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Stuart Pearce MBE (born April 24, 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football coach, currently the manager of the England Under 21s. Pearce is a former manager of Manchester City having been appointed as permanent manager after a period as caretaker following the retirement of Kevin Keegan. On May 14, 2007, he was sacked as manager of Manchester City because of a 'disappointing season'. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

As a player, Pearce had a long and distinguished career, becoming one of the most highly regarded defenders his country has ever produced,^{[citation needed]} best remembered for his time at Nottingham Forest and his England international duties. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

Playing career

Early career

Born in West London, he attended Claremont High School in North West London. He failed a trial at Queens Park Rangers and then rejected an offer from Hull City, instead settling happily into a career in the non-league game with his local side, Wealdstone, a top Middlesex club, while training and working as an electrician and plumber. For almost five years, he was the first choice full back of a highly successful team, then amongst the biggest names of non-league football. Claremont High School can refer to: Claremont High School (Tasmania) Claremont High School (Kenton) Category: ... QPR redirects here. ... Hull City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Wealdstone Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the London Borough of Harrow. ... TVA electricians, Tennessee, 1942. ... A plumber at work. ...

In 1983 Wealdstone received an unexpected offer of £30,000 (then a huge sum for a semi-professional player) for Pearce from then top-flight club Coventry City. Manager Bobby Gould had been to watch Wealdstone, and was hugely impressed by Pearce's determination and combative attitude. Pearce agreed to the step up in clubs reluctantly - making his professional debut for Coventry immediately. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an English football club based in Coventry, UK. Coventry City were founding members of the FA Premier League in 1992. ... Robert Bobby Gould (born June 12, 1946 in Coventry) is an English football former player and manager. ...

Nottingham Forest

Quickly establishing himself as an uncompromising left back who played hard but fair, he was then saved by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest two years later, as the makeweight in a £300,000 deal which also saw Coventry's centre back Ian Butterworth move to Forest. Indeed, so unsure was Pearce of his footballing future that, after the transfer, he actually advertised his services as an electrician in Forest's match-day programme. However that determination and combative attitude made him an all time fans favourite and earned him the nickname Psycho. Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March 1935 â€“ 20 September 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Pearce spent more than ten years at Forest, most of it as club captain, becoming by far and away the supporters' favourite player,^{[citation needed]} and briefly also became player manager, a caretaker role he held while the club found a long-term boss. This short period in charge saw him win the manager of the month award, although ultimately resulted in Nottingham Forest's relegation. During his eventful playing career he won two League Cups and the Simod Cup, while also scoring from a free kick in the 1991 FA Cup final, when Forest were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur. Despite the relegation from the top flight, Pearce decided to stay, helping Forest to gain promotion the following season, including scoring a spectacular header to secure promotion. A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. ... A free-kick in football describes the situation where a player on the opposing team has committed a foul, and you are given the ball to play from the position where the offence took place. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ...

When Nottingham Forest again two seasons later suffered relegation from the FA Premier League, Pearce left for Newcastle United and reached another FA Cup final, though again he emerged on the defeated side. He went on to play for West Ham United, after being left out of the Newcastle side for over a year by the then manager - Ruud Gullit. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) is a Dutch footballer coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Pearce then played one final season as captain of Manchester City, again quickly establishing himself as a fans favourite. His combative nature showed itself brilliantly in a game against Norwich City. City were down to 10 men after an ankle-high challenge by Danny Tiatto resulted in Norwich Right-Winger Steed Needergaard rolling around on the floor clutching his face. After this Pearce ran up to the player whilst he was on the groung and shouted in his face to get up. Pearce continued to put in hard but fair tackles against Needergaard until the player had to the substituted. City went on to win the game. His performance in the match summed up the total commitment and honour with which Pearce played the game. His final appearance came against Portsmouth, fans encouraged him to shoot from anywhere on the park so that he could score his 100th career goal. Pearce failed to score until the 89th minute when the referee awarded a penalty to City which was greeted with huge cheers by the home crowd even though they were already 4-0 up. Pearce as usual stepped up to take the penalty, and opposition keeper Dave Beasant, another veteran, had a word in his ear. Pearce subsequently blasted the penalty over the bar and his chance for 100 goals had gone. After the game Pearce lifted the 1st Division Championship trophy and announced his retirement as a player.

