1. Craig Anthony Fagan was born on 11 December 1982 and is a football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of Maidstone United.
17 Facts About Craig Fagan
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Craig Fagan played as a winger or forward, notably in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Derby County and Hull City.
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Craig Fagan made his Birmingham debut as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Leyton Orient on 2 October 2002.
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Craig Fagan failed to make the breakthrough to Birmingham's first team, and joined Colchester United on a free transfer in March 2004 after a successful loan spell at the club.
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Craig Fagan joined Hull City on 28 February 2005 for an undisclosed six-figure transfer fee.
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Under Parkinson, Craig Fagan was played on the right wing, whereas under Peter Taylor he had played as a striker.
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Craig Fagan was mostly employed as a wide player whilst at Derby, rather than his preferred role as striker, with boss Billy Davies preferring to employ Steve Howard in the lone striker role.
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Whilst Derby's return to the Premiership proved to be a difficult one, as they found themselves bottom of the table for the majority of the season, Craig Fagan himself was consistently involved in the first team and, alongside Stephen Pearson, was top of the club's appearance chart on 1 March 2008 with 25 league and cup appearances, scoring once in the League Cup against Blackpool, although he was mainly used on the wing rather than striker.
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On Saturday 13 September 2008, Craig Fagan suffered a broken tibia after being on the end of an "horrific tackle" by Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie.
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Craig Fagan returned to action on 26 December 2008 and scored Hull's only goal in a heavy defeat to Manchester City.
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Craig Fagan signed for Bradford City on 15 September 2011.
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On 8 October 2011 Craig Fagan scored his first goal for Bradford City against Torquay United.
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In February 2013, Craig Fagan signed for League One Bury until the end of the season.
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On 5 July 2018, Craig Fagan was appointed to the coaching staff of Hull City's Academy.
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In 2019 Craig Fagan replaced the departing Kevin Maher as under-23 coach at Southend United.
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Craig Fagan later went on to get promoted to assistant manager.
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Craig Fagan is currently assistant manager to George Elokobi at National League South team Maidstone United.