Becoming a professional footballer the hard way, Coton was an amateur before getting his big break with Birmingham City - the club he supported as a boy. This is the story of his journey from player to goalkeeping coach, scout to head of recruitment at Aston Villa.
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Höhe: 241 mm
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978-1-909245-61-7 (9781909245617)
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Born in Tamworth, Tony Coton played more than 500 games during a 16-year goalkeeping career with Birmingham City, Hereford United, Watford, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland. After retiring in 1997 with a broken leg he joined Sunderland as a reserve-team manager, before moving to Manchester United a year later to become their first full-time goalkeeping coach. He has worked as a scout for numerous clubs and served briefly as assistant manager to Mick Harford at QPR. He is now head of recruitment at Aston Villa.
