John Allen (footballer, born 1964)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981-1984 | Chester City | 79 | (5) |
| 1984-1985 | Mansfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1985-1986 | Huima | 40 | (10) |
| 1987-1988 | MP | 47 | (10) |
| 1989 | Västra Frölunda | 8 | (1) |
| 1989 | Malmö FF | 5 | (1) |
| 1990-1992 | MP | 80 | (8) |
| 1993-1994 | RoPS | 49 | (13) |
| 1995 | TPS | 26 | (8) |
| 1996-1997 | MYPA | 36 | (6) |
| 1998 | RoPS | 26 | (4) |
| 1999 | TPV | 18 | (1) |
| 1999 | KuPS | 4 | (0) |
| 2000-2001 | Salpa | 37 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003-2008 | TPS (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | TPS | ||
| 2009 | ÅIFK | ||
| 2010-2011 | RoPS | ||
| 2012-2014 | SalPa | ||
| 2015- | FC Jazz | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Allen (born 14 November 1964) is a football player and coach. He is currently the head coach of FC Jazz in Finnish second tier Ykkönen.
Playing career
Allen started footballing at his local club Chester City. After a brief visit at Mansfield Town, he emigrated to Finland.[1] At MP he made his top flight debut on 1987. He made a total of 282 appearances and scored 50 goals while playing for RoPS, TPS, MYPA and TPV. As a player he won the Finnish Championship, then known as Mestaruussarja, twice.
Managerial career
After retiring as a player he joined his former club, TPS, as an assistant coach in 2003. He took charge of the first team as a caretaker on 2008 after Martti Kuusela's dismissal.[2] After the appointment of Pasi Rautiainen in 2009, Allen became the manager of TPS's feeder club, ÅIFK as well as the youth teams of TPS.[3]
On November 2009 Allen signed a two-year contract with RoPS, then playing in the second highest division of Finnish football system.[4] After only one season with RoPS they gained promotion to Veikkausliiga after being crowned the champions of Ykkönen.
In October 2014 he was signed by FC Jazz.[5]
Honours
- Ykkönen: 2010
References
- ↑ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Chester City: 1946/47 – 1999/2000 & 2004/05 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ John Allen as caretaker of TPS (Finnish)
- ↑ Pasi Rautiainen replaces John Allen as TPS manager (Finnish)
- ↑ John Allen takes charge of RoPS (Finnish)
- ↑ "John Allen FC Jazzin päävalmentajaksi" (audio) Radio Pori, 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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