Garry Flitcroft

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Garry Flitcroft
Personnel
Surname Garry William Flitcroft
birthday November 6, 1972
place of birth Bolton ,  England
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1985-1991 Manchester City
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1991-1996 Manchester City 115 (13)
1992 →  Bury FC  (loan) 12 0(1)
1996-2006 Blackburn Rovers 246 (14)
2006 Sheffield United 6 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1993 England U-21 10 0(3)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2009-2010 Leigh Genesis
2010-2015 Chorley FC
1 Only league games are given.

Garry William Flitcroft (born November 6, 1972 in Bolton ) is a former English football player and current coach . As a central and physically robust midfielder , he initially worked for Manchester City until the mid-1990s and then for Blackburn Rovers . His brother David , who is a year younger than him, is also an ex-professional footballer who later switched to coaching.

Athletic career

Manchester City (1991-1996)

Flitcroft joined the Manchester City youth department at the age of twelve . A good two years later he was a “trainee” from July 1989, before being promoted to the professional department in the summer of 1991. In his first season in 1991/92 he was not considered by head coach Peter Reid and in order to gain some match practice, Flitcroft spent a short time at third division FC Bury . There he made his debut on March 7, 1992 against Chester City and in his twelve missions in midfield and defense center he knew how to convince, although the relegation to the fourth division could not be prevented. When the Premier League went into its first season in 1992 , Flitcroft gradually conquered a regular place. From a young age he was able to assert himself physically and occasionally he took over the captaincy of the "Citziens" in the mid-1990s. In the 1995/96 season he was a bit unusual without his own league goal, but at the end of March 1996 he moved to the reigning champion Blackburn Rovers for the transfer fee of 3.2 million pounds .

Blackburn Rovers (1996-2006)

Flitcroft's debut was unfortunate with a red card against Everton (0-3), but in the two following games he made good claims for a place in the high-profile midfield. The performance curve of the Rovers showed clearly downwards after the championship success in 1995, but Flitcroft benefited in the time under the interim coach Tony Parkes from the fact that primarily fighting qualities were required of the team. Despite further injury problems, he became the “first choice”. His last-minute equalizer at Arsenal attracted particular attention, a crucial step on the road to relegation (and ending Arsenal's title hopes). Together with Billy McKinlay in the center field headquarters, he then helped the club to a respectable success again in 1998, when the sixth place in the league brought qualification for the UEFA Cup . This positive development ended in October 1998 shortly after he contributed two goals to a 3-0 win against West Ham United . Flitcroft had to undergo knee surgery. The healing process was slower than expected and the season ended prematurely for him. This year Blackburn rose as the table penultimate in the second division. He returned in mid-August 1999, but had to undergo another operation after just two games, which required another break until February 2000. In the 2000/01 season, Flitcroft was again a key player as a "six" in front of the defense of the Rovers and as captain he led the team now overseen by Graeme Souness for promotion to the Premier League .

Back in the English elite class, Flitcroft comfortably secured the class with Blackburn in the 2001/02 season with tenth place . In addition, the Rovers won the league cup , but Flitcroft was suspended for the victorious final due to a red card. In the next two years he remained a constant in midfield and although he was technically "limited", he was especially valuable in games against physically strong midfield ranks. When Blackburn was again in acute danger of relegation in April 2004, Souness showed his performance in the 4-3 away win against Fulham FC positive. In the 2004/05 season the injury concerns increased again and he was only used in just under half of the games. The end of his time in Blackburn was now obvious and he completed only two league games for the club in August 2005. In January 2006, he moved to the second division Sheffield United . There, however, he did not find a sustainable place in the team, which was due to the up-and-coming Michael Tonge and his own wounds. In July 2006, Flitcroft ended his active career.

Coaching activities

From 2009 Flitcroft took over head coaching activities outside of professional football. He initially looked after Leigh Genesis until 2010 , before he was active for Chorley FC until 2015 .

Title / Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "England - U-21 International Results 1986–1995 - Details" (RSSSF)
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J .: Premier League: The Players - A Complete Guide to Every Player 1992-93 . Tony Williams Publishing, 1992, ISBN 1-869833-15-5 , pp. 170 .
  3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1995-96 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1995, ISBN 0-09-180854-5 , pp. 74 .
  4. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1996, ISBN 1-85291-571-4 , pp. 87 .
  5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 1-85291-581-1 , pp. 96 f .
  6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 1-85291-588-9 , pp. 102 .
  7. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 104 .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 110 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 103 .
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85291-648-6 , pp. 143 .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 1-85291-651-6 , pp. 148 .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 1-85291-660-5 , pp. 141 .
  13. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 144 .
  14. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 143 f .
  15. ^ "Injury forces Flitcroft to retire" (BBC Sport)
  16. ↑ "Managers: Garry Flitcroft" (Soccerbase)
personal data
SURNAME Flitcroft, Garry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flitcroft, Garry William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolton , England