1. Michael Christian Oakes was born on 30 October 1973 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
17 Facts About Michael Oakes
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Michael Oakes notably played in the Premier League for Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers and in the Football League for Scarborough and Cardiff City.
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Michael Oakes had minor loan spells whilst with Villa at Bromsgrove Rovers, Gloucester City, Scarborough and Tranmere Rovers.
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Michael Oakes won seven England Under-21 caps during his spell at Villa Park.
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Since retirement Oakes has worked as a goalkeeping coach for both Wrexham and Walsall.
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However, after the club recruited David James following Bosnich's departure in 1999, Michael Oakes requested a move.
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Michael Oakes remained as the first-team goalkeeper until September 2002, when he suffered a shoulder injury and was replaced by rookie Matt Murray.
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However, the fortunes of the two keepers turned in August 2003, when Murray sustained a back injury, and Michael Oakes stepped into the breach for Wanderers' inaugural Premier League campaign.
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Michael Oakes performed admirably in what was a tough season, but was controversially replaced by new signing Paul Jones in January 2004.
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Michael Oakes regained his place in October 2004, post-relegation, but lost his place through injury in October 2005, to Stefan Postma.
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Michael Oakes was given a free transfer in May 2007 after 220 appearances in total.
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In July 2007, Michael Oakes signed for Cardiff City on a one-year deal, linking up his former Wolves manager Dave Jones.
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Michael Oakes began the season on the bench but moved into the starting XI after several errors from the on-loan Ross Turnbull.
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Michael Oakes chose to retire at the season's conclusion, his final involvement being as a substitute in their FA Cup final game against Portsmouth.
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Michael Oakes won seven England Under-21 caps during his spell at Villa Park.
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Michael Oakes worked as goalkeeping coach for Wrexham between 2008 and 2015, and between 2017 and 2018.
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Michael Oakes is the son of former Manchester City footballer Alan Oakes.