Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nathan Jason Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Luton Town (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1995 | Merthyr Tydfil | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Numancia | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Badajoz | 21 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Southend United | 99 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Exeter City | 6 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Scarborough (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 159 | (7) |
| 2005–2012 | Yeovil Town | 185 | (2) |
| Total | 473 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Yeovil Town (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Charlton Athletic (under-21) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion (interim) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brighton & Hove Albion (first-team coach) | ||
| 2016– | Luton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nathan Jason Jones (born 28 May 1973 in Rhondda)[1] is a retired Welsh professional footballer who played as a left sided defender. He is currently the manager of Football League Two side Luton Town.
Contents
Career
Early career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. His first professional club was Luton Town F.C whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non-League outfit Merthyr Tydfil F.C. for £10,000. Making little impact during his stay at Kenilworth Road, Jones then proceeded to become something of a journeyman footballer in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. His first port of call was Spanish club Numancia, where after a short spell he moved onto CD Badajoz in the Segunda (Second Division). It was here where Jones really made his mark settling well into the team and becoming something of a cult figure amongst supporters which was undoubtedly enhanced by his superb left foot volley during a Segunda league match in the 1996/97 season. Whilst this goal owed much to the beauty of Marco van Bastens effort against the USSR in the Euro 88 final, Badajoz were unable to make it to the Primera missing out that season finishing 6th. His efforts did however not go unnoticed by the then Welsh national team manager Bobby Gould who rumoured to be considering for a call up to the national squad although this ultimately failed to materialise.
Southend United
With Jones' Spanish sojourn coming to end, he returned to the United Kingdom to play for Southend United in 1997. He spent three seasons at Southend, including two loans, at Scarborough in the 1998-99 season where he was part of the side relegated by Jimmy Glass' memorable goal for Carlisle United,[2] and Exeter City in the 1997-98 season respectively. left for Brighton & Hove Albion. He made over 100 appearances in the five seasons he spent there before moving to Yeovil in 2005.
Yeovil Town
Jones moved to Yeovil in 2005 and established himself as a member of the first team; as of February 2012, he has made over 180 appearances. This 7-year association with Yeovil included captaining the team at Wembley for the League 1 playoff final in 2007; a match his side lost 2–0.
Jones started his FA Level Three Coaching Badge in the summer of 2008, and became a first team coach with the Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club from November 2007, assisting Manager Steve Phelps and Assistant Manager Nigel Wolfe. The Yeovil Town Ladies play in the South West Combination Women's Football League, which is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid.
On 18 February 2009 Jones was confirmed as a player assistant manager of the Yeovil first team, alongside veteran Terry Skiverton. Following Skiverton's replacement by Gary Johnson, Jones was demoted to the role of first-team coach.
On 1 June 2012, Jones left Yeovil Town after 7 years and more than 200 matches with the club by mutual consent.[3]
Charlton Athletic
On 27 June 2012, Jones joined Football League Championship side Charlton Athletic as their Under-21 Professional Development Coach.[4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 19 July 2013, Jones joined Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, filling the new position of assistant head coach, working under Head Coach Óscar García.[5] Following Oscar's departure from Brighton and the appointment of new manager Sami Hyypiä, Jones changed roles and became Brighton's first-team coach. Hyypia's resignation on 22 December 2014, Jones was appointed as interim manager.[6] Following Chris Hughton's appointment as manager on 31 December 2014, Jones moved back to his role as assistant manager.[7] On 3 February 2015, after the appointment of Colin Calderwood as Hughton's assistant manager Jones was demoted to the role of first-team coach.[8]
Luton Town
On 6 January 2016, Jones left his role as first-team coach with Brighton to become the new manager of League Two side Luton Town on a two-and-a-half year contract. [9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 6 January 2016.[10]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 December 2014 | 31 December 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Luton Town | 6 January 2016 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
Honours
- Football League One play-off final runner-up: 2006–07
References
- ↑ Birthdate and statistics: Football.co.uk website. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
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External links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1973 births
- People from Rhondda
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh expatriate footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- CD Numancia players
- CD Badajoz players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. non-playing staff
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. managers
- Luton Town F.C. managers
- The Football League managers
- Welsh football managers
