Graham Rix
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Cyril Rix | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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A.F.C. Portchester (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1988 | Arsenal | 351 | (41) |
| 1987–1988 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Caen | 89 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | Le Havre | 12 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Dundee | 14 | (2) |
| 1995 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 473 | (52) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1980 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1980–1984 | England | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000 | Chelsea (caretaker) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2004 | Oxford United | ||
| 2005–2006 | Hearts | ||
| 2012 | Central FC | ||
| 2013– | A.F.C. Portchester | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Graham Cyril Rix (born 23 October 1957) is an English former football player. He is currently the head coach of A.F.C. Portchester.
Originally from Doncaster, Yorkshire, Rix joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1974 and turned professional the year after. He made his debut for the club against Leicester City on 2 April 1977, and marked it by scoring the opening goal. Rix immediately became a regular on the left wing, replacing George Armstrong. Together with Liam Brady, he formed part of an impressive attacking midfield, which helped Arsenal to three successive cup finals between 1978 and 1980. Arsenal only won one of these, in 1979 against Manchester United; the final score was 3–2, with Rix crossing for Alan Sunderland's last-minute winner, just seconds after United had equalised to level the score 2–2.
Arsenal reached the Cup Winners' Cup final the following season, against Valencia; the match finished 0–0 after extra time – a penalty shootout ensued, but Rix missed his kick and Arsenal lost. After the departure of Liam Brady to Juventus that summer, many believed Rix would also leave but he stayed at the club, and became captain in 1983. Arsenal's form slumped in the early 1980s, though, meaning Rix was unable to claim any silverware as skipper.
A series of injuries to his achilles tendon kept Rix out of the team in the mid-1980s, and he lost his starting place in the side to Martin Hayes. Rix spent a spell on loan at Brentford, before being released in 1988. In all, he played 464 times for the Gunners, scoring 51 goals.
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