William Alan Durban was born on 7 July 1941 and is a Welsh former international footballer and manager, whose career was at its peak between the 1970s and 1990s.
11 Facts About Alan Durban
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Alan Durban played in the Football League for Cardiff City, Derby County and was player-manager of Shrewsbury Town.
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Alan Durban managed Stoke City, Sunderland and Cardiff City.
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Alan Durban left Derby in 1973 after agreeing to become player-assistant manager of Shrewsbury Town after making 404 appearances for the "Rams" scoring 110 goals.
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Alan Durban was appointed manager on 4 December 1973 following the dismissal of Maurice Evans, the man who had signed him three months earlier.
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Alan Durban retired from playing once he was made manager of Stoke City in February 1978.
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Alan Durban began his managerial career at Shrewsbury Town in February 1974; managing them until 1978 when he joined Stoke City, having won promotion from the Fourth Division and the Welsh Cup in 1977.
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Alan Durban attempted to build a youthful team that would mature, introducing Ally McCoist, Nick Pickering, Barry Venison, and Colin West into the first team.
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Six months after leaving Sunderland, he joined Cardiff City, but his two-year spell in charge at Ninian Park turned into a disaster as they suffered consecutive relegations, falling from the Second Division to Fourth Division, and Alan Durban was replaced by Frank Burrows.
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Several years later, Alan Durban returned to Sunderland to become chief scout under Peter Reid.
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In July 2011 Alan Durban re-joined Stoke City on a part-time basis as a mentor for young academy players needing guidance off the pitch.