25 Facts About Jonathan Greening

Jonathan Greening was born on 2 January 1979 and is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Scarborough Athletic of the National League North.

Jonathan Greening signed for Fulham in 2009 and helped them to the 2010 UEFA Europa League final, before signing permanently the following summer.

Jonathan Greening signed for Nottingham Forest in 2011 and had a three-year spell with the club.

Jonathan Greening later admitted that he "felt a bit of a fraud" for picking up his winner's medal, having not played a single minute of European football that season.

Jonathan Greening did however make a contribution to their victorious FA Cup campaign, coming on as a substitute at half-time in their fifth round tie with future club Fulham.

Jonathan Greening was part of Middlesbrough's 2004 League Cup-winning team, despite not making the squad for the final.

Jonathan Greening missed the fifth round FA Cup match at Coventry City due to suspension, but it was the only match he missed during the campaign; he started all 46 league matches and participated in eight out of nine cup games.

Jonathan Greening was offered a new four-year contract by the club, but instead handed in a transfer request in July 2009.

Jonathan Greening scored his first and only league goal for Fulham against Portsmouth on 3 February 2010.

Jonathan Greening came off the bench in the 2010 UEFA Europa League final defeat against Atletico Madrid.

Jonathan Greening signed a two-year contract with Fulham on 1 July 2010 after a successful loan spell the previous season.

On 18 July 2011, Jonathan Greening signed a three-year contract with Championship club Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with manager Steve McClaren for the second time after working with him at both Manchester United and Middlesbrough.

Jonathan Greening said the move met his desire to seek regular football.

Jonathan Greening took up a coaching role with Forest's under-21 team in July 2013, after attaining UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences over the summer.

Jonathan Greening was drafted into the England squad for the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship as a replacement for the injured Michael Carrick, two days prior to their first match of the tournament.

Jonathan Greening was called up to the full England squad by Sven Goran Eriksson but failed to make an appearance.

Teammate Dean Kiely described how Jonathan Greening "sprays passes around like a quarterback" in Albion's style of attacking football under Tony Mowbray.

Jonathan Greening began assisting with coaching the academy team of his former club York, then in League Two, during the summer of 2014, before retiring from playing professionally during September 2014.

Jonathan Greening was appointed as Development Phase Coach at York's Academy on 22 December 2014, a role focusing on the development of the team's players aged 16 to 18.

Jonathan Greening registered as a player with York on non-contract terms on 13 November 2015, to provide cover with a number of midfielders unavailable.

Jonathan Greening has worked as a coach alongside Richard Cresswell at i2i International Soccer Academy, which is based in York, England.

Jonathan Greening's impressive start to management continued into the new season, Scarborough finishing 2022 in third position, just two points off top spot, which lead to Greening winning the December 2022 Manager of the Month Award.

On 24 December 2022, Jonathan Greening signed a three-year contract with Scarborough, committing him with the club until the end of 2025.

Jonathan Greening married Anna Stubbings, in North Yorkshire, during the second quarter of 2002.

Jonathan Greening was the joint best man at former York City teammate Richard Cresswell's wedding held June 2003.