Mark Pembridge
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| Mark Pembridge | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Pembridge | |
| Date of birth | November 29, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-1992 1992-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2003 2003-2007 |
Luton Town Derby County Sheffield Wednesday Benfica Everton Fulham Total |
70 (6) 140 (37) 108 (13) 19 (1) 101 (4) 54 (2) 492 (63) |
| National team | ||
| 1991-2004 | Wales | 54 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mark Anthony Pembridge (born November 29, 1970) is a former footballer whose favoured position was the left side of midfield. He won numerous caps for Wales. He is currently a coach at the academy for Fulham.
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[edit] Club career
Pembridge began his career at Luton Town in the second division. He joined as a trainee in 1989 and was sold to Derby County in 1992 for £1.25 million, who were currently in the first division (despite its name, the second tier). During his time at Luton and Derby, Pembridge established himself as a left midfielder. Pembridge had three successful years at Derby but left for Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £9 thousand. Pembridge played for Wednesday in the Premiership until 1998, when he left for Portuguese side Benfica on a free transfer after a disappointing season at Wednesday, who finished 16th in the premiership. He struggled to settle in Portugal and returned to England in 1999, signing a contract with premiership side Everton for £8 thousand. Pembridge had a good first two seasons at Everton, but a persistent calf injury meant he only played 13 games in the 2001-02 season. The injury still bothered him during the 2002-03 season, but Pembridge still played a part in a dramatic season, which ended in heartbreak as Everton failed to qualify for a UEFA Cup place. Pembridge looked set to stay at Everton for the 2003-04 campaign, but on the transfer deadline day in August 2003, he was signed by Fulham for £5 thousand after four years at Everton. Pembridge had an injury free first season at Fulham, which was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall. Unfortunately, Pembridge missed most of Fulham's 2005-06 season through injury, and only played 5 games. It got worse for Pembridge when manager Chris Coleman deemed him surplus to requirements and he did not play a single game during the 2006-07 season. He was released by new manager Lawrie Sanchez at the end of the 2006-07 season.
[edit] International career
Pembridge was called up to play for Wales while at Luton in 1991. He had several highlights while playing for Wales, including scoring arguably his best career goal against Ukraine in 2001 and reaching the qualifying playoffs for Euro 2004, despite narrowly losing to Russia. Pembridge quit the national team in 2004 shortly after John Toshack was named as the new Wales manager. He announced his international retirement in 2005, ending speculation that he might return to play for Wales. He played 54 times for Wales, scoring 6 goals.
[edit] Coaching career
On 4th September 2007, Fulham confirmed that Mark had stayed on at the club as a coach for the academy.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Transfer Round-Up. Fulham FC.com. Retrieved on September 4, 2007.