England career

Debut

He made his debut for England against Brazil in 1987 (the 999th player to receive an England cap) and, from 1988 onwards, became the first choice left back for his country, in so doing wrestling the number 3 jersey away from Kenny Sansom prior to Sansom's thirtieth birthday. Injury robbed him of a place as Sansom's back-up in England's squad for the 1988 European Championships, but after the tournament, coach Bobby Robson decided to make Pearce his first choice left back. He ultimately became Forest's most capped outfield player and ended up with 78 international appearances to his name. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Kenneth Graham Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... Sir Robert William Robson CBE, born February 18, 1933, usually known as Sir Bobby Robson, is a football manager and former football player. ...

At the 1990 World Cup, Pearce had a goal ruled out from a free kick during a group game against the Netherlands, but played well through the tournament, setting up a goal for David Platt in the quarter finals and operating as a more attacking left back than normal as England deployed a sweeper system. England progressed to the semi-finals, and Pearce was one of two unfortunate players (the other being Chris Waddle) to miss a penalty in the shoot-out which took place against West Germany after the match had ended in a 1-1 draw. Pearce left the field in tears. The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, near Oldham, in Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield. ... Christopher Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960 in Heworth, Gateshead) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ...

Pearce played in an unsuccessful Euro 92 campaign for England, when they failed to win any of their group games. He had a thunderous free kick strike the underside of the crossbar and bounce away from goal in a drawn game against France. Moments before taking the free kick, Pearce was headbutted by French defender Basile Boli, leaving a gash on his cheek. When England won the free kick Pearce immediately disregarded his injury and rushed to take it. The referee insisted on Pearce having the blood wiped from his face first, but Pearce soon returned and unleashed his thunderbolt, which failed to go in. England's failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. included a personal nightmare for Pearce, when his underhit back pass allowed forward Davide Gualtieri to score for San Marino (who at the time had never won an international game) inside the first eight seconds of their qualifier. England still won the game 7-1, but qualification was highly unlikely anyway as England needed Poland to defeat Holland, the Dutch won the game 3-1 and England were knocked out. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... David Gualtieri (born 1971 in San Marino) was a San Marino international footballer. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Biggest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Finland (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912) Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Biggest defeat England Amateur 12 - 2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934...

Euro 96

When Terry Venables became England coach later in 1994, Pearce lost his place to Graeme Le Saux but then regained it after the Blackburn Rovers defender suffered a broken leg. Pearce stayed in the side into the Euro 96 competition, laying his ghosts to rest with a successful penalty in a quarter-final shoot-out against Spain, which England won. His forceful, emotional celebration before an ecstatic Wembley crowd became one of English football's most celebrated images. He repeated the feat in the semi-final shoot-out against Germany but once again the Germans emerged victorious. Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born October 17, 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, though he was also skillful and pacy enough to move into midfield or even the left wing. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ...

After the tournament, Pearce joined fellow England penalty missers Chris Waddle and Gareth Southgate (who missed in Euro 96) in a light-hearted commercial for Pizza Hut in which they poked fun at their own misfortunes. Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970 in Watford, Herts) is a former English footballer, currently manager of Middlesbrough in the English Premiership. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ...

