Terrence Phelan was born on 16 March 1967 and is a football coach and former professional footballer.
19 Facts About Terry Phelan
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Terry Phelan is the technical director of Indian I-League 2nd Division side South United FC.
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Terry Phelan played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton, as well as in the Football League for Leeds United, Swansea City, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Sheffield United.
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Terry Phelan finished his career abroad for Charleston Battery and Otago United.
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Terry Phelan made 42 appearances for the Irish national team, whom he represented at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Terry Phelan then spent a year at Swansea City, earning a move to top division Wimbledon a year later.
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Terry Phelan helped Wimbledon finish seventh in the league on two occasions during his time there.
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At City, Terry Phelan made 122 appearances over three and a half seasons.
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Arguably the best goal of Terry Phelan's career came at Maine Road for City in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur when the full-back ran the length of the pitch skipping several challenges and keeping his cool to slot home.
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Terry Phelan moved to Chelsea in November 1995, where he spent two years on the fringes of the first team before moving to Everton, where he played regularly under Joe Royle, until he suffered an injury from which he took nearly 18 months to recover.
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Terry Phelan moved to Fulham in February 2000, and was part of the Fulham team which won promotion to the Premier League in 2001.
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However, Terry Phelan was released by Fulham following promotion, having just made two league appearances that campaign.
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Terry Phelan then had a short spell with Sheffield United before moving to the United States, where he played for Charleston Battery and coached young players.
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In October 2005, Terry Phelan was named as player-coach of Otago United in the New Zealand Football Championship.
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Terry Phelan made 42 appearances for the Irish national team, whom he represented at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Terry Phelan is one of the coaches at the new Templegate Training Academy in Ardwick, Manchester.
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On 6 April 2015, Terry Phelan was appointed as a Technical Director of Kerala Blasters' grassroots programme.
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Terry Phelan returned to his previous role when Steve Coppell was appointed as head coach.
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Terry Phelan then went on to become technical director of Bangalore Super Division club South United in August 2019.