Neil Banfield
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| Neil Banfield | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Anthony Banfield | |
| Date of birth | January 20, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Poplar, London, England | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979-81 1981-83 1983-84 |
Crystal Palace Adelaide City Leyton Orient |
3 (0) 50 (2) 31 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997-2004 2004- |
Arsenal Youths Arsenal Reserves |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Neil Banfield (born January 20, 1962 in Poplar, London) is an English football player and coach. He is currently the manager of Arsenal Reserves.
As a player, Banfield had a fairly undistinguished career as a centre half, playing for Crystal Palace (1979-80) and Leyton Orient (1983-84), with a spell at Australian side Adelaide City in between. He represented Grays Athletic before his stint in the Football League.
After retiring from playing he entered coaching, and joined Arsenal in 1997. Until 2004, he coached and managed various youth teams at Arsenal, winning two FA Youth Cups, an FA Premier Academy League U17 title in 1999-00 and an Academy League U19 title in 2003-04. He succeeded Eddie Niedzwiecki as Arsenal Reserves manager after the former's departure for Blackburn Rovers in September 2004. He was also Republic of Ireland U21 assistant manager under Don Givens between April 2004 and May 2005.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eddie Niedzwiecki |
Arsenal Reserves Coach 2004–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- Neil Banfield. Arsenal.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
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