Scott Christopher Minto was born on 6 August 1971 and is an English former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
12 Facts About Scott Minto
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Scott Minto played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Rotherham United and was capped six times by England U21.
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Since retirement, Minto has worked as a pundit and occasional co-commentator, notably with Sky Sports and talkSPORT.
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Scott Minto started his career with Charlton Athletic and made his debut as a 17-year-old in 1988.
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Scott Minto scored five goals in 72 appearances for Chelsea, all of which came in his final season.
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In June 1997, shortly after Chelsea's FA Cup win, Scott Minto joined Benfica of Portugal on a free transfer.
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Scott Minto played in 51 league games for West Ham, without scoring.
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Scott Minto announced his retirement from the game in July 2006.
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Scott Minto presented Revista de la Liga and live coverage of Spanish football on Sky Sports until 2015, when he started presenting live coverage of the English Football League as the deputy lead presenter behind Simon Thomas.
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When Thomas was promoted to present Premier League football on Saturday lunch times following the departure of Ed Chamberlin to ITV Racing, Scott Minto became the lead English Football League presenter in August 2016.
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Scott Minto previously appeared on talkSPORT's Evening Kick-off show as a co-presenter.
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In 2008, Scott Minto graduated from University of Staffordshire with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.