1. Alan Neilson was born on 26 September 1972 and is a Welsh former professional footballer who works as a Professional Development Coach for Norwich City.
20 Facts About Alan Neilson
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Alan Neilson played his entire career in England as a defender from 1991 until 2007, notably in the Premier League for Newcastle United and Southampton.
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Alan Neilson played for Fulham, Grimsby Town, Luton Town, Tamworth and Salisbury City.
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Alan Neilson later re-joined Luton Town in 2008 as a youth coach, before becoming assistant manager and having three spells as the club's caretaker manager.
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Alan Neilson left the club in July 2013 and joined Cambridge United as assistant coach later that year.
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Alan Neilson started his professional football career with Newcastle United in 1989 as a trainee, making his first-team debut on 9 March 1991.
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Alan Neilson's signing was Alan Ball's last act as manager before moving to Manchester City.
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Alan Neilson was a competent defender who could play at full-back or in the centre, but his career at The Dell was disrupted by frequent managerial changes.
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Alan Neilson made his debut on 26 August 1995 as a substitute at Everton, following which he replaced Jason Dodd at right-back for four matches before Dodd was recalled.
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Alan Neilson suffered from injury problems throughout his career at Fulham, making just 29 league appearances in nearly five seasons.
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In October 2001, Alan Neilson moved to Grimsby Town on a free transfer, but played just 12 games before being released in February 2002.
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Later that month following his release from Grimsby, Alan Neilson joined Luton Town, where he went on to make 57 appearances, scoring st Stockport County.
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Alan Neilson joined Conference Premier club Tamworth in 2006, linking up with former Southampton teammate Richard Dryden.
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Alan Neilson left Tamworth in early 2007 to continue his coaching career at both Luton Town and at Barnfield College.
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Alan Neilson was undecided as to whether to retire from playing or not, but on 23 February 2007, he signed for Salisbury City on a short-term contract.
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In June 2008, Alan Neilson joined his former club Luton Town as youth development coach and was later given the position of first-team coach alongside Kevin Watson.
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Buckle left the club 10 months later, with Alan Neilson placed in temporary charge of the team.
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Alan Neilson was released from his contract and left the club in July 2013 after five years in various coaching roles.
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The application was unsuccessful, but Alan Neilson later joined Cambridge United in December 2013 as assistant coach to former Luton manager Richard Money.
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Alan Neilson joined the coaching team of the Norwich City Academy in August 2015.