Ian Cox
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Gary Cox | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Whitstable Town (joint manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Crystal Palace | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Bournemouth | 173 | (16) |
| 2000–2003 | Burnley | 115 | (5) |
| 2003–2008 | Gillingham | 153 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Maidstone United | 21 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Whitstable Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 477 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2006 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian Gary Cox CM (born 25 March 1971 in Croydon, England) is a former Trinidad and Tobago international footballer. Cox is currently joint manager at Whitstable Town, a post he took up in November 2015.
Cox joined Crystal Palace from non-League side Carshalton Athletic for a fee of £40,000 in 1994. Opportunities were limited and he eventually joined Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1996 having made just a handful of appearances for Crystal Palace.
He enjoyed a hugely successful spell at Bournemouth where he played alongside Rio Ferdinand, his no-nonsense playing style endeared himself to the fans in a playing spell that included over 170 league appearances. In the 2000–01 season, Cox joined Burnley for £500,000. He notched up over 100 appearances for the Championship side scoring five goals, before joining Gillingham on a free transfer, in the 2003–04 season.
Predominantly a central defender, Cox can also play in midfield. He was named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was on the bench against Sweden, England and Paraguay in Trinidad and Tobago's first ever games in a World Cup. Cox retired from international football immediately after Trinidad's elimination from the tournament.
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