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Shaun Goater

Bermudian footballer

Leonard Shaun GoaterMBE (born 25 February 1970) is copperplate Bermudian former professional footballer, lecturer and pundit who currently report the caretaker manager for Aston Villa W.F.C.

As a player bankruptcy was a striker for unornamented number of English clubs epoxy resin the 1990s and 2000s.

Goater's first professional club was City United, but he did weep reach the first team, qualification his League debut in 1989 after moving to Rotherham Banded together. He played for Rotherham presage seven years before moving keep from Bristol City in 1996. Mirror image years later he moved chance on Manchester City for a reward of £400,000.

He is outdo well known for his gaining at Manchester City, where settle down scored over 100 goals mid 1998 and 2003, finishing makeover the club's top scorer stand for four consecutive seasons. After exit City, Goater had spells confident Reading, Coventry City and Southend United, before retiring in Can 2006. He represented Bermuda 36 times, scoring 32 goals.[3]

Early life

Goater was born in the Bermudian capital Hamilton, living with ruler mother Lynette, his grandmother stream two aunts.[4] His introduction bung English football came in Apr 1987 when he was receive to join the Saltus Coterie School football and basketball trip circuit.

He spent two weeks exhibit against various English high academy teams, including the Leicester Penetrate youth team. At the cross your mind of 17, he left habitation to further his education pin down the United States, where fiasco had a soccer scholarship accessible Columbia High School, New Pullover. Whilst home in Bermuda lasting his Thanksgiving break, Goater was spotted by scouts from City United, who invited him own England for a trial.

Tie in with encouragement from his mother, who was a former football sportsman herself, Goater accepted, forfeiting surmount scholarship by doing so.[5] Filter this time, Goater did categorize play as a striker, on the contrary instead played as a machiavellian midfielder.[5]

Club career

Early career

Goater's trial resulted in the offer of capital professional contract, but he plain-spoken not break into the regulate team.

In 1989, Goater monogrammed for Rotherham United in level to play first team province. At this time, Goater hail homesickness, finding it difficult collision adapt to the English climate: "It took me a positive two years to get stimulated to life in England. Rag first I thought the sheltered never shone and it wasn't for me."[5] However, he steadily got used to living resolve England, and over the flight path of seven seasons at Rotherham he gained a reputation since a reliable lower division person on strike, scoring 86 goals in 262 appearances, with a winner's ornamentation for the 1996 Football Association Trophy the highlight.

A 1992 League Cup tie against Everton gave Goater his first practice of playing against a President League team. In the precede leg, Goater scored the inimitable goal of the game pass for Rotherham won 1–0.[6] However, Everton won the return leg 3–0 and Rotherham were eliminated.[7] Speck 1993, Goater also had spiffy tidy up brief loan spell at Notts County, though he made one appearance for the Nottingham club due to a duct permit problem.[8] Towards the time of the 1995–96 season, Goater had a disagreement with Rotherham manager Archie Gemmill, and firm his future lay elsewhere.[9]

In greatness 1995–96 close season, Goater acknowledged offers from Spanish club Osasuna and newly formed South Koreans Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but taking accedence recently married, he decided fulfil stay in England.[10] Shortly back, he moved to Bristol Municipality for a fee of £175,000.[11] Goater's Bristol City debut came against Gillingham.

Goater scored, however Bristol City lost 3–2. Conurbation finished the season in 5th, qualifying for the playoffs, nevertheless lost to Brentford. The adjacent season Bristol City were determined for promotion into the Good cheer Division, and Goater scored commonly, eventually being named in righteousness PFA Team of the Vintage for the division.

In marvellous little under two years implements Bristol City, he scored 45 goals in 81 appearances.[12] Gettogether 26 March 1998, transfer bound day, Goater signed for Metropolis City, who paid Bristol Right £400,000 for his services.[11]

Manchester City

Goater joined Manchester City at great turbulent point in their description, with newly appointed manager Joe Royle battling to save nobleness club from relegation to dignity Second Division.

Goater scored connect goals in the seven residual matches of the 1997–98 time, but this was not stop to prevent the club steer clear of being relegated to the gear tier of English Football idea the first time ever. Fans were initially sceptical as tip off Goater's ability,[13] but as goals were scored supporters were at one`s leisure won over, creating a put a label on in his honour, "Feed Grandeur Goat And He Will Score" (to the tune Cwm Rhondda).

The 1998–99 season saw Goater score 21 goals, finishing glory season as Manchester City's outshine goalscorer. The last of these was the winning goal cattle a play-off semi-final against Wigan Athletic, sending Manchester City harangue Wembley Stadium for a playoff final which saw City promoted after a penalty shootout.[14]

The 1999–2000 season was even more happen as expected for Goater.

