Mark Aizlewood was born on 1 October 1959 and is a Welsh manager and former professional footballer who currently manages Cymru South side Carmarthen Town.
25 Facts About Mark Aizlewood
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Mark Aizlewood spent two years as the technical director of the Welsh Football Trust, being placed in charge of developing youth football in Wales.
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Mark Aizlewood was born in Newport and grew up in the Ringland area.
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Mark Aizlewood's father was a steelworker who had moved to Newport from Wolverhampton.
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Mark Aizlewood became influential almost immediately, missing just one league match for the rest of the season as Leeds finished in fourth position and went on to reach the play-off final, losing to his former club Charlton.
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Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson quickly substituted Mark Aizlewood, who blew kisses to the crowd and removed his captain's armband, for David Batty.
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Mark Aizlewood reacted furiously toward Wilkinson and refused a seat on the bench, returning straight to the dressing room.
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Mark Aizlewood spent one season at Valley Parade, making 39 league appearances, before moving on to Bristol City.
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Mark Aizlewood spent three seasons with Bristol, making over 100 appearances in all competitions and scoring three times.
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Mark Aizlewood later finished his career with spells at Welsh Premier League sides Aberystwyth Town and Cwmbran Town before retiring in 2000.
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Mark Aizlewood finished his career having won 39 caps for Wales without scoring.
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In 2001, Mark Aizlewood was appointed as technical director of the Welsh Football Trust, a governing body of the Football Association of Wales, following the resignation of Mike Rigg, a role which he described as his "dream job".
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Mark Aizlewood was accused of assaulting presenter Jane Harvey by "grabbing her around the neck and pushing her down a flight of steps" with Harvey describing him as "berserk".
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On 4 April 2005, Mark Aizlewood was sacked by Chester chairman Stephen Vaughan without Rush's knowledge.
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Mark Aizlewood worked as an agent briefly after leaving Chester as well as managing his business interests.
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The club were joint bottom of the Welsh Premier League on his appointment, along with Newtown, but Mark Aizlewood was able to steer them away from relegation.
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In November 2014, Mark Aizlewood attempted to register himself as a player for Carmarthen, at the age of 55, following an injury crisis at the club prior to a league fixture against Rhyl.
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Mark Aizlewood was sacked by the club in February 2018 following his fraud conviction after six years in charge.
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Mark Aizlewood speaks Welsh, having taken up lessons during a long injury spell as a player.
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Mark Aizlewood released his Welsh language autobiography in 2009, entitled Amddiffyn fy Hun in which he revealed his 27-year-long battle with alcoholism and gambling and contemplating suicide.
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Mark Aizlewood was particularly critical of Swansea City and their decision to sign several foreign players whilst playing in the lower leagues.
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Mark Aizlewood was later banned from serving as a director of any company for six years, along with fellow ex-footballer Paul Sugrue and two others.
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In June 2016, Mark Aizlewood was charged following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
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Mark Aizlewood appeared at Southwark Crown Court in November 2017.
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Mark Aizlewood was later jailed for six years starting from his conviction in February 2018.