Nigel Philip Spink was born on 8 August 1958 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
10 Facts About Nigel Spink
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Nigel Spink played as a goalkeeper from 1976 until 2001.
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Nigel Spink made his name at Aston Villa and made one appearance for England at international level on the tour of Australia in 1983.
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Nigel Spink played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Millwall, and at non-league level for Chelmsford City and Forest Green Rovers, the latter he would go on to manage between 2000 and 2002.
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Nigel Spink began his career with Writtle Minors FC at junior level before going as a school boy to West Ham United, but soon moved to Chelmsford City and then, at the age of just 18, to Aston Villa.
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Ten minutes into the 1982 final against Bayern Munich, Villa's first choice goalkeeper, Jimmy Rimmer, was injured and substitute keeper Nigel Spink was called into action, having only made one previous appearance in the first team.
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Nigel Spink went on to make 460 appearances for Villa before moving to neighbouring club West Bromwich Albion in 1996, almost two decades after first joining Villa.
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Nigel Spink then worked under Steve Bruce at Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Sunderland as a goalkeeping coach.
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Nigel Spink left Sunderland on 6 December 2011, following Bruce's dismissal a few days earlier.
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Nigel Spink was goalkeeping coach at Bristol City from February 2012.