Shaun Close
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Shaun Close | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Shaun Charles Close | |
Date of birth | September 8, 1966 | |
Place of birth | Islington, England | |
Playing position | Centre-forward | |
Youth clubs | ||
??–1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1986–1988 1988 1988–1989 1989–1993 1993–1994 1994–?? |
Tottenham Hotspur Halmstad Bournemouth Swindon Town Barnet Bishop's Stortford |
? (?) 39 (8) 44 (1) 27 (2) ? (?) |
9 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Shaun Charles Close (born September 8, 1966 in Islington, England) is a former football (soccer) centre-forward. He started his career as a youth player for Tottenham Hotspur, then had a spell with Halmstad in Sweden and after that, spent a season at Bournemouth. In 1989 he was signed by Swindon Town manager Osvaldo Ardiles, but had a mostly disappointing time at the club, managing to score just 2 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions and just 1 league goal. In 1993 he spent a season with Barnet, before moving down to non-league with Bishop's Stortford.