Michael Christopher Phelan was born on 24 September 1962 and is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently a coach at Manchester United.
20 Facts About Mike Phelan
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Mike Phelan first took a position as Gary Megson's assistant at his former club, Norwich City, before following Megson to Blackpool and then Stockport County.
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Mike Phelan remained in the position until Ferguson's retirement in 2013, when Ferguson's successor David Moyes replaced the entire coaching staff.
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Mike Phelan was sacked from his position with Hull on 3 January 2017 with the club 20th in the Premier League.
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Mike Phelan began his career at Burnley, signing as an associated schoolboy in July 1979, as an apprentice two years later and as a professional in July 1980.
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Mike Phelan made his league debut in January 1981 against Chesterfield and whilst at Turf Moor, gained England Youth caps and a Third Division champions medal in 1982.
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Mike Phelan became club captain when Steve Bruce joined Manchester United in December 1987, captaining them to fourth place in the First Division and a place in the FA Cup semi-finals in his first full season as captain.
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Mike Phelan was called into the England squad for the Rous Cup games against Chile and Scotland but did not play due to a hamstring injury.
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Mike Phelan was often deployed at right-back during his first season at Manchester United, but following the arrival of Denis Irwin in 1990 he mostly played on the right or in the centre of midfield.
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Mike Phelan had played on the right side of midfield before Irwin's arrival, most notably in the FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace in 1990, when Paul Ince was switched from central midfield to right-back.
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Mike Phelan returned to Carrow Road in December 1995, as an assistant manager to Gary Megson and managed the club's reserve team.
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When Megson was fired and joined Blackpool, Mike Phelan followed him to take a similar role, returning to his native North-West.
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Mike Phelan moved on shortly afterwards, taking up a role at Manchester United's Centre of Excellence.
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Mike Phelan was appointed assistant manager of United on 3 September 2008, replacing Carlos Queiroz who had left to manage the Portugal national football team.
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For many years, Mike Phelan conducted interviews for BBC programmes such as Match of the Day, due to United manager Alex Ferguson refusing to speak with the BBC following corruption allegations made in 2004 by the BBC's Panorama programme towards one of Ferguson's sons, football agent Jason Ferguson.
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In January 2010, Mike Phelan was linked with a return to his first club Burnley as manager following the departure of Owen Coyle to Bolton Wanderers.
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Mike Phelan was Ferguson's right-hand man for three Premier League titles, a FIFA Club World Cup, two League Cups, and two runs to the final of the UEFA Champions League.
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On 20 November 2014, Mike Phelan was announced as a first-team coach at Norwich City.
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On 22 July 2016, following the resignation of Steve Bruce, the club confirmed that Mike Phelan would act as caretaker manager.
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On 3 January 2017, Hull City's vice-chairman Ehab Allam released a statement stating that the club and Mike Phelan had parted company for a "fresh approach".