Alan Wright
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1971 (54 years old)
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, EnglandPosition
Assistant Coach
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Coaching
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Alan Geoffrey Wright is an English professional football coach and former player who serves as the assistant head coach of the Manchester United Under-21s. Born on 28 September 1971 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, Wright enjoyed a highly successful 23-year playing career in the Football League and the Premier League, notably standing out as a premier left-back despite being one of the shortest players in Premier League history at 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m)
He was a left back who has played over 750 league and cup games for eight clubs, including an eight-year spell in the Premier League for Aston Villa. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United plus he has had loan spells at Derby County, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers and Nottingham Forest. He finished his career with spells at Cheltenham Town and Fleetwood Town. He was capped twice by the England U21 team in 1992.
Following retirement Wright was part of the coaching staff at Blackpool before going on to have spells as manager of Northwich Victoria and Southport.
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 English PFA Premier League Team of the Year |  Aston Villa | 1995-1996 | |
 English Football League Cup | Aston Villa | 1995-1996 |
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 Blackpool | 1988-1991 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Blackburn Rovers | 1991-1995 | Permanent | - | - | |
 England U21 | 1992 | International | - | - | |
| Aston Villa | 1995-2003 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Middlesbrough | 2003-2004 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Sheffield United | 2003-2004 | Loan | - | - | |
| Sheffield United | 2004-2007 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Derby County | 2006 | Loan | - | - | |
 Leeds United | 2006 | Loan | - | - | |
 Cardiff City | 2006-2007 | Loan | - | - | |
 Doncaster Rovers | 2007 | Loan | - | - | |
 Nottingham Forest | 2007 | Loan | - | - | |
 Cheltenham Town | 2007-2009 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Fleetwood Town | 2009-2011 | Permanent | - | - |
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 Northwich Victoria | 2012 | Manager | - | - | |
 Southport | 2013 | Manager | - | - |
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