Jack David Collison was born on 2 October 1988 and is a Welsh football manager and former player.
29 Facts About Jack Collison
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Jack Collison is the head coach for Huntsville City in MLS Next Pro.
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Jack Collison then moved to West Ham United in 2005 and signed his first professional contract in 2007.
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Jack Collison played 121 matches and scored 14 goals in seven seasons with the club.
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Jack Collison then joined Ipswich Town in 2014, but did not play a single match due to injury, before returning to Peterborough United in 2015 and played in 12 matches.
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Jack Collison's career was ended through injury in 2016 after 147 career matches.
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Jack Collison moved to Peterborough United, and later Cambridge United, but was forced to find another club when Cambridge announced their disbanding of the youth set-up after being relegated from the Football League, due to financial problems.
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Jack Collison ended the season having made 24 appearances in all competitions, before being named Young Hammer of the Year by Tony Carr.
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Jack Collison scored his first goals of the season in consecutive matches, against Hull City and Burnley.
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Four days later, Jack Collison committed his future to the football club by signing a new long-term deal with West Ham.
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Jack Collison signed a one-month loan deal with Championship club AFC Bournemouth on 1 October 2013.
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On 18 March 2014, Jack Collison signed for Championship club Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season.
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Jack Collison played for Wigan in their semi-final match against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on 12 April 2014.
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Jack Collison had played 121 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring 14 goals.
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Jack Collison signed a short-term contract with Championship club Ipswich Town on 26 September 2014 until the end of December.
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On 29 May 2015, Jack Collison returned to Peterborough United, signing a one-year contract with the League One club.
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On 13 February 2016, aged 27, Jack Collison retired from playing following persistent knee injuries, having made 12 appearances for the club.
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Jack Collison was eligible to play for Wales through his maternal grandfather and is related to John Gwilliam, a former captain of the Wales rugby union team.
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Jack Collison was in the squad that narrowly lost to England under-21 in the qualification play-offs and were denied a place in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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Jack Collison made his senior debut for Wales in a friendly win away at Iceland on 29 May 2008.
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Jack Collison did not play as he had to attend his father's funeral, which took place on the day of the match.
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Jack Collison later withdrew from the squad after picking up a knock during the weekend match against Everton.
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On 6 September 2011, Jack Collison made his competitive debut in the Euro 2012 qualifier against England and put to rest further speculation about his future at the international level.
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Whilst still only 26 and a player at Peterborough United, Jack Collison was confirmed as manager of their under-21 team whilst completing his coaching badges.
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Jack Collison began managing the under-18 team in November 2015, and continued in the role after announcing his retirement from his playing career.
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On 20 July 2017, it was announced that Jack Collison had returned to West Ham United as under-16 manager.
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Jack Collison left the role in June 2019 to coach at MLS team, Atlanta United.
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Jack Collison was named head coach of Atlanta United's Reserve team, Atlanta United 2 on June 3,2021.
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On 18 January 2023, Jack Collison was announced as the first-ever head coach for MLS Next Pro expansion club Huntsville City, which is the reserve side for Nashville SC.