31 Facts About Alan Pardew

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Alan Scott Pardew was born on 18 July 1961 and is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who most recently managed Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki.

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Alan Pardew has achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Palace and as a manager with Reading and West Ham.

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Alan Pardew was in the England semi-professional squad during this time.

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Alan Pardew then played in both the final and the final replay as Palace lost to Manchester United.

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In 1995, Alan Pardew appeared four times on loan at Tottenham Hotspur in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

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At international level, Alan Pardew was a member of the England semi-professional squad during his time playing in English non-League football for Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town.

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Alan Pardew turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his regime to increase the fitness of the squad.

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On 22 November 2008, Alan Pardew parted company with Charlton by mutual consent.

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Alan Pardew was named the new manager of Southampton on 17 July 2009, after the new owner Markus Liebherr had taken over the club and dismissed Mark Wotte a day after completing the deal to save the Saints.

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Alan Pardew's first signing for the club was Dan Harding, who signed on a free transfer after being released by Ipswich Town.

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Alan Pardew led his side up the League One table, and, despite their ten-point deduction, their challenge for a playoff place was kept alive until there were just two league games remaining.

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Five months later, Alan Pardew was dismissed by the club amidst reports of low staff morale and conflicts between Alan Pardew and club chairman Nicola Cortese.

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Alan Pardew brought in his own coaching staff in the form of John Carver as assistant manager, who had worked as assistant to Sir Bobby Robson six years earlier.

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In January 2012, Alan Pardew signed striker Papiss Cisse from Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

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Two days prior to the final match of the season, Alan Pardew won the Premier League Manager of the Season award, becoming the first Newcastle manager to achieve this.

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Alan Pardew was given the award after an impressive season with Newcastle, where he guided them to a European place for the following season.

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Alan Pardew won the League Managers Association Manager of the Year award, which made him the first and only English manager to win the two individual awards in a single Premier League season.

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On 27 September 2012, Alan Pardew signed an eight-year contract extension with the club.

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On 6 December 2013, Alan Pardew was awarded the November Premier League Manager of the Month award, after guiding Newcastle to four wins out of four.

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In November 2014, Alan Pardew guided Newcastle to six consecutive wins in all competitions, the second time he had done so during his time as manager at the club.

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On 12 December 2014, Alan Pardew was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month award for November 2014.

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On 29 December 2014, after the dismissal of Neil Warnock, Alan Pardew was given permission to talk to Crystal Palace on the club's managerial vacancy, with compensation agreed.

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Alan Pardew went on to guide Crystal Palace to their best ever Premier League finish of tenth place.

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On 2 April 2018, West Bromwich Albion and Alan Pardew mutually parted company after he had been manager for four months.

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Alan Pardew took charge of eight league games, winning one, before play was halted in the Netherlands on 12 March due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

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Alan Pardew left the club on 28 April 2020 after both parties mutually agreed to not extend his contract beyond the end of the season.

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On 1 June 2022, Alan Pardew left CSKA as manager and technical director after bananas were thrown towards CSKA's black players by their own supporters.

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On 14 September 2022 Alan Pardew was appointed as the new manager of Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, replacing German Burgos.

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Alan Pardew signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year.

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Alan Pardew left the club on 23 February 2023 by mutual consent.

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Alan Pardew has been involved in several controversial issues and events during his managerial career which are listed below:.