Simon Miotto

Simon Miotto

Miotto in 2010
Personal information
Full nameSimon Jon Miotto[1]
Date of birth5 September 1969[2]
Place of birthLaunceston, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994Riverside Olympic?(?)
1994–1995Blackpool0(0)
1998–1999Hartlepool United5(0)
1999–2000Gippsland Falcons?(?)
2000Scunthorpe United0(0)
2001–2002Raith Rovers9(0)
2003St. Johnstone0(0)
2004–2005West Bromwich Albion0(0)
2005–2006Ølstykke FC13(0)
2006–2008Akademisk Boldklub?(?)
2008Køge BK4(0)
2009Herfølge Boldklub?(?)
2010York City0(0)
2010–2011Tranmere Rovers0(0)
Total31(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Simon Jon Miotto (born 5 September 1969) is an Australian footballer. He was last contracted to Tranmere Rovers as a goalkeeper, where he was also goalkeeper coach.

Career

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Miotto was a triple jumper but suffered an injury that led to him playing football as a goalkeeper,[4] beginning his career in 1994 with Riverside Olympic. In 1994 he was signed by Blackpool manager Sam Allardyce. He spent one season at Bloomfield Road before being released without making a first team appearance for the club. In July 1998 he moved to Hartlepool United, for whom he made five appearances in two years.[2]

He joined Scunthorpe United for a brief period in 2000, and then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers in May 2001.[5] He joined St. Johnstone in February 2003.[6]

West Bromwich Albion (West Brom) manager Gary Megson signed Miotto until the end of the 2003–04 season in March 2004,[7] before being handed a one-year contract at The Hawthorns in July.[8] He was offered a free transfer by West Brom in December,[9] before having his contract cancelled by mutual consent in February 2005.[10] He joined Ølstykke FC in July, leaving the club in June 2006.[11] He moved to Akademisk Boldklub in July, leaving in June 2008 and signing for Køge BK in July.[11] He left Køge in September and signed for Herfølge Boldklub in January 2009, before departing in June.[1][11][12]

He joined Conference Premier team York City on 12 February 2010 as goalkeeper coach, while also registering as a player on 19 February to provide cover for Michael Ingham and Josh Mimms.[13][14] After the end of the 2009–10 season, he entered negotiations with York over a new contract and he left on 2 July after the club were unable to offer him the goalkeeping coach position full-time.[15][16]

Miotto was appointed goalkeeper coach at League One team Tranmere Rovers on 6 August, while also being registered as a player to provide cover for Gunnar Nielsen and Joe Collister.[17] He was an unused substitute eight times in the first half of the season. Miotto left Tranmere on 2 March 2011 to pursue other business interests. Dave Timmins was reappointed as Tranmere's new goalkeeping coach.[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Den første sejr skal i hus mod Køge" (in Danish). Boldklubben Frem. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 430. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  3. ↑ "Squad profiles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Michael (2004-07-25). "New job rejuvenates keeper". The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Raith to offer O'Boyle a deal". BBC Sport. 2001-05-18. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Hislop in Highland switch". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  7. ↑ "Baggies bag Miotto". BBC Sport. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  8. ↑ "Miotto excited by new deal". BBC Sport. 2004-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  9. ↑ "Robson begins to cut Albion squad". BBC Sport. 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  10. ↑ "Robson puts pressure on defenders". BBC Sport. 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Simon Miotto" (in German). Sport1.de. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  12. ↑ Hansen, Danny. "Endnu en tidligere Køge-spiller til Herfølge" (in Norwegian). Lokalbold.dk. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  13. ↑ "Minstermen sign 40-year-old keeper". Non-League Daily. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  14. ↑ Flett, Dave (2010-02-20). "Cover is new Miotto for City". The Press (York). Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  15. ↑ "York manager Martin Foyle signs up play-off starters". BBC Sport. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  16. ↑ Flett, Dave (2010-07-02). "Goalkeeping coach Simon Miotto leaves York City". The Press (York). Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  17. ↑ "Two New Arrivals At Prenton Park". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  18. ↑ "Timmins Returns To Tranmere". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-04-10.

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