David Gerald Unsworth was born on 16 October 1973 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Oldham Athletic.
23 Facts About David Unsworth
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David Unsworth is best remembered for his time at Everton during the 1990s, where he was part of their FA Cup-winning team of 1995 and acquired the nickname "Rhino".
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David Unsworth played in the Premier League for West Ham United, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic, and in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Burnley and Huddersfield Town.
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David Unsworth returned to Everton in September 2013 as assistant to Everton U21s head coach Alan Stubbs, and succeeded him in 2014.
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David Unsworth was twice named caretaker manager of the club in 2016 and 2017.
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David Unsworth made his first team debut in an away game at Tottenham Hotspur in April 1992.
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David Unsworth made few appearances for the senior side until the appointment of Joe Royle as manager.
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David Unsworth made his West Ham debut on 23 August 1997 against his old club, Everton.
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David Unsworth was a consistent performer in his second spell with Everton, being first choice left-back, but scoring some vital goals in his role as dead-ball specialist, mostly penalties.
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However, following the resignation of manager Harry Redknapp, David Unsworth lost his place having played just 18 games, and spent the second half of the season on loan at Ipswich Town, making 16 appearances, scoring on his debut against Sheffield United.
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On 22 August 2005, David Unsworth was signed by Sheffield United on a three-year contract, on a free transfer after it became clear that Ipswich Town could not afford his wages.
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David Unsworth was part of the team which were promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up at the end of the season.
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On 5 January 2007, David Unsworth signed for Wigan Athletic from Sheffield United on a free transfer.
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On 8 August 2008, David Unsworth joined Huddersfield Town on a one-year deal after impressing on trial in their pre-season.
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David Unsworth was released from his contract on 30 March 2009 after making four appearances, and announced his retirement from football shortly afterwards.
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David Unsworth played for the England under-21 team on 7 occasions between 1994 and 1995.
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David Unsworth was promoted to first team coach following the departure of Alan Irvine, and appointed caretaker manager on 30 December 2010 following the departure of Darren Ferguson, until the arrival of Phil Brown on 6 January 2011.
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David Unsworth turned down the chance to manage Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2012.
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On 6 December 2012, David Unsworth returned to former club Sheffield United as Head of Academy Coaching.
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However, David Unsworth rejected the approach, only to subsequently leave the Blades on 1 August 2013.
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David Unsworth returned to coaching Everton's Under-23 team following the appointment of Ronald Koeman as first team manager.
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On 12 April 2022, David Unsworth left Everton in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a first-team manager.
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On 20 September 2022, David Unsworth was appointed manager of National League club Oldham Athletic.