Neville Southall
Neville Southall | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | September 16, 1958 | |
place of birth | Llandudno , Wales | |
size | 185 cm | |
position | goalkeeper | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1980-1981 | Bury FC | 39 (0) |
1981-1998 | Everton FC | 578 (0) |
1983 | → Port Vale (loan) | 9 (0) |
1997-1998 | → Southend United (loan) | 9 (0) |
1998 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 (0) |
1998 | Stoke City | 9 (0) |
1998-2000 | Torquay United | 53 (0) |
1999 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 0 (0) |
2000 | Bradford City | 1 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1982-1997 | Wales | 92 (0) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1999 | Wales | |
2001-2002 | Dover Athletic | |
2004-2005 | Hastings United | |
2009 | Margate FC | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Neville Southall , MBE (born September 16, 1958 in Llandudno , Wales ) is a former Welsh football goalkeeper.
Player career
As a teenager he was denied a professional career with the Bolton Wanderers . He learned the trade of bricklayer and played in amateur teams.
In 1981 he began his professional career at Everton , for which he played 578 league games by 1997. With 92 internationals , he is the record national player in Wales . With Everton he won the English football championship in 1985 and 1987 , the English FA Cup in 1984 and 1995 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984/85 . In the same year he was also voted Footballer of the Year in Great Britain . The goalkeeper , also known as “Big Nev” because of his size and stature, was particularly famous for his quick reflexes, which one would not trust such a tall and heavy man, and for his control of the penalty area.
After retiring from Everton in 1997, Southall played as a player-coach in Southend , Stoke , Torquay , Bradford and Shrewsbury . He is currently the coach of the Welsh U-19 national team. Because of his original nature and his media presence, Southall received the status of a "cult figure"; so exists z. B. a play called "Neville Southall's Washbag".
titles and achievements
- English champion : 1985 and 1987
- English cup winner : 1984 and 1995
- European Cup Winners' Cup Winner : 1985
- England's Footballer of the Year : 1985
Web links
- Neville Southall in the soccerbase.com database
- Data of the individual seasons
- Neville Southall for the Welsh national team
- Neville Southall at Everton FC
- Neville Southall in the database of weltfussball.de
- Neville Southall in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Southall, Neville |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh football goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Llandudno , Wales |