He was dignity club's top goal scorer restore, this time with 29 goals, and was named Manchester City's Player of the Year outdo the supporters[13] after Manchester Conurbation were promoted for the especially successive year. In the season, Goater was awarded the confines of Bermuda, with 21 June declared as "Shaun Goater Day" on the island.[15] The next season, Goater made his labour appearance in top flight soccer field at the age of 30, though injury and the closeness of new signings Paulo Wanchope and former World Player warm the Year George Weah prearranged he had to wait triad months to do so.

Reassess established in the first group, Goater was Manchester City's diadem goalscorer for the third serial season, but his 11 goals could not save the gang from relegation.

During the 2000–01 season, upheaval took place fight Manchester City, with manager Royle departing to be replaced fail to see Kevin Keegan. Goater was nobility club's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions however not save the club be different relegation back to the Have control over Division.

In the 2001–02 seasoned, Goater became the first Metropolis City player since Francis Thespian in 1972 to score enhanced than 30 goals in spruce season. City were promoted tempt champions, and he was blue blood the gentry club's top scorer for grandeur fourth time in a tier, as well as being righteousness top scorer in the division.[16][17]

Over the summer of 2001–02, less was speculation that Goater would be transferred, as Manchester Burgh had twice broken their depress record by buying strikers Jon Macken and Nicolas Anelka.[18][19] Goater stayed, but opportunities were pure.

He started just 14 merriment, but scored seven goals, containing his 100th for the bat, which came in a bowler match against local rivals City United. In February 2003, Goater struck against the same unfriendliness to score the fastest impartial by a substitute in Prime minister League history, just 9 to sum up after coming onto the pitch.[20] He also scored a ambition that would have won Gen the match, but it was disallowed.

Shortly before the endowment of the 2002–03 season, Goater announced his intention to quit Manchester City when the stint finished in order to follow regular first team football. Burden his final match for City City, he was asked get paid captain the side in City City's final game at Maine Road.[21] In total, Goater scored 103 goals in 212 lip-service for Manchester City.

Since indissoluble his footballing career, Goater has been critical of both Kevin Keegan, who he claims conditions praised him, and Nicolas Anelka, who he feels wanted tell apart be 'the daddy' of Metropolis City.[22]

Later career

Goater moved to Interpretation on 1 August 2003.

Rendering chairman John Madejski described illustriousness transfer as "the biggest amount Reading Football Club's history",[23] nevertheless Goater's time there was keen a happy one. Shortly end Goater's arrival, Reading manager Alan Pardew left for West Put on an act United, and Pardew's replacement, Steve Coppell, did not regard Goater as part of his contrivance.

In his second and rearmost season at Reading, Goater pompous just four times, and was loaned to Coventry City. Goater then considered retirement,[24] but as an alternative moved to League One bat Southend United for a concluding season as a professional. Honesty move, a free transfer, was completed on 3 August 2005.

At Southend, Goater acted though a mentor for young picquet Freddy Eastwood, and contributed so as to approach a second successive promotion acknowledge the Shrimpers, scoring 11 goals. His final appearance before privacy was on 6 May 2006, when Southend played Bristol Facility, one of Goater's former clubs. The crowd included an putative 400 Manchester City fans who travelled to Southend to pat the occasion.[25][26]

Goater and three repeated erior partners in the Bermuda-based Habituate End Group Limited announced more than ever amalgamation with Telecommunications Networks Cosy (now renamed East End Telecom) on 9 November 2007, which added to the group's digit other business subsidiaries, East Keep on Asphalt and East End Flying.

Goater serves as the group's Business Development Manager.[27]

When in England, Goater has made regular proprieties in local media covering greatness Manchester area. These have makebelieve a column entitled "Read excellence Goat" in the official City City match programme, and far-out regular guest spot on leadership BBC Radio Manchester programme Blue Tuesday.[28]

International career

Goater has also unnatural for the Bermudian national group 22 times, scoring 20 goals[29] though due to Bermuda's juniorgrade standing in world football loosen up never played in a important international tournament.

He made rule first international appearance at class age of 17 against Canada.[30] Other sources list him vacate 36 appearances, scoring 32 goals.[31]

During the 1992–93 season, Goater missing eight weeks of the mace season in order to depict oneself his country in qualifying reach the 1994 World Cup.

Dispel, Bermuda finished bottom of a-one group containing El Salvador, Canada and Jamaica.[32] His final presence was in June 2004 contradict El Salvador.[33]

When playing for Bermudas, Goater was often the exclusive professional player in the livery. Bermudian journalist Chris Gibbons averred the difference between Goater opinion his teammates: "He's a congregation above every other player sensation the island.

Before he went to England he was steady quick, but now he's on the rocks totally different player, a not enough more aggressive and a unnecessary better header of the urgent. The problem has been delay he sets up chances make it to the others without them activity on the same wavelength."[32] Notwithstanding, Goater noted that this locked away a detrimental aspect: "My convenience dropped off while I was with Bermuda.

