David Busst
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Busst | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City (Football Community Manager) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Moor Green | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1996 | Coventry City | 50 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Highgate United | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2003 | Solihull Borough | ||
| 2003–2006 | Evesham United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David "Dave" Busst (born 30 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer and current Football Community manager at Football League One side Coventry City.
As a player he was a defender from 1991 until 1996. Having started his career with non-league Moor Green, he moved to FA Premier League side Coventry City in August 1992. Having made over 50 appearances for the Sky Blues, he suffered a broken leg during a match with Manchester United in 1996 which ended his career. His injury is often considered as the most horrific in the history of the Premier League to date. He moved into management following his retirement with Solihull Borough in 2001, and later took charge of Evesham United. He came out of retirement in 2008 as defensive cover for Highgate United.
Busst played as a defender, and started his career at non-league side Moor Green in Birmingham, before moving to FA Premier League side Coventry City in August 1992. He made his professional debut in an FA Cup match against Norwich City on 13 January 1993, and his Premier League debut three days later against the same side. Busst made ten league appearances in his first professional season, and went on to make 50 league appearances in total for the club, scoring 4 goals.
His professional playing career came to an end on 8 April 1996, whilst playing for Coventry against Manchester United. Two minutes into the match, having ventured forward after his team won a corner, Busst collided with United players Denis Irwin and Brian McClair, resulting in extensive compound fractures to both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. The match had to be delayed for nine minutes, due to Busst needing to be removed from the field on a stretcher, and blood was cleaned off the grass with water and sand. It is reputed that Manchester United's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel vomited on the pitch upon seeing the injury and had to have counselling afterwards, along with a number of other players. The injury is often cited as one of the worst in the history of football. The subsequent injuries suffered by Eduardo da Silva, Luc Nilis and Preston Burpo have been compared to Busst's injury by many observers, though Busst's is generally considered as by far the worst.
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