Gary Johnson (soccer coach)

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Gary Johnson
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Personnel
Surname Gary Johnson
birthday September 28, 1955
place of birth Fulham , London ,  England
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1988-1990 Cambridge United Res.
1990-1992 Cambridge United (Assistant Coach)
1992-1993 Cambridge United (interim coach)
1993-1995 Cambridge United
1995-1997 Kettering Town
1999-2001 Latvia
2001-2005 Yeovil Town
2005-2010 Bristol City
2010-2011 Peterborough United
2011 Northampton Town
2012-2015 Yeovil Town
2015-2018 Cheltenham Town

Gary Johnson (born September 28, 1955 in Fulham , London , England ) is an English football coach .

Career

Cambridge United

In 1988 Johnson was appointed coach of the Cambridge United reserve team . In 1990 he became an assistant coach under John Beck , with whom he helped Cambridge to considerable success and achieved promotion to the newly created Fourth Division . In 1992 he was initially appointed interim coach and in 1993 he was appointed head coach. In 1995 Johnson was fired.

Kettering Town

After his release from Cambridge United , he became a coach at Kettering Town . In the 1996/97 season he was also released in Kettering. He then became head of the Watford FC youth academy .

Latvian national team

In 1999 he was hired by the Latvian Football Association to look after the Latvian national team . In the two years under his leadership, the Latvian team had the worst record in their international game history. After a World Cup qualifier against San Marino in April 2001, in which Latvia embarrassed itself 1-1 in front of their own audience, Johnson's involvement in the Baltic region finally ended.

Yeovil Town

On his return to England he was coach of Yeovil Town . In 2002 he won the FA Trophy with Yeovil . The following season, Yeovil rose to the Football League .

Bristol City

In 2005, Johnson signed with Bristol City after their coach Brian Tinnion was fired. In the second half of the season the tide turned and Bristol City was able to reach 9th place after a weak start to the season. In the 2006/07 season, Bristol City played an excellent season and was able to end the season in 2nd place, so that the club rose to the Football League Championship .

In September 2007, Johnson and his assistant Keith Millen signed another three-year contract that should bind them to the club until 2010.

In the 2007/08 season Bristol City was able to place in the top 6 of the Football League Championship, but then lost in the play-off final against Hull City and thus missed promotion to the Premier League . In 2008 Johnson signed another five-year contract until 2013. After two major defeats (6-0 against Cardiff City and 5-2 against Doncaster Rovers ) in the spring of 2010, Johnson was sacked.

Peterborough United

On April 6, 2010, Johnson was introduced as the new coach of Peterborough United . At this point the relegation to Football League One was already determined and the team finished the 2009/10 season as bottom of the Football League Championship. His coaching of Peterborough United ended on January 10, 2011.

Northampton Town

Johnson took over the next coaching position on March 4, 2011 at the fourth division club Northampton Town . After relegation in the 2010/11 season, a false start in League Two 2011/12 on November 14, 2011 caused his dismissal.

Yeovil Town

On January 9, 2012, he returned to Yeovil Town after more than six years and took over the coaching job from Terry Skiverton , who will be his assistant coach in the future. In 2015 he was fired from his post.

Cheltenham Town

On March 30, 2015 Johnson took over the relegation-threatened fourth division club Cheltenham Town and could no longer lead the club from the relegation zone. The contract, which expired at the end of the season, was nevertheless extended for another two years. After the 2015/16 season, he and the team succeeded in direct promotion to Football League Two . In March 2017, it became known that Johnson had heart disease. After a poor start to the 2018/19 season, with only one point from the first four match days, he was sacked just hours after a 1-1 draw with Macclesfield Town on August 21, 2018.

successes

Ascents

trophies

Private

Johnson's son Lee Johnson played professional football in England and Scotland with clubs such as Watford FC , Bristol City , Derby County and Chesterfield FC .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Boss Johnson leaves Bristol City. In: news.bbc.co.uk. March 18, 2010, accessed September 1, 2017 .
  2. ^ Johnson named Peterborough boss. In: news.bbc.co.uk. April 6, 2010, accessed September 1, 2017 .
  3. ^ Boss Johnson leaves Peterborough. In: news.bbc.co.uk. January 10, 2011, accessed September 1, 2017 .
  4. ^ Cobblers name Johnson as new boss. In: news.bbc.co.uk. March 4, 2011, accessed September 1, 2017 .
  5. ^ Gary Johnson replaces Terry Skiverton as Yeovil Town manager. In: news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved September 1, 2017 (English).
  6. ^ Gary Johnson: Yeovil manager sacked by League One club. In: bbc.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017 (English).
  7. ^ Gary Johnson: Cheltenham Town appoint manager for the rest of the season. In: bbc.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017 (English).
  8. ^ Gary Johnson: Cheltenham Town manager to have heart surgery. In: bbc.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017 (English).
  9. ↑ bbc.com: Gary Johnson: Cheltenham Town sack manager four games into season (Aug. 21, 2018) , accessed August 22, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English football coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulham , London , England , United Kingdom