Iain Dowie
English football manager (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iain Dowie (born 9 January 1965) is a football manager, former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iain Dowie | ||
Date of birth | (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Southampton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1986 | St Albans City | 53 | (13) |
1986–1988 | Hendon | 87 | (47) |
1988–1991 | Luton Town | 66 | (15) |
1989 | → Fulham (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1991 | West Ham United | 12 | (4) |
1991–1995 | Southampton | 122 | (30) |
1995 | Crystal Palace | 19 | (6) |
1995–1998 | West Ham United | 68 | (8) |
1998–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | (2) |
Total | 463 | (126) | |
International career | |||
1990–1999 | Northern Ireland | 59 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1998 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
2002–2003 | Oldham Athletic | ||
2003–2006 | Crystal Palace | ||
2006 | Charlton Athletic | ||
2007–2008 | Coventry City | ||
2008 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2010 | Hull City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played as a striker from 1983 until 2001, notably in the Premier League for Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham United. He earned 59 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 12 goals. He also played in the Football League for Luton Town, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, and in Non-league for Cheshunt, St Albans City and Hendon.
After retiring from playing he went on to manage Oldham Athletic, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers before joining Hull City in a football management consultant. He has since worked as a pundit largely for Sky Sports.