Mark Flatts

Mark Michael Flatts ( born October 14, 1972 in Islington or Haringey, London ) is a former English footballer.

Career

Flatts joined in January 1987 while still at school when he was running for the school selections of Haringey and Middlesex, Arsenal, and then attended from 1987 to 1989 for two years, the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall. With the end of his school days he signed in 1989, first a training contract at Arsenal and rose in December 1990 to the professional players. Flatts was more classical winger because modern midfielder, fast and tricky to hit with his both feet and sudden tempo changes strongly in one on one and on a good day to be able precise edges; but rather unwilling to participate in the defensive game, often with slight ball losses and fluctuating performance.

After coach George Graham had first used it in September 1992 against Sheffield United in the Premier League, followed until the end of season nine league bets. In particular, his performance against Manchester City in January 1993, when he turned Manchester's left-back Terry Phelan major problems and gave an assist 1-0 win Hits by Paul Merson, sticking out of it. Flatts succeeded not in subsequent seasons to build on his promising approaches, and so were several Leihphasen at unterklassigen clubs. In the fall of 1993, he was temporarily at Cambridge United, in early 1994 was followed by a two -month stay at Brighton & Hove Albion. Although he had come there regularly used, changed to his situation at Arsenal and little followed in the spring of 1995 with Bristol City and a year later with two more stays Grimsby Town on loan. In Grimsby was given the expiring contract at Arsenal also a permanent commitment to the debate, after he had been absent without excuse workouts and