Andy Townsend

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Andy Townsend
Andy Townsend Villa Wembley 2010.jpg
Andy Townsend (2010)
Personnel
Surname Andrew David Townsend
birthday July 23, 1963
place of birth Maidstone ,  England
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
Welling United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1980-1984 Welling United 105 (?)
1984-1985 Weymouth FC 40 (16)
1985-1988 Southampton FC 83 (5)
1988-1990 Norwich City 71 (8)
1990-1993 Chelsea FC 110 (12)
1993-1997 Aston Villa 134 (8)
1997-1999 Middlesbrough FC 77 (3)
1999-2000 West Bromwich Albion 18 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1989-1997 Ireland 70 (7)
1 Only league games are given.

Andrew David "Andy" Townsend (born July 23, 1963 in Maidstone , Kent , England ) is a former Irish football player .

life and career

Townsend (a native of England) began his career with Welling United. After 105 appearances for the Wings, he moved to Weymouth FC in 1984 for £ 13,500. After a year in Weymouth , it went on to the first big club Southampton FC . The transfer fee was £ 35,000. He made his debut in the dress of the Saints on April 20, 1985 against Aston Villa, one of his later clubs. After the first season he broke his foot in a build-up game against his old club Weymouth FC. In 1988, a year after his comeback due to a broken foot, the Irishman moved to Norwich City . He made his debut for the canaries on September 3, 1988 against Tottenham Hotspur . During his time at Norwich City, he was called up for the first time on the Irish team . In 1990 he left Norwich and moved to Chelsea for a transfer fee of £ 1.2 million.

Three years later, its market value increased again when he moved to Aston Villa for the equivalent of around £ 2.1 million . With the Villans he won the English League Cup twice - in 1994 and 1996. After Aston Villa Townsend played at Middlesbrough FC (together with Paul Gascoigne ) and West Bromwich Albion before ending his career in 2000 due to an injury. Townsend is now a football analyst at ITV. Internationally, he played 70 times for the Irish national football team and scored seven goals. He took part in the 1990 World Cup in Italy and reached the quarter-finals with the Irish, in which he and his team were eliminated by hosts Italy . He also took part in the 1994 World Cup in the USA. This time the Inselkicker were eliminated in the round of 16 against the Netherlands .

successes

  • Participation in the 1994 World Cup in the USA
  • Participation in the 1990 World Cup in Italy
  • 2 × English League Cup winners with Aston Villa ( 1994 , 1996 )

Others

Townsend currently takes on the role of one of the British commentators on the FIFA video game series annually, along with Martin Tyler , Alan Smith , Alan McInally and Clive Tyldesley .

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personal data
SURNAME Townsend, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Townsend, Andrew David (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Maidstone