Paul Cook (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Cook | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Portsmouth (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Marine | ||
| 1984–1988 | Wigan Athletic | 83 | (14) |
| 1988–1989 | Norwich City | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 193 | (19) |
| 1994–1996 | Coventry City | 37 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Tranmere Rovers | 60 | (4) |
| 1997–1999 | 49 | (3) | |
| 1999 | → Burnley (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Burnley | 134 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Accrington Stanley | 62 | (1) |
| Total | 642 | (56) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Southport | ||
| 2007–2012 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 2012 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 2012–2015 | Chesterfield | ||
| 2015– | Portsmouth | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Anthony Cook (born 22 February 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of League Two club Portsmouth.
Cook played as a central midfielder during a playing career that spanned 23 years from 1983 until 2006, notably in the Premier League for Coventry City. He also played in the Football League for Wigan Athletic, Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, and Burnley. He also played Non-league football for Marine and Accrington Stanley. He moved into management in 2006 with Southport and later Sligo Rovers. In February 2012, he returned to English management with Accrington before moving to Chesterfield in October of the same year. In May 2015, he was appointed manager of League Two outfit Portsmouth after a release clause was met in his Chesterfield contract.
Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Cook began his career at his local non-league team Marine before being quickly signed up by Wigan Athletic, where he featured in almost one hundred games in a four-year spell. Cook then had a brief and unsuccessful spell at Norwich City before moving to the Midlands to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers for £250,000.
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