Edward John Frank Howe was born on 29 November 1977 and is an English professional football manager and former player.
31 Facts About Eddie Howe
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Eddie Howe is the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United.
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Eddie Howe entered management the following year, taking charge of a Bournemouth side facing relegation to the Conference National in January 2009 as the youngest manager in the Football League.
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Eddie Howe was named Football League Manager of the Decade in 2015 following three promotions in a seven-year period.
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Bournemouth survived in the Premier League for the next five seasons under Eddie Howe, before suffering relegation to the Championship in 2020.
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Eddie Howe resigned as manager of Bournemouth after the club's relegation.
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At the time of his departure, Eddie Howe was the longest serving manager in the Premier League.
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Eddie Howe made his first-team debut in December 1995 against Hull City.
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Eddie Howe established himself as an important player in AFC Bournemouth's defence and in 1998 he was selected for the England Under-21 team in the Toulon Tournament.
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Eddie Howe did not return to full fitness until January 2004 after 18 months out.
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Eddie Howe proved to be successful on his return to his first club after two injury-ravaged seasons with Portsmouth.
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In December 2006, at the age of 29, Eddie Howe was promoted to the position of player-coach by manager Kevin Bond, and handed the task of coaching AFC Bournemouth's reserve team, though he continued to play in the first team.
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Eddie Howe retired from football in summer 2007, after he was unable to recover from a knee injury.
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In September 2008, Eddie Howe lost his job when Bond was sacked as manager.
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Eddie Howe returned to AFC Bournemouth as a youth coach under Jimmy Quinn and took over as caretaker manager when Quinn was sacked on 31 December 2008.
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In November 2009, Championship club Peterborough United approached Eddie Howe to replace Darren Ferguson as their manager but Eddie Howe rejected their approach.
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In early 2011, Eddie Howe was approached by several other clubs but on 11 January announced that he was staying at AFC Bournemouth.
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On 16 January 2011, Eddie Howe was announced as the new manager of Burnley after signing a three-and-a-half-year contract at the Championship club.
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Eddie Howe left Burnley in October 2012 citing "personal reasons" for his departure.
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On 19 April 2015, Eddie Howe was selected as the Manager of the Decade at the Football League Awards.
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Eddie Howe guided AFC Bournemouth to Premier League survival in their first season in the top flight football, with a 16th-place finish seeing them five points clear of the relegation zone.
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On 1 August 2020, AFC Bournemouth announced that Eddie Howe had left the club by mutual consent, after eight years in charge.
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Eddie Howe became noted at Bournemouth for bringing in young players, improving them, and selling them on at a financial profit.
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In May 2021, Eddie Howe rejected an offer to become the manager of Celtic.
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Eddie Howe was appointed to replace Steve Bruce as the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United on 8 November 2021, signing a contract until the summer of 2024.
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Jones was retained as first team assistant coach as part of Eddie Howe's new coaching staff, which included Jason Tindall, Stephen Purches and Simon Weatherstone, whom he worked with at AFC Bournemouth, as well as retained Newcastle goalkeeping coach Simon Smith.
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On 19 November 2021, Newcastle announced that Eddie Howe had tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the first game in charge.
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Eddie Howe guided Newcastle to an 11th place finish in the Premier League after winning 12 in the last 18 games of the season, and made sure Newcastle became the first team in Premier League history to avoid relegation after not winning any of the first 14 games they played.
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On 5 August 2022, Eddie Howe was rewarded with a long-term contract at the club.
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On 5 March 2019 Eddie Howe was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Bournemouth by Bournemouth Borough Council.
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Eddie Howe's half brother, Steve Lovell, is a football scout at AFC Bournemouth.