Pearce played only briefly under Glenn Hoddle and seemed to have completed his international career with 76 caps by the time he scaled down his career at Newcastle and then West Ham. However, the appointment of Keegan to the England job prompted a recall for a 36 year old Pearce for two qualifying games for Euro 2000. Pearce's broken leg later put paid to further international chances and he ended his international career with 78 caps, which for a time put him in the all-time top ten appearance makers for England. Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Coaching career

Pearce's last club was Manchester City, where he spent one season as a player-coach. Pearce scored on his league debut for the team, a 3-0 victory over Watford. He was a rock in the City defence for the 2001-2002 season helping the team earn promotion back into the Premiership for the 2002-2003 season. In his last game as a professional footballer Pearce missed a penalty, even though goalkeeper Dave Beasant had promised not to attempt a save. Had he scored, Pearce would have achieved 100 career goals. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikiquote is a sister project of Wikipedia, using the same MediaWiki software. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... David John Beasant, (born March 20, 1959 in Willesden, London) was an English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. ...

He remained at Manchester City as a coach, and was appointed caretaker manager of the club on March 10, 2005 following the departure of Keegan. He expressed his wish on appointment to get the job permanently, though accepted that this would depend on the results he achieved during his temporary period in charge. His first game, against Tottenham Hotspur nine days later, ended with a 2-1 defeat but on May 12, after 15 points from his first 8 games, he was appointed on a permanent basis. A 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough just three days later brought City's season to the end with an eight-game unbeaten run and the club finishing in 8th, four places higher than when Keegan had left two months earlier. In this game Pearce placed goalkeeper David James in the position of striker for the last few minutes. March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, who currently play in the Premier League. ... David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Premier League. ...

His first full season in charge was mixed; fourth place after finishing the first five games unbeaten started a reasonable opening three months, plus some good publicity thanks to Pearce's eccentricities on the touchline, was tempered by a poor ending to the campaign as City lost nine of their last ten games of the season to finish 15th.

His record in Cup competitions has also been mixed with successive FA Cup quarter-finals in 2006 and 2007 being offset by 2nd round exits in the Carling Cup to Doncaster Rovers in 2005 and Chesterfield in 2006. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or Donny as they are more commonly known) are an English professional football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. ...

Pearce is unusually fair and honest for a Premiership Manager, refusing to criticise referees for mistakes they may have made. ^[1]

Pearce was appointed England under-21 manager on 1 February 2007.^[2] His team made the semi-final of the under-21 European Championships in June 2007. First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Pearce was sacked as Manchester City manager on 14 May 2007. ^[3] Reasons for his sacking are largely due to poor performances by the team during the 2006-07 season, including only scoring 10 home goals, a record low in top flight English football history.^[4] May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Personal life

Pearce is a known devotee of punk rock, and, indeed is visible as one of the members of a frenetic audience featured on the cover of a live album by one of his favourite bands, The Lurkers. Additionally, he has met The Stranglers nearly 30 times, and has had a record label named after him by the band, (Psycho Records). He also enjoys reading, going to the theatre and owns racehorses with his wife, Liz. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Stranglers are an English rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. ...

Throughout his career, he was given the affectionate nickname of 'Psycho' for his unforgiving style of play. This was initially a tag afforded to him only by Forest fans, though later it was adopted by England supporters too. A compilation of computer games was released as Psycho's Soccer Collection in 1992.

Although Pearce, with 78 caps, stands currently as the 12th most capped player for England, he did not even emerge as the most capped left back - his predecessor Kenny Sansom achieved that with 86 caps, which places him seventh in the all-time list. However, in a 2000 poll to find England's greatest XI, the public voted overwhelmingly for Stuart Pearce to take the left back spot. Sansom and Ashley Cole, the other candidates in the poll, trailed well behind.^{[citation needed]} Kenneth Graham Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... Ashley Donovan Cole (born 20 December 1980, Whitechapel, London, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. ...

His autobiography, Psycho, was released in 2001 and became a Sunday Times best seller.^{[citation needed]} Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ...

In 2006, Pearce's seven year old daughter Chelsea insisted that he took her toy horse Beany on to the touchline with him when Manchester City were in action. Pearce resignedly did so, stating it was impossible to tell a small girl why he shouldn't, but after City won the match, superstition took over and Beany ended up alongside him in the technical area for several games to come until City were defeated. Beany's name was then chanted by City fans for many games during their successful run in December. An expecting couple with their daughter A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

Managerial stats

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Notes

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