Mark Pembridge played 333 matches in England's top division for Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and Fulham, scoring 25 goals.
12 Facts About Mark Pembridge
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Mark Pembridge began his career at Luton Town in the First Division.
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Mark Pembridge played for Wednesday in the Premier League until 1998, when he left for Portuguese side Benfica on a free transfer after Wednesday finished 16th in the season.
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Mark Pembridge had a good first two seasons at Everton, with his tenacious approach and thrusting runs from deep establishing the Welshman as an integral part of Everton's squad, thus securing him an excellent rapport with the Goodison Park faithful.
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Mark Pembridge had an injury-free first season at Fulham, during which he scored his first goal for the club against rivals Chelsea, and this was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall, scoring once in the League Cup against Birmingham.
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Mark Pembridge was released by new manager Lawrie Sanchez at the end of the season.
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Mark Pembridge was called up to play for Wales while at Luton in 1991.
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Mark Pembridge had several highlights while playing for Wales, including scoring arguably his best career goal against Ukraine in 2001 and reaching the qualifying playoffs for Euro 2004, despite narrowly losing to Russia.
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Mark Pembridge quit the national team in 2004 shortly after John Toshack was named as the new Wales manager.
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Mark Pembridge announced his international retirement in 2005, ending speculation that he might return to play for Wales.
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Mark Pembridge played 54 times for Wales, scoring 6 goals.
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On 4 September 2007, Fulham confirmed that Mark Pembridge had stayed on at the club as a coach for the academy.