Ian Crook
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Ian Stuart Crook (born 18 January 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Stuart Crook[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1963-01-18) 18 January 1963 (age 61)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Romford,[1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | (1) |
1986–1997 | Norwich City | 418 | (24) |
1997–1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 24 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Northern Spirit | 34 | (6) |
Total | 515 | (35) | |
International career | |||
1987 | England B | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2004 | Newcastle Jets | ||
2004 | American Samoa | ||
2010–2012 | NSWIS | ||
2012 | Sydney FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a midfielder who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur. before making 418 appearances for Norwich City where he notably played in the Premier League and UEFA Cup. He finished his career with spells in Japan and Australia with Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Northern Spirit. He won one cap in 1987 as an England B international.
After his playing career Crook went into coaching, mostly in Australia, with Newcastle Jets and NSWIS. He was serving as manager of A-League club Sydney FC in 2012, before joining the Western Sydney Wanderers football club as Assistant Manager. In 2004 he also had a spell as national team manager of American Samoa.