Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)
Evans pictured whilst at Leeds United
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen J. Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mansfield Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–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. |
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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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