Ian Crook
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| Ian Crook | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ian Stuart Crook | |
| Date of birth | January 18, 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Romford, England | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position | Manager (former Central Midfielder) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Avispa Fukuoka | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1986 1986-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 |
Tottenham Hotspur Norwich City Sanfrecce Hiroshima Northern Spirit FC |
20 (1) 342 (18) 24 (4) 24 (2) |
| National team | ||
| England B | 3 (0) | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1999-2001 2001-2004 2004 2004 2005-2006 2007-present |
Northern Spirit FC (Asst.) Newcastle Jets American Samoa Australia U-20 (Asst.) Sydney FC (Asst.) Avispa Fukuoka (Asst.) |
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Ian Stuart Crook, (born January 18, 1963 in Romford, England) is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.
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[edit] Club career
Crook was at the hub of the most successful team in Norwich's history. During his eleven seasons at the club, he helped them to a series of top five finishes in England's top division and playing in the club's UEFA Cup run. He was a midfielder noted for his passing ability and accuracy from set-pieces. He famously agreed to leave Norwich to join their fierce rivals Ipswich Town F.C., even posing for photos with his new shirt, buying his children replica kits before changing his mind and re-signing for City days later. This was due to former Norwich manager Mike Walker taking over the helm at Carrow Road.
Ipswich Town F.C. took it to court. The local newspaper Evening Star carried the headline "Get out of Town Crook and take that man Walker with you".
In 1997, he was signed by Eddie Thomson for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He left the club in May 1998 and transferred to Northern Spirit FC.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Crook into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. In September of the same year he played at Carrow Road in the club's centenary match against Harwich & Parkeston F.C..
[edit] Managerial career
He then played for and coached Northern Spirit FC in Australia before moving on to the unenviable job of coaching the American Samoa national football team. In November 2004 he was appointed assistant coach of Sydney FC.
There has been periodic speculation about Crook returning to Norwich, notably in the close-season of 2006, when Martin Hunter was eventually appointed as coach in place of Steve Foley. Following the departure of Peter Grant from Norwich City in October 2007, Crook has again been linked with the vacant manager's position.[1]
It was reported on 5 January 2007 that Ian had accepted the assistant manager's role at Japanese second division side Avispa Fukuoka to be reunited with Pierre Littbarski his manager from his time at Sydney FC.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Peterson |
NSL Coach of the Year 2001/02 |
Succeeded by Lawrie McKinna |
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