Ian Bogie was born on 6 December 1967 and is a former professional footballer, and former manager of Gateshead and Stockport County.
23 Facts About Ian Bogie
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Ian Bogie spent two decades as a professional player; from 1985 until 2001, he played in the English Football League, where he made 382 appearances.
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Ian Bogie started at Newcastle United in the mid-1980s, he signed with Preston North End in 1989, moving on to Millwall two years later.
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Ian Bogie then had spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Bedlington Terriers and finally Gateshead.
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Ian Bogie moved into management once his playing career had finished, taking up the reins at Gateshead in 2007.
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Ian Bogie guided the club to two successive promotions via the play-offs in 2008 and 2009 to take them from the Northern Premier League to the Conference National, before he was sacked in December 2012.
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Ian Bogie was appointed manager of Stockport County in March 2013 and could not save the club from relegation out of the Conference.
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Ian Bogie was originally against the move, preferring to stay and fight for his place, but after much persuasion by both Smith and Preston boss John McGrath, he finally moved to Deepdale.
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Ian Bogie did endear himself to the Preston fans immediately with his silky ball-playing skills.
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Ian Bogie was by now regularly putting in some excellent performances, and he rarely missed a game.
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Ian Bogie was voted by his fellow professionals in the Team of the Year at the annual PFA awards and was voted Orient Player of the Year as well as scoring goal of the season.
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At Vale Park, Ian Bogie began putting in the sort of consistent match-winning displays that had evaded him until this time.
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Ian Bogie scored twice against Everton, a late equaliser in the original tie at Goodison Park and then in the replay.
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In five years at Vale Park, Ian Bogie played 180 games in all competitions scoring 12 goals, before being handed a free transfer in April 2000 and signing a two-year contract with Conference National champions Kidderminster Harriers in August of that year.
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Ian Bogie chose to return to his native North East and to Northern League side Bedlington Terriers where he took on the role of player-coach.
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Ian Bogie stayed there until the summer of 2006 when he left to take on the role of assistant manager of Northern Premier League side Gateshead.
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Ian Bogie was confirmed as the new Gateshead manager on 4 May 2007.
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On 28 April 2010, Ian Bogie signed a new two-year contract, making him Gateshead's first full-time manager in over half a century.
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Ian Bogie signed a one-year extension to his contract in May 2012.
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Ian Bogie then lost top-scorer Jon Shaw to Luton Town, and attempted to replace him with former Hartlepool United stalwart James Brown.
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Ian Bogie further signed defender Glenn Wilson, goalkeeper Adam Bartlett, attacker Ryan Donaldson, and defender Chris Bush.
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Ian Bogie was announced as manager of Stockport County in March 2013, with the club sitting two points above the Conference National relegation places.
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Ian Bogie had been considered the best experienced choice for the position, whilst Kalezic had not previously worked in England; Bogie had rejected the offer of becoming Kalezic's assistant.