David Platt (footballer)
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David Platt (footballer)

Personal information
Full nameDavid Andrew Platt
Date of birth10 June 1966(age 44)
Place of birthOldham, Lancashire, England
Playing positionMidfielder

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David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield.


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Who Knew? A Great Match for Third Place - TIME (blog) Tweet this news
TIME (blog)--My team, England, got there in 1990 and apart from the game ending in a 2-1 defeat to Italy, with our goal scored by -David Platt-, I remember nothing else. ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:25:53 GMT+00:00
Venturing: Telling the story - Working Waterfront Tweet this news
Working Waterfront--Having spent nearly 40 years reporting and editing news, I think I know something about how it works. In the conventional sense "news" is ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:22:00 GMT+00:00
Can Africa Ever Go Beyond Quarter-finals In World Cups? - GhanaWeb Tweet this news
GhanaWeb---David Platt- put the English ahead in the 25th minute. Cameroon hit back to equalise through Kunde in the 61st minute with a penalty goal and actually took ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:55:05 GMT+00:00
TOMMY McCallion is looking for a new club. - Coleraine Today Tweet this news
Coleraine Today--Coleraine boss -David Platt- last night confirmed that the Bannsiders had withdrawn their offer of a new contract to the combative midfielder. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:44:20 GMT+00:00
Residents anger at 'bizarre' ban - NW Evening Mail Tweet this news
NW Evening Mail--Dr -David Platt-, who lives at Hollybank Cottage and has a collection of more than 40 bonsai trees, blasted the decision to limit water usage. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:26:33 GMT+00:00
It's Jack the dad - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun--The Street star, 22, who plays scheming -David Platt-, strolled along the beach in Greece with his childhood sweetheart Lauren Shippey and their 16-month-old ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:59:06 GMT+00:00
Why Oh Why Has Mancini Recruited David Platt? - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has recruited his former team-mate -David Platt- who, as from 1st July 2010 became City's first-team coach. ... - Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:35:41 GMT+00:00
SMILING AGAIN: Martin Petrov with his new Bolton team-mates on Thursday - Manchester Evening News Tweet this news
Manchester Evening News--On the day that City appointed former England star -David Platt- as first team coach, Petrov slammed club officials for treating him like an “18-year-old boy. ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:07:24 GMT+00:00
James Milner is a manager's dream, says former Villa hero David Platt - The Birmingham Post Tweet this news
The Birmingham Post--England midfielder James Milner has been labelled as a 'manager's dream' by Aston Villa legend -David Platt-. Villa man Milner, who was forced to miss two ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:51:57 GMT+00:00
Manchester City Make Another Signing and Fast Approach Title Favouritism - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Today -David Platt- was announced as a new first team coach and tomorrow a further deal will be announced. And no, it wont be the confirmation of Yaya Toure ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:20:12 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Gary Lineker
England football captain
1992 - 1995
Succeeded by
Tony Adams

Senior career
YearsClubAppearances (Gls)
1985 - 19881988 - 19911991 - 19921992 - 19931993 - 19951995 - 19981999 - 2001Crewe AlexandraAston VillaAS BariJuventusSampdoriaArsenalNottingham Forest134 (56)121 (50)29 (11)16 (3)55 (17)88 (13)5 (1)

Youth career
YearsClub
1982 - 1985Manchester United

National team
YearsNational teamAppearances (Gls)
19881989 - 19961989 - 1996England U-21sEnglandEngland B3 (0)62 (27)3 (0)

Teams managed
YearsTeam
1998 - 19991999 - 20012001 - 2004SampdoriaNottingham Forest (player-manager)England U-21s

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1984-85 Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division 22 5
1985-86 43 9
1986-87 43 22
1987-88 26 19
1987-88 Aston Villa Second Division 11 5
1988-89 First Division 38 7
1989-90 37 19
1990-91 35 19
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1991-92 Bari Serie A 29 11
1992-93 Juventus Serie A 16 3
1993-94 Sampdoria Serie A 29 9
1994-95 26 8
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995-96 Arsenal Premier League 29 6 1 0 2 0 32 6
1996-97 28 4 1 0 3 1 2 0 34 5
1997-98 31 3 4 0 4 1 2 0 41 4
1999-00 Nottingham Forest First Division 3 0
2000-01 2 1
Total England 348 119
Italy 100 31
Career Total 448 150

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01 26 June 1990 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy BEL
1 - 0
1 - 0
1990 World Cup
02 1 July 1990 Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy CMR
1 - 0
3 - 2
1990 World Cup
03 7 July 1990 Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy ITA
1 - 1
1 - 2
1990 World Cup
04 14 November 1990 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland IRL
1 - 0
1 - 1
Euro 1992 Qualifying
05 21 May 1991 Wembley Stadium, London, England USSR
2 - 1
3 - 1
Friendly
06 21 May 1991 Wembley Stadium, London, England USSR
3 - 1
3 - 1
Friendly
07 25 May 1991 Wembley Stadium, London, England ARG
2 - 0
2 - 2
Friendly
08 17 May 1992 Wembley Stadium, London, England BRA
1 - 0
1 - 1
Friendly
09 3 June 1992 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland FIN
1 - 1
2 - 1
Friendly
10 3 June 1992 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland FIN
2 - 1
2 - 1
Friendly
11 17 June 1992 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden SWE
1 - 0
1 - 2
Euro 1992
12 14 October 1992 Wembley Stadium, London, England NOR
1 - 0
1 - 1
1994 World Cup Qualifying
13 17 February 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England SMR
1 - 0
6 - 0
1994 World Cup Qualifying
14 17 February 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England SMR
2 - 0
6 - 0
1994 World Cup Qualifying
15 17 February 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England SMR
3 - 0
6 - 0
1994 World Cup Qualifying
16 17 February 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England SMR
5 - 0
6 - 0
1994 World Cup Qualifying
17 31 March 1993 Atatürk Olympic Stadium, İzmir, Turkey TUR
1 - 0
2 - 0
1994 World Cup Qualifying
18 28 April 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England NED
2 - 0
2 - 2
1994 World Cup Qualifying
19 13 June 1993 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States BRA
1 - 0
1 - 1
Friendly
20 19 June 1993 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, United States GER
1 - 1
1 - 2
Friendly
21 9 March 1994 Wembley Stadium, London, England DEN
1 - 0
1 - 0
Friendly
22 17 May 1994 Wembley Stadium, London, England GRE
3 - 0
5 - 0
Friendly
23 17 May 1994 Wembley Stadium, London, England GRE
4 - 0
5 - 0
Friendly
24 16 November 1994 Wembley Stadium, London, England NGA
1 - 0
1 - 0
Friendly
25 3 June 1995 Wembley Stadium, London, England JPN
2 - 1
2 - 1
Friendly
26 8 June 1995 Elland Road, Leeds, England SWE
2 - 3
3 - 3
Friendly
27 18 May 1996 Wembley Stadium, London, England HUN
3 - 0
3 - 0
Friendly

Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Sampdoria Italy 1998 1999
Nottingham Forest England July 1999 July 2001 103 37 41 25 35.9
England U-21s England July 2001 2004



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