1. Christopher Jerry "Kit" Symons was born on 8 March 1971 and is a professional association football coach and former player who is assistant manager of Greek Super League side Atromitos.
15 Facts About Kit Symons
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Kit Symons earned 36 international caps for Wales, scoring twice.
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Kit Symons has predominantly worked as an assistant to his former teammate Chris Coleman with Fulham, Wales, Sunderland, Hebei FC and currently Atromitos.
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Kit Symons became caretaker manager at Palace, and following the subsequent appointment of Iain Dowie he combined the roles of player and assistant manager, as the club gained promotion to the Premier League.
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Kit Symons joined Colchester United on 16 January 2008 following Micky Adams' resignation as assistant manager the previous week.
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Kit Symons was appointed as Colchester's caretaker manager on 22 September 2008 after the departure of Geraint Williams.
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Kit Symons led the club to two wins in five games, in the process becoming the bookie's favourite to get the job full-time.
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Kit Symons was employed by Fulham as Senior Scout and Academy Coach.
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In January 2012 Kit Symons was appointed to the Wales national team coaching staff under team manager Chris Coleman.
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On 18 September 2014, Kit Symons was confirmed as caretaker manager of Fulham following the departure of Felix Magath.
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On 29 October 2014, after a string of good results, Kit Symons was announced as the full-time manager of Fulham.
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In July 2015, Kit Symons resigned his position with the Wales national team to concentrate on his role with Fulham.
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On 17 November 2017, Kit Symons left his coaching role with Wales following the resignation of Chris Coleman.
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On 19 November 2017, Kit Symons was announced as assistant manager at Sunderland following Coleman's appointment as manager.
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In June 2018, after Coleman's appointment as manager of Hebei China Fortune, Kit Symons again joined him as assistant.