14 Facts About Quinton Fortune

Quinton Fortune was born on 21 May 1977 and is a South African professional football coach and former player, who played as both a midfielder and a defender.

Quinton Fortune's career began in Europe and after stints with Tottenham Hotspur, Mallorca and Atletico Madrid among others he settled in with Manchester United in 1999 and spent seven years there.

Quinton Fortune played internationally for South Africa from 1996 to 2005, earning 46 caps, and was part of the South Africa squad for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.

Quinton Fortune scored his first Rovers goal against Ipswich Town on 19 September 2009.

Quinton Fortune was not offered an extension to his deal at the club and was released on 4 February 2010.

Quinton Fortune earned 46 caps for South Africa, and played at the 1998 and the 2002 World Cups.

Quinton Fortune was one of South Africa's most influential players in the 2002 World Cup.

In 2012, Quinton Fortune returned to Manchester United to train with their reserve team while working on his coaching badges, which he completed in 2013.

On 1 July 2014, Quinton Fortune was assistant coach to Cardiff City's Under-21 side.

Quinton Fortune worked for ITV4 during their coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations in February 2015.

On 4 July 2019, Quinton Fortune became Under-23 assistant coach at Manchester United.

On 8 September 2020, Quinton Fortune was appointed as first-team coach of Reading.

On 16 August 2022, Quinton Fortune was appointed as a coach supporting the England youth teams as part of The Football Association and Professional Footballers' Association's joint England Elite Coach Programme.

Quinton Fortune has worked as a model for an anti-domestic violence group called Tender as part of their "Don't Kick Off" campaign.