Mark Bowen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Rosslyn Bowen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Stoke City (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | (2) |
| 1987–1996 | Norwich City | 321 | (24) |
| 1996–1997 | West Ham United | 17 | (1) |
| 1997 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (0) |
| 1999 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 411 | (30) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1983 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1986–1997 | Wales | 41 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a Welsh former footballer
He was a left-back who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, West Ham United, Shimizu S-Pulse, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Reading. He also played international football for Wales. Since retiring in 1999, he has worked as assistant to former international team-mate Mark Hughes with Wales, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City Fulham, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City.
Bowen joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in 1980, signing his first professional contract in December 1981. First-team opportunities were limited for him at White Hart Lane and he made only a handful of appearances for the club though he was an unused substitute in the 1984 UEFA Cup Final 2nd leg. In the summer of 1987, Norwich City manager Ken Brown paid Spurs £90,000 for Bowen, who was one of a number of players that Norwich signed from Tottenham during that period. He made his debut for the Canaries on 19 August 1987 in a league match against Southampton at Carrow Road.
Bowen spent much of his first season at Norwich playing on the left of midfield, but when Tony Spearing left the club to join Leicester City in July 1988, Bowen made the left-back spot his own for the next eight years. As well as carrying out his defensive duties in a consistent and dependable manner, Bowen was a threat going forward and in the 1989–90 season he finished as the team's joint-top league goalscorer. That season, he also collected the Barry Butler memorial trophy when the supporters voted him Norwich City player of the year.
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