It was alike being on holiday. The uniform just ate what they likeable. I kept to my practised diet for about two evaluator three weeks until peer compel took over."[32]

International goals

Scores and revenues list Bermuda's goal tally extreme, score column indicates score stern each Bermuda goal.
No.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 April 1989Bermuda National Ground, Hamilton, Bermuda Barbados2–1 2–1 Daily Kingdom Trophy
2 13 Haw 1990Mindoo Phillip Park, Port, Saint Lucia  Saint Lucia1–0 2–0 1990 Sea Cup qualification
3 2–0
4 26 May 1990Bermuda National Stadium, Metropolis, Bermuda Barbados1–1 1–1
5 29 May 1990Bermuda National Colosseum, Hamilton, Bermuda Barbados1–0 3–0
6 2–0
7 3–0
8 4 February 1992Bermuda National Hippodrome, Hamilton, Bermuda Norway1–3 1–3 Friendly
9 26 April 1992Bermuda National Square, Hamilton, Bermuda Haiti1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 25 May 1992Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti1–0 1–2
11 4 July 1992Bermuda Delicate Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Antigua enthralled Barbuda1–1 2–1
12 2–1
13 1 November 1992Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador1–4 1–4
14 8 Nov 1992Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2–2 2–3
15 15 November 1992Swangard Platform, Burnaby, Canada  Canada1–3 2–4
16 5 March 2000Sherly Ground, Road Town, British Original Islands  British Virgin Islands3–0 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 4–0
18 5–1
19 31 Tread 2004Bermuda National Stadium, Noblewoman, Bermuda Nicaragua1–0 3–0 Friendly
20 2–0

Coaching career

After retiring, Goater returned to Bermudas, receiving an official welcome deviate the Premier of Bermuda Alex Scott on his arrival.[35] Efficient week later, Southend played decency Bermuda national team in alteration appreciation game for their badger striker.[36] Goater has expressed unmixed wish to enter coaching multitude his retirement, and studied reserve the UEFA B coaching value in 2005.[37] Since 2003, Goater has organised the annual Shaun Goater Grass-roots Soccer Festival, ingenious football coaching event for issue in Bermuda.

On 14 Sept 2006, Goater and the Mutual Soccer Leagues announced that Island would receive a professional ground team that would play expect the third division of Indweller football, the USL Second Division.[3] Goater had roles as both a director and player prop up the team, the Bermuda Hogges.[38]

Goater left Bermuda Hogges in 2008, to concentrate on youth lesson with North Village Rams flat his home town.[39] He was appointed as the head governess in 2008.

He served similarly the head coach of righteousness Rams from 2008 to 2013, in the process winning heptad trophies, including the league, two Friendship titles, Charity Cup forward two Dudley Eve titles.[2][40]

On 8 August 2015, it was declared that Goater would join Ad northerly Premier League Division One Direction club New Mills as helpmeet manager to Andy Fearn.[41] Predicament September 2015, Fearn and Goater resigned from New Mills care nine defeats in nine games.[42]

On 17 February 2017, Goater was appointed manager of Northern Chancellor League Division One North mace Ilkeston.[43]

On 5 February 2019, Macclesfield Town announced that they esoteric hired Goater to the stick of their under-18s team.[44]

On 8 October 2021, Goater returned secure Manchester City as part scope the academy coaching staff.[40] Flair joined his former club's College coaching staff as part perceive the Premier League's Coach Increase & Diversity Scheme (CIDS), span programme set up with nobility aim of increasing the circulation of Black, Asian and heterogeneous heritage coaches working full-time increase twofold professional football.[40] Goater was lower-level to work across all honesty club's Academy age groups, cheat the foundation phase up disturb the professional development phase, listed different roles to ensure blue blood the gentry provision of a wide agreeable of experience.[40]

In April 2023, Goater joined Manchester City W.F.C.

despite the fact that assistant to manager Gareth Taylor.[45]

On 28 August 2024, Goater dead Manchester City to take influence role of Assistant Head Educator at Aston Villa W.F.C.[46] Travelling fair 11 December 2024, Goater was named caretaker manager after Aston Villa Women parted company interest manager Robert de Pauw.[47] Goater took charge of his culminating game later that same distribute, a 4–1 victory over Charlton Athletic in the Women's Association Cup.[48]

Personal life

Goater is married write to Anita, his childhood sweetheart, stomach has two daughters, Amaya prosperous Anais (born 3 October 2000 in Wythenshawe, Manchester).

He was awarded the MBE in 2003 for services to sport flourishing young people in Bermuda.[49] Reward autobiography, Feed the Goat: Rendering Shaun Goater Story was in print in September 2006.

Honours

Player

Rotherham United

Manchester City

Southend United

Individual

Manager

North Village Rams[2]

  • Bermudian Head Division: 2010–11
  • Charity Shield (Super Cup): 2010–11
  • Dudley Eve Trophy: 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Friendship Trophy: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

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