David Wright (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position |
Defender Midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City under-18s (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Crewe Alexandra | 211 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Ipswich Town | 120 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Crystal Palace | 51 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Colchester United | 49 | (1) |
| Total | 488 | (9) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Maldon & Tiptree | ||
| 2016 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Colchester United U18s | ||
| 2016– | Norwich City U18s | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Wright (born 1 May 1980) is an English former professional footballer and manager who is currently manager of the Norwich City under-18 team.
Wright began his playing career at Crewe Alexandra, where he helped the club to promotion to the First Division in 2002–03 following the clubs relegation to the Second Division in the previous season. He went on the make over 200 league appearances for the club. He also played over 100 league games for Ipswich Town between 2007 and 2010, as well as representing Wigan Athletic, Norwich City on loan, Crystal Palace, Gillingham on loan and Colchester United.
In 2013, Wright took on his first coaching role at the Ipswich Town Academy, before taking on a similar role at Colchester while also managing Isthmian League side Maldon & Tiptree in 2015. He left the Jammers in December 2015 to team up with new Colchester United manager Kevin Keen as his assistant. After Keen left by mutual consent in April 2016, Wright took temporary charge of Colchester's penultimate league game of the 2015–16 season. He was then appointed manager of the under-18 team, before moving to Norwich City to take up the same role.
Born in Warrington, Wright rose through the youth team ranks at Crewe Alexandra, making his first-team debut for the Railwaymen in August 1997 as a late substitute during a 2–0 away win against Norwich City. He made three First Division appearances during the 1997–98 season, and established himself in the following season, making 20 league appearances and a substitute appearance in the League Cup. He scored his first goal during the 1998–99 season when he netted the opening goal in a 5–1 thrashing of West Bromwich Albion on 5 April 1999.
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