Peter Butler (footballer born 1966)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter James Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Platinum Stars (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 1986 | Bury | 11 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Cambridge United | 55 | (9) |
| 1988–1992 | Southend United | 142 | (9) |
| 1992 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | West Ham United | 70 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 20 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1996 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 50 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Halifax Town | 63 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | ||
| 2002–2004 | Sabah FA | ||
| 2004–2005 | Singapore Armed Forces FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2009–2010 | Yangon United FC (technical director) | ||
| 2010–2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2012 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2012 | Terengganu FA | ||
| 2012–2013 | PBDKT T-Team FC | ||
| 2014–2017 | Botswana | ||
| 2017– | Platinum Stars | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter James Butler (born 27 August 1966 in Halifax) is an English professional football player and coach who is currently head coach of South African club Platinum Stars. As a player, he made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League. He then took up coaching, first in England and then in Australia and South-East Asia. He was in charge of the Botswana national team from 2014 until 2017.
Butler played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bury, Southend United, West Ham United, Notts County, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion and Halifax Town.
After a spell as caretaker manager of Halifax Town, Butler moved to Australia where he became player-manager of Sorrento FC 2000-2002, where he set up their academy. He then coached in Singapore with the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), in Malaysia with Sabah FA, in Indonesia with Persiba Balikpapan, and then back to Malaysia as coach of Kelantan FA. In September 2009, Butler signed a one-year contract as Technical Director and Head Coach of Yangon United FC of Myanmar. In September 2010 Butler became head coach of Thai Premier League team BEC Tero Sasana F.C.. He is the holder of a UEFA Pro Licence Qualification. Butler returned to Kelantan to become head coach for the second time in November 2011. He guided the team to the top of the League. However, Butler left stating he could no longer work for Annuar Musa as he was unhappy with the signing of players above his head. Butler was immediately hired by Indonesian Super league side Persiba Balikpapan whom he coached in 2006-08 and led them into the newly formed ISL. He reportedly resigned from Persiba on May 2012, but his resignation is challenged by the club.
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