Curtis Fleming was born on 8 October 1968 and is an Irish professional football manager and former player, who is the assistant head coach of League One club Charlton Athletic.
26 Facts About Curtis Fleming
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Curtis Fleming played youth football for Belvedere before starting his senior career with St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland and spent the majority of his career with Middlesbrough.
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Curtis Fleming played for the Dublin-based youth club Belvedere, and was signed by Brian Kerr for St Patrick's Athletic in the summer of 1987.
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Curtis Fleming was one of a number of young players signed as Kerr sought to build a squad that could challenge for honours.
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Curtis Fleming won four caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 side and was the only home based player when playing for the Republic of Ireland under-23 side against Northern Ireland in 1989.
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Curtis Fleming was transferred to Swindon Town in March 1989 but returned in the summer having not played for the first team.
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Curtis Fleming played in the European Cup and UEFA Cup while at Richmond Park.
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Curtis Fleming helped Lennie Lawrence's side gain promotion to the newly formed Premier League in his first season.
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Curtis Fleming played 266 league games for Middlesbrough before finally moving on.
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Curtis Fleming went on loan to Birmingham City in November 2001, playing six games for them.
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Curtis Fleming briefly joined Shelbourne in the League of Ireland, and played in the Champions League qualifiers, but at the end of the Irish 2005 season, Curtis Fleming officially retired.
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Curtis Fleming was born in England to a Jamaican father and Irish mother, and moved to Ireland when he was a few months old.
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Curtis Fleming made his international debut for Ireland in Prague against the Czech Republic national team on 29 April 1996.
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Curtis Fleming would go on to win 10 caps under Mick McCarthy.
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Curtis Fleming later worked as a pundit on Setanta Sports for a period during 2006 and was linked with the position of assistant manager to Pat Fenlon at Derry City in the League of Ireland.
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Curtis Fleming is a valued supporter of the charity Show Racism the Red Card and spoke with passion and humour about his experiences of racism in the game at SRTRC's fifteenth anniversary event at UNISON HQ on 3 August 2011.
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Curtis Fleming later coached at youth level at Middlesbrough and joined Livingston in June 2007, as assistant manager to Mark Proctor.
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In July 2011, Curtis Fleming joined former club Crystal Palace, managed by former Eagles teammate Dougie Freedman, as Development Coach.
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In July 2012, Curtis Fleming was promoted to the role of first team coach at Crystal Palace, yet moved on four months later to join Freedman in a similar role at Bolton Wanderers.
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In February 2016, Curtis Fleming joined former Boro teammate Craig Hignett at Hartlepool United as Assistant Manager.
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Curtis Fleming moved to Middlesbrough as First Team coach in 2018 and left the club after the departure of Tony Pulis in May 2019.
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On 28 July 2021 Curtis Fleming was appointed as a temporary coach for Championship side Bristol City to stand in for Paul Simpson who took time off to receive treatment for renal cell carcinoma.
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On 22 September 2021 Curtis Fleming was appointed as assistant manager at Ashton Gate on a permanent basis.
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Curtis Fleming resigned on the day of the appointment of Liam Manning as Nigel Pearson's successor.
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On 12 January 2024, Curtis Fleming became assistant head coach at Charlton Athletic under Michael Appleton.
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On 24 January 2024, it was announced that Curtis Fleming would take interim charge of the side following the departure of Michael Appleton.