Mousinho began his professional football career at Brentford, havi ...
was appointed as Head Coach by Portsmouth F.C.. In May 2024, Bassey joined League Two club
Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
as head of recruitment, once again supporting manager Danny Cowley having worked with him at Portsmouth. In December 2024, following the appointment of Neal Ardley, Bassey was appointed assistant head coach of National League side
Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...
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Managerial statistics


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassey, Simon 1976 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Lambeth Men's association football midfielders Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players English football managers AFC Wimbledon managers Barnet F.C. managers English Football League managers National League (English football) managers English football coaches AFC Wimbledon non-playing staff Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff Colchester United F.C. non-playing staff