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16 Facts About Alan Maybury

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Alan Paul Maybury was born on 8 August 1978 and is an Irish professional football coach and former player who manages Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion.

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Alan Maybury represented the Republic of Ireland, earning 10 full international caps between 1998 and 2005.

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Alan Maybury played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team at the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Luxembourg.

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Alan Maybury eventually became the club's vice-captain and, by the summer of 2004, earned a recall to the Irish international squad.

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When Levein left Hearts to manage Leicester City, he made signing Maybury one of his priorities and Alan joined up at the Walkers Stadium in January 2005 for a nominal fee, in a double signing with striker Mark de Vries, both signing three-and-a-half-year contracts.

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Alan Maybury was however transfer listed by then-manager Martin Allen on 4 June 2007, having been replaced by Bruno Ngotty and Richard Stearman.

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Alan Maybury was given permission to train with Hearts on 21 January 2008, to maintain his fitness while searching for a new club.

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Alan Maybury signed for Aberdeen on loan until end of the season on 31 January 2008.

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Alan Maybury was given a trial by Bristol City on 23 July 2008.

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Alan Maybury signed for Colchester United on 12 December 2008 on a free transfer after a three-week trial and made his debut the following day against his first club Leeds United.

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Alan Maybury signed for St Johnstone on a free transfer in August 2010.

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Alan Maybury signed a one-year contract with Hibernian in August 2012, making him one of a handful of players to have played in the first team for both Edinburgh rivals.

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On 26 June 2014, it was confirmed that Alan Maybury had signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk in a player-coach capacity.

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Alan Maybury was appointed to a coaching position by St Johnstone in June 2018.

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Alan Maybury joined Kilmarnock as a coach in June 2021.

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Alan Maybury was appointed manager of Edinburgh City on an interim basis in March 2022, and he took the job on a more permanent basis two months later.