1. Darryl James Flahavan [fla-hay-van] was born on 28 November 1978 and is an English association football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
23 Facts About Darryl Flahavan
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Darryl Flahavan is currently the goalkeeper coach at EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
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Darryl Flahavan was named as an unused substitute several times in the Premier League, but did not make a first team appearance, being behind Paul Jones, Dave Beasant and Maik Taylor in the pecking order.
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Darryl Flahavan left Saints on a free transfer in 1998, and went on to make his name with Conference side Woking.
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Darryl Flahavan was seen as one of the main reasons behind the club's rise through the divisions.
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Darryl Flahavan put in a man of the match display against Manchester United in the League Cup on 7 November 2006, making a string of saves from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
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Darryl Flahavan signed for Championship side Crystal Palace in early July 2008 on a Bosman ruling free transfer, signing a three-year contract to compete for the first team shirt with Julian Speroni.
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Darryl Flahavan made his Oldham debut in the FA Cup loss against his former club Leeds United.
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Darryl Flahavan's loan was later extended until the end of the season, he picked up the Latics' player of the month in April 2010 and went on to play 20 games for the club.
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On 8 August 2010, Darryl Flahavan started training with Portsmouth ahead of a possible move to the club his older brother Aaron played for.
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Darryl Flahavan later extended his contract until the end of the season.
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On 28 June 2011, Darryl Flahavan signed a one-year deal with AFC Bournemouth with a further one-year extension in the club's favour.
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Darryl Flahavan looked forward to working with Lee Bradbury and goalkeeping coach Neil Moss, and was expected to provide competition for Shwan Jalal.
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Darryl Flahavan signed a new one-year contract in January 2012.
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In May 2013, Darryl Flahavan signed a new one-year deal under manager Eddie Howe.
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In May 2015, Darryl Flahavan left Bournemouth in order to pursue regular first-team football.
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On 13 June 2016, Darryl Flahavan retired from playing when he was appointed the goalkeeper coach of Leeds United as part of the backroom staff to new head coach Garry Monk.
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Darryl Flahavan had a loan spell at Leeds during his playing days and was a former teammate of Monk during his Southampton days.
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On 21 June 2017, Darryl Flahavan followed Monk to Middlesbrough after Monk resigned as Leeds manager Darryl Flahavan was appointed goalkeeping coach of EFL Championship club Birmingham City when Monk took over as manager on 4 March 2018.
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Darryl Flahavan left the club on 9 November 2020, when Garry Monk left the club.
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On 9 October 2023, Gary White, head coach of Chinese Taipei, mentioned in an interview that Darryl Flahavan has been appointed as the new goalkeeper coach of the national team.
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Darryl Flahavan played for Portsmouth before dying in a car crash in 2001.
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Darryl Flahavan has a son, named Aaron in memory of his brother, who is a goalkeeper who plays for Solihull Moors.