Wayne Burnett was born on 4 September 1971 and is an English football coach and former footballer who is head coach of Tottenham Hotspur's under-21 team.
21 Facts About Wayne Burnett
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Wayne Burnett briefly played Premier League football for Blackburn Rovers and played in the Football League for Leyton Orient, Bolton Wanderers and Peterborough United as well as playing non-League football for Woking, Grays Athletic and Fisher Athletic.
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Wayne Burnett was born in Lambeth, London and started out playing for Leyton Orient as a youngster, and represented England at youth level.
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Wayne Burnett soon earned himself a move to Blackburn Rovers, becoming one of Kenny Dalglish's first signings but after a year with the Rovers he was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1993.
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Wayne Burnett's time in Yorkshire was a rather mixed one.
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Wayne Burnett alternated between a deep-lying creative midfield role and that of a libero-style sweeper.
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Wayne Burnett helped the Mariners to an impressive finish in the Championship, almost securing a play-off spot to the Premiership the following season.
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Wayne Burnett was released by manager Paul Groves with the player sidelined for the majority of his time in his last season.
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Wayne Burnett dropped out of professional football and signed with Conference National club Woking, but his time at his new club was short lived after a spat with the club's supporters.
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Wayne Burnett was brought on as a substitute but could not change the outcome of the game.
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Wayne Burnett claimed that just because he is a professional does not mean he can change the outcome of every game.
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Wayne Burnett then joined Grays Athletic and Fisher Athletic for a short period of time before appearing to retire from the sport.
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In 2004 Wayne Burnett made a return to the professional game signing for Peterborough United on a non-contract basis.
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Wayne Burnett did not make any appearances for the club before leaving.
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Wayne Burnett started his managerial career with Fisher Athletic in 2004, winning the London Senior Cup and Southern Football League Eastern Division.
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Wayne Burnett was appointed manager of Fisher Athletic for the second time in May 2007.
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On 23 September 2008, it was announced that Wayne Burnett would join Conference side Grays Athletic as manager on 29 September.
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Wayne Burnett left the club by mutual consent on 29 January 2009.
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On 26 February 2013 Wayne Burnett was appointed caretaker manager following Still's departure to Luton Town.
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On 29 June 2017, Wayne Burnett was appointed head coach of Tottenham Hotspur's under-23 team.
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Wayne Burnett can be seen in a number of episodes appearing to be sat on the substitutes bench training with the fictional Harchester United team.