John Filan

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John Filan
Filan warming-up with Sydney FC
Personal information
Full name John Richard Filan
Date of birth (1970-02-08) 8 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991
St. George Saints
 52 (0)
1991–1992
Wollongong Wolves
 23 (0)
1992
St. George Saints
 0 (0)
1992–1993
Wollongong Wolves
 6 (0)
1993–1995 Cambridge United 68 (0)
1995 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 0 (0)
1995–1997 Coventry City 16 (0)
1997–2001 Blackburn Rovers 64 (0)
2001–2007 Wigan Athletic 184 (0)
2006 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2008 Sydney FC 0 (0)
Total 416 (0)
International career
1990–1992
Australia U23
 14 (0)
1992–1997
Australia
 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Richard Filan (born 8 February 1970) is an Australian football coach and former professional player.

As a player, he was a

Australia
.

Following retirement, Filan has worked as a coach and held a role with Sydney FC before a spell as assistant manager with both Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town.

Club career

He played for

Wollongong Wolves in the old National Soccer League in Australia before moving to England to join Cambridge United in 1993, after an unsuccessful trial at Southampton.[1] In 1995, he signed for Coventry City, then moved on to Blackburn Rovers
in 1997.

He joined

Newcastle United in February 2007.[2]

International career

Filan was a member of the

Australian team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and finished in fourth place. As he has an Irish passport through his ancestry, he once sought to play international football for Ireland. However, FIFA ruled against it in February 1999 because he had played for the Australian Olympic team.[3][4]

Coaching career

Filan returned to Australia in semi-retirement, resettling in his home town of Sydney. In August 2007 agreed terms with

A-League side Sydney FC as backup to Clint Bolton,[5] however the deal fell through citing outside issues.[6]

Filan was appointed as assistant manager to John Askey at League One side Shrewsbury Town in June 2018, having previously worked with Askey during his managerial tenure at Macclesfield Town.[7] This role lasted only five months, with the whole management team departing after only four wins in seventeen league matches.[8]

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Wigan Athletic

Individual

References

  1. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X
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  2. ^ "Wigan 1-0 Newcastle". BBC. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ Given hoping return to Ewood is a happy one Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ FIFA rule Leeds must free players
  5. ^ "Oh what a Filan: Sydney get their hands on veteran keeper". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  6. ^ "Filan's about-face puts Sydney on spot". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  7. ^ "Shrewsbury Town: John Filan named assistant manager to John Askey". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. ^ "John Askey: Shrewsbury Town sack manager after five months in charge". BBC Sport. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Man Utd ease to Carling Cup glory". BBC Sport. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ David McKechnie (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

External links

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