Pat Mountain
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| Pat Mountain | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Douglas Mountain | |
| Date of birth | August 1, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1996 1996-1998 1996 1998 1998-1999 2001-2003 |
Barry Town Cardiff City → Barry Town (loan) Barry Town Yeovil Town Newport County |
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| National team | ||
| Wales U21 | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Patrick Douglas "Pat" Mountain (b 1 August 1976) is a former Welsh goalkeeper currently working for Hereford United as a goalkeeping coach.
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[edit] Club career
Mountain began his career at Barry Town and appeared for them in the UEFA Cup where he helped them to a win over BVSC Budapest before bring eliminated by Aberdeen. His impressive performances caused Cardiff City to take notice and he signed for them on a non-contract basis as cover. Following an injury to the first choice goalkeeper he started a handful of games for the Bluebirds, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat against Mansfield Town. During his time at the club he went on loan to Barry Town eventually returning to them on a permanent deal. He left Barry Town to sign for Yeovil Town in 1998 and eventually moved on to Newport County. He went on to make over 150 appearances for the side and won player of the year awards on two separate occasions.
He was eventually forced to retire at the age of just 27 due to persistent knee problems which, despite having three major operations on, he could not recover from.
[edit] International career
Mountain has represented Wales in four different age levels and is a former Wales U21 international and was a regular in the side for several years.
[edit] After retirement
Pat can be seen warming-up Hereford United goalkeeper Wayne Brown prior to United's home games, and in addition to this he also works two days a week at the Bulls' training facilities at Belmont Abbey.
Pat also works for Cheltenham Town and is an FA Coach Educator, working part time helping to deliver various goalkeeper specific coaching courses.
