David Unsworth
Unsworth playing for Wigan Athletic in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Gerald Unsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Everton U23 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Everton | 116 | (11) |
| 1997–1998 | West Ham United | 32 | (2) |
| 1998 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Everton | 188 | (23) |
| 2004–2005 | Portsmouth | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Sheffield United | 39 | (4) |
| 2007 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Burnley | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 449 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1995 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Preston North End (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Preston North End (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Everton U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2014– | Everton U23 | ||
| 2016 | Everton (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Gerald Unsworth (born 16 October 1973) is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of Everton U23. As a player, Unsworth played as a centre-back or left-back from 1991 until 2009.
Unsworth is best remembered for his time at Everton during the 1990s, where he was part of their FA Cup winning team of 1995 and commonly known as "Rhino". He earned one full England cap in 1995. He also played in the Premier League for West Ham United, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic, and in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Burnley and Huddersfield Town. After retiring, he moved into coaching with Preston North End where he was twice appointed caretaker manager.
He returned to Everton in September 2013 as assistant to Everton U21s head coach Alan Stubbs. In 2014, he succeeded Stubbs as head coach of the U21 team.
Born in Chorley, Unsworth began his career at Everton, and was part of the 1995 FA Cup winning team. After 133 league and cup games over several impressive seasons at Everton, Unsworth transferred to West Ham United for the 1997–98 season. He made his West Ham debut on 23 August 1997 against his old club, Everton. After receiving an ovation from Everton fans, Unsworth was on the losing side as West Ham lost 2–1. After his family failed to settle in London and only one season and 41 games he asked for a move closer to his Merseyside home. Rather than moving back to Merseyside, he was signed by Birmingham-based club Aston Villa for £3 million but his family did not settle in Birmingham. After only a month, before the season had even begun, citing problems with the lengthy commute from his home, he returned to Everton who paid Villa the same £3 million West Ham had accepted only a few weeks before.
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