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Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)

Steve Evans
Steve-Evans.jpg
Evans pictured whilst at Leeds United
Personal information
Full name Stephen J. Evans
Date of birth (1962-10-30) 30 October 1962 (age 54)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Mansfield Town (manager)
Youth career
000?–1979 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Clyde 36 (4)
1981–1984 Albion Rovers 76 (28)
1984–1985 Ayr United 30 (4)
1985 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
1985–1986 St Johnstone 24 (6)
Total 168 (42)
Teams managed
1994–1998 Stamford
1998–2002 Boston United
2004–2007 Boston United
2007–2012 Crawley Town
2012–2015 Rotherham United
2015–2016 Leeds United
2016– Mansfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Stephen J. "Steve" Evans (born 30 October 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who is the manager of Mansfield Town. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Evans played professional football for Bolton Wanderers, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Ayr United, Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone until a knee ligament injury ended his playing career at 24.

After his retirement he became a manager. Prior to taking charge at Crawley Town, he managed Stamford and Boston United, the latter on two separate occasions.

A controversial figure, whilst manager of Boston United he was successfully prosecuted for tax evasion. However, in charge of Rotherham United, he led the club to two successive promotions. He left the club in late September 2015. On 19 October 2015, Evans replaced Uwe Rösler as Head Coach of Leeds United, before being sacked in May 2016.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Evans was spotted by scouts from English team Bolton Wanderers when playing for his local youth football club in Glasgow, and he joined Bolton after leaving school.

Evans failed to break into to first team at Bolton and was released in 1979. He then returned to his native Scotland and joined Clyde, where he played in 36 league matches, scoring four goals, before joining Albion Rovers in 1981, where he scored 28 goals in 76 league matches during three years at Cliftonhill. He then moved to Ayr United in 1984, scoring four goals in 30 matches, and to Hamilton Academical in 1985, where he only played in two league matches. He joined St Johnstone in 1985 and scored six goals in 24 matches before a knee ligament injury ended his playing career in 1986, aged 24.


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