David Platt

David Platt
Platt with Manchester City in 2010
Personal information
Full name David Andrew Platt
Date of birth (1966-06-10) 10 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1982 Chadderton
1982–1985 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Crewe Alexandra 134 (55)
1988–1991 Aston Villa 121 (50)
1991–1992 Bari 29 (11)
1992–1993 Juventus 16 (3)
1993–1995 Sampdoria 55 (17)
1995–1998 Arsenal 88 (13)
1999–2001 Nottingham Forest 5 (1)
Total 448 (150)
International career
1988 England U21 3 (0)
1989–1996 England B 3 (0)
1989–1996 England 62 (27)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Sampdoria
1999–2001 Nottingham Forest
2001–2004 England U21
2015 Pune City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966) is an English retired football coach and player who played as a midfielder.

Born in Chadderton, Lancashire, Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United before moving to Crewe Alexandra, where he began building a reputation as a goal-scoring midfielder. At the age of 22, he signed for Aston Villa and gained the attention of the England manager Bobby Robson, with whom he soon made his debut. At the 1990 World Cup, Platt increased his reputation with his performances, and by scoring goals with his head and feet. According to Rob Bagchi in The Guardian, Platt "seized Bryan Robson's role with riveting aplomb."[2] His performances in the World Cup earned him a move to Serie A club Bari in 1991.

In 1992, Platt moved to Juventus, where he spent one season. Platt continued scoring goals for England, playing in Euro 92 and 96. (England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.) In 1993, he moved to Sampdoria where he stayed for two seasons before he returned to England to join Arsenal.[3] Platt was at the London club for three years, featuring in the Arsenal side that won the Premier League and FA Cup Double in 1998.

Platt went on to manage Sampdoria and Nottingham Forest, as well as England's Under-21 team. He later became a coach with Manchester City.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bagchi, Rob (26 May 2010). "Italia 90 had its moments at about 4am on Australia's backpacker trail". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ Edworthy 1997, p. 147.

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