Adrian Whitbread
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrian Richard Whitbread[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 October 1971||
Place of birth | Epping, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1989 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | Leyton Orient | 125 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Swindon Town | 36 | (1) |
1994–1996 | West Ham United | 10 | (0) |
1995 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 13 | (0) |
1996–2001 | Portsmouth | 134 | (2) |
2000–2001 | → Luton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2001 | → Reading (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Reading | 14 | (0) |
2003 | → Exeter City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
Total | 367 | (5) | |
Managerial career | |||
2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | ||
2013–2014 | Antigua Barracuda FC | ||
2014–2015 | Bahrain U23 | ||
2016–2017 | Puerto Rico FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adrian Richard Whitbread (born 22 October 1971) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a
before retiring from playing due to a persistent knee injury.After his playing career ended, Whitbread became a coach. He had spells as assistant manager at
Playing career
Whitbread began his professional career as a trainee with
Whitbread's first-team opportunities at West Ham were limited and he made only 14 league and cup appearances.[2][3] He went to Portsmouth on loan in November 1995 and eventually joined them on a permanent basis in October 1996 for £250,000.[3] Following knee surgery in the summer of 2000, he was unable to obtain a regular place in the first-team and requested a transfer.[4] He joined Luton Town on loan in November 2000,[5] and then went on loan to Reading for the rest of the season in February 2001, before joining Reading on a permanent basis.[6] He had made a total of 145 league and cup appearances for Portsmouth, in addition to 13 appearances while on loan to Portsmouth in 1995.[2]
Whitbread signed a two-year contract with Reading in July 2001.
Managerial career
After retiring, Whitbread joined
Whitbread was named Assistant Coach of the
In August 2015, he was named as the inaugural coach of Puerto Rico FC.[17] He served alongside Neil Sillett, who was the technical director.[18] On 19 May 2017, he was relieved of coaching duties by Puerto Rico FC.[19]
On his return to England, Whitbread assisted Allen at Barnet again,[20] then followed him to Chesterfield in May 2018.[21] He left Chesterfield in the following December following Allen's sacking.[22]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Adrian Whitbread". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ "Pompey release Whitbread". BBC Sport. 15 November 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Pompey finance Whitbread's Luton move". BBC Sport. 13 November 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Royals secure Whitbread prize". BBC Sport. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Reading's double deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Whitbread faces scan". BBC Sport. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Whitbread forced to retire". BBC Sport. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Barnet look to Whitbread". BBC Sport. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Barnet duo to join Allen". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Allen raids MK Dons for key trio". BBC Sport. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Martin Allen: Barnet manager reduces squad to 20 players in bid to avoid drop". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "The Class of 2008". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Barracudas Appoint Whitbread". 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Adrian Whitbread appointed as First Team Coach
- ^ "Puerto Rico Football Club announced head coach and technical director". NASL. 24 August 2015.
- ^ The Pompey pair conquering the Caribbean portsmouth.co.uk
- ^ "Puerto Rico FC Parts Ways With Coach Adrian Whitbread, Technical Director Neil Sillett". NASL. 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Martin Allen: Barnet manager reduces squad to 20 players in bid to avoid drop". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Hayden, Bradley (15 May 2018). "Allen appointed as new Chesterfield manager". Times Series. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Managerial departure announced". Chesterfield FC. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
External links
- Adrian Whitbread at Soccerbase