Alan Curtis (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Thomas Curtis | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Pentre, Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City (Loan Player Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1979 | Swansea City | 248 | (71) |
| 1979–1980 | Leeds United | 28 | (5) |
| 1980–1983 | Swansea City | 90 | (21) |
| 1983–1986 | Southampton | 50 | (5) |
| 1986 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Cardiff City | 125 | (10) |
| 1989–1990 | Swansea City | 26 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Barry Town | 50 | (5) |
| 1994 | Barry Town | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 633 | (121) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972 | Wales U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1976 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1976 | Wales U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1987 | Wales | 35 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Swansea City (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Swansea City (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Swansea City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Thomas Curtis (born 16 April 1954) is a former Wales international footballer, who played as a forward; he is currently Loan Player Manager at Swansea City.
He began his career with Swansea City in 1972, and spent the next seven years with the "Swans", winning promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1977–78 and out of the Third Division in 1978–79. He was then sold on to Leeds United, but struggled in the First Division and was sold back to Swansea in 1980. He helped Swansea to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1980–81, but a period of decline for the club followed and he moved on to Southampton in November 1983. He played on loan at Stoke City towards the end of the 1985–86 season, before he joined Cardiff City in the summer. He helped the "Bluebirds" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1987–88 and to also win the Welsh Cup in 1988. He made another return to Swansea during the 1989–90 campaign, and later ended his career with Barry Town, winning the Welsh Cup in 1994.
During his career he also represented Wales, scoring six goals in 35 international games. After retiring as a player he spent many years on the backroom staff at Swansea City, and has had several spells as as caretaker-manager.
He was born in Pentre, Rhondda on 16 April 1954 to Tydfil and Albert Curtis, a factory worker and coal miner respectively. His uncle, Roy Paul, was a Wales international footballer. He had an unsuccessful trial at Manchester United as a 13-year-old. He represented Rhondda Schools, where he was spotted by Swansea City and offered a trial. He chose to remain at his local Grammar school and pass his A-levels before going to Vetch Field for a trial in 1972, by which time he had already won a Wales under-18 cap.
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