Graham Coughlan
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| Graham Coughlan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Coughlan | |
| Date of birth | November 18, 1974 (age 32) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Nickname | Cocko | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Burnley (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) |
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| Number | 5 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1995 1995-1999 1997 1999 1999-2001 2001-2005 2005- 2007- |
Bray Wanderers Blackburn Rovers → Swindon Town (loan) → Livingston (loan) Livingston Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday → Burnley (loan) |
11 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 6 (0) 50 (2) 177 (25) 51 (5) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Graham Coughlan is an Irish footballer born on 18 November 1974. He is a hard-working central defender who combines tough tackling, uncompromising defensive play and a serious aerial threat in attack.
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[edit] Player Profile
Coughlan (also known as Cocko) started his playing career at Leinster Senior League side Cherry Orchard F.C., he then briefly moved to Football League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers. At 21 he was brought to England by then Blackburn manager Ray Harford but struggled to earn a place in the Premier League Champions' first team. Loan spells at Swindon and Livingston followed before Graham made a permanent move to the Scottish club in the Summer of 1999 having impressed whilst on loan there.
Coughlan spent two successful seasons at Livingston before moving back to England and Westcountry club Plymouth Argyle. A highly successful four year spell at the club followed with Graham a permanent fixture and Plymouth earning two promotions.
In the summer of 2005 he was reunited with former manager Paul Sturrock when he moved back up North to newly-promoted Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee[1]. During his first season at the club Graham has proved to be a hit with the fans and management alike, earning a regular place in the team and also taking over the role of captain from Lee Bullen whilst the Scot's injury problems have regularly kept him out of the team.
On 12 April 2006 Coughlan was named Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year 2005/06. It is the fifth time Graham has won such an award, having previously being named Player of the Year twice at Livingston and twice at Plymouth Argyle.
On the 1st of March 2007 it was reported that Graham's younger brother had tragically drowned in a canal in Dublin. No foul play was suspected [2]. However, Coughlan was sent on immediate compassionate leave for the next 5 games. On his return he asked to be sent on loan after failing to feature for the first team under new boss Brian Laws. He immediately managed to agree a deal to stay at Burnley FC until the rest of the season. [3]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Plymouth Argyle
- 2001-02 Division Three Champions
- 2003-04 Division Two Champions
[edit] Transfers
| Date | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1994 | Bray Wanderers | Signed |
| 14 October 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | £100,000 |
| 24 March 1997 | Swindon Town | Loan |
| 30 March 1999 | Livingston | Loan |
| 31 May 1999 | Livingston | Free |
| 27 May 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
| 10 July 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheff Wed | 2005-06 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Plymouth | 2004-05 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 8 | |
| 2002-03 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| 2001-02 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 11 | |
| Livingston | 2000-01 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Blackburn | 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon (Loan) | 1996-97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total (Last 10 seasons) | 269 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 299 | 33 | |
| Burnley F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Coyne | 2 Thomas | 3 Harley | 4 McGreal | 5 Coughlan | 6 Duff | 7 J. O'Connor | 8 Mahon | 9 Jones | 10 Gray | 11 Elliott | 12 Jensen | 14 G. O'Connor | 15 Branch | 16 McCann | 17 Lafferty | 18 Djemba-Djemba | 19 Spicer | 20 Akinbiyi | 21 McVeigh | 22 Foster | 24 Caldwell | 25 Guðjónsson | Manager: Cotterill |
