Mark Aizlewood
Welsh association football player (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Aizlewood (born 1 October 1959) is a Welsh manager and former professional footballer who currently manages Cymru South side Carmarthen Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Aizlewood[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1959-10-01) 1 October 1959 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Carmarthen Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1978 | Newport County | 38 | (1) |
1978–1982 | Luton Town | 98 | (3) |
1982–1987 | Charlton Athletic | 152 | (9) |
1987–1989 | Leeds United | 69 | (3) |
1989–1990 | Bradford City | 39 | (1) |
1990–1993 | Bristol City | 101 | (3) |
1993–1995 | Cardiff City | 39 | (3) |
1995–1996 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
1996–1997 | Aberystwyth Town | 30 | (1) |
1997–2000 | Cwmbran Town | 69 | (0) |
International career | |||
1979–1980 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
1986–1994 | Wales | 39 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2012–2018 | Carmarthen Town | ||
2022– | Carmarthen Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Having started his football career at his hometown club Newport County, making his professional debut at the age of 16 in 1976, he went on to make over 500 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Charlton Athletic, Leeds United and Bristol City, and gained 39 caps for Wales.[3]
Following his retirement, Aizlewood worked as an assistant manager with Carmarthen Town on two occasions and later worked as assistant manager to Ian Rush at Chester City. He also spent two years as the technical director of the Welsh Football Trust, being placed in charge of developing youth football in Wales. In 2012, he returned to Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town as manager and lead the club to consecutive Welsh League Cup victories in 2013 and 2014. His contract as manager was terminated after he was convicted of serious fraud in February 2018.[4]