1. Glyn Peter Hodges was born on 30 April 1963 and is a Welsh football coach and former professional player who is the assistant head coach of EFL League Two club Carlisle United.
17 Facts About Glyn Hodges
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Glyn Hodges played 18 times for the Wales national side, scoring twice.
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Glyn Hodges had a brief spell with Newcastle United before returning south to join Watford in 1987 to re-team with ex-Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett.
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Glyn Hodges made over 100 appearances at Vicarage Road, enjoying four years at the club, and being voted Player of the Season in 1989, before joining Crystal Palace in the summer of 1990.
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Glyn Hodges's spell with the Eagles was short lived and the winger moved on loan to Sheffield United and thereby again linked up with former boss Dave Bassett.
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Glyn Hodges notably scored the winner against Manchester United in a 5th round cup tie win at Bramall Lane.
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Glyn Hodges made over 150 appearances for The Blades, before joining Derby County for a brief spell in 1996.
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Brief spells at Total Network Solutions and Scarborough followed before Glyn Hodges retired in 2000.
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Glyn Hodges was appointed caretaker manager for the first time back in October 2001 following the dismissal of Nigel Spackman and was in charge for just four games before Steve Parkin left Rochdale to take over The Tykes.
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Glyn Hodges again became caretaker manager and remained in charge for the remainder of the season up until the summer of 2003.
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In early 2004, Glyn Hodges joined Mark Hughes in the Wales International set-up, becoming Wales Under 21 manager.
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Glyn Hodges then rejoined his former boss, Mark Hughes, as Blackburn Reserve team manager.
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In July 2008 Glyn Hodges announced he was to leave Blackburn Rovers whereupon, after a month of delays, he followed Hughes to Manchester City, being appointed again in the role of Reserve Team Manager.
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Glyn Hodges subsequently spent a brief spell at Leeds United as a coach before re-joining Mark Hughes as First team coach at Fulham in October 2010.
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Glyn Hodges then worked at Queens Park Rangers and on 2 July 2013 he joined Stoke City as under-21 coach.
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Glyn Hodges left the role on 30 January 2021 following a home loss to their bitter rivals, MK Dons.
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Glyn Hodges became assistant manager at Bradford City in February 2022.