Paul Trollope

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Personal information
Paul Trollope
Date of birth	June 3, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth	Swindon, England
Nickname	Trolls
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bristol Rovers (First-Team Coach)^[1]
Number	24
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989 - 1992 1992 1992 - 1995 1994 1995 - 1997 1996 1996 1997 - 2002 2002 2002 - 2004 2004 - present	Swindon Town → Torquay United (loan) Torquay United → Derby County (loan) Derby County → Grimsby Town (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) Fulham Coventry City Northampton Town Bristol Rovers	0 (0) 10 (0) 106 (16) 3 (1) 62 (4) 7 (1) 10 (0) 78 (5) 6 (0) 84 (8) 30 (2)
National team²
1997 - 2003	Wales	9 (0)
Teams managed
2005-present	Bristol Rovers
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 2. 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Trollope (born June 3, 1972) is an English born Welsh international football player and coach.

He is the son of former Swindon defender John Trollope and began his career at Swindon as a trainee, turning professional in December 1989, but failed to make the first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1992 and signed on a free transfer for the Plainmoor side that summer. after 106 league games and 16 goals for Torquay, he moved to Derby County in December 1994 for a fee of £100,000. He had loan spells with Grimsby Town in August 1996 and Crystal Palace in October 1996 and made his full international debut for Wales on the 27th of May 1997 in a 1-0 victory at Kilmarnock. He went on to earn nine full caps.

He moved to Fulham in November 1997 for a fee of £600,000 but left the Cottagers five years later. The move saw him join Coventry City on a free transfer in March 2002 after losing his place at Craven Cottage. He stayed only a few months at Highfield Road, moving to Northampton Town in July 2002 after being released at the end of the season.

In June 2004 he moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer. In his second season he became caretaker manager, helped by Rovers Senior player John Anderson and was appointed Full First Team Coach in a two-tier managerial structure, alongside Director of Football Lennie Lawrence on 7 November 2005. His first season in charge ended in a respectable midtable position of 12th place in the Coca-Cola League Two.

[edit] Manager stats

Last updated: 19:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Club	From	To	Comp	P	W	D	L	%Won
Bristol Rovers	22 September 2005	present	League	76	30	16	30	39.5%
			Cups	17	11	4	4	64.7%
			Total	93	39	20	34	41.9%

[edit] Footnote

^ Trollope's role of first-team coach is different to the traditional role of a first-team coach in England, which is usually the third in command. Rovers employ a continental model, and Trollope's role is closer to that of a manager, working with Director of Football Lennie Lawrence.

[edit] External links

Paul Trollope career stats at Soccerbase

Bristol Rovers F.C. - Current Squad
1 Phillips \| 2 R. Green \| 3 Jacobson \| 4 Igoe \| 5 Hinton \| 6 Elliott \| 7 Campbell \| 9 Lambert \| 10 Walker \| 11 Carruthers \| 15 Anthony \| 16 Oji \| 17 Sandell \| 19 Nicholson \| 20 Disley \| 21 Barnes \| 22 Lines \| 24 Trollope \| 25 Mullings \| 26 Haldane \| 27 Rigg \| 28 Parrinello \| 29 Powell \| 30 Palmer \| 31 M. Green \| 32 Lescott \| Manager: Trollope