10 Facts About Steve Bould

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Stephen Andrew Bould was born on 16 November 1962 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer.

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Steve Bould is currently the head coach of Lommel SK.

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Steve Bould began his football career with his hometown club Stoke City where he gained a reputation as an impressive young defender.

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Steve Bould left the Gunners in 1999 and ended his playing career with Sunderland.

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Steve Bould later had a spells as head coach of U23s side.

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Steve Bould slowly became a regular in the Stoke side after Mick Mills switched him to centre back to replace Paul Dyson.

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Steve Bould's final season at Highbury was a disappointing one.

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Steve Bould stayed at the Stadium of Light until arthritis contributed to his retirement in September 2000 having played only 21 Premier League games for Sunderland.

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On 10 May 2012, it was announced that Steve Bould would become Arsenal's new assistant manager following the retirement of Pat Rice at the end of the season.

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On 5 June 2019, Steve Bould swapped jobs with Freddie Ljungberg to become the U23s coach in a major restructuring of Arsenal's coaching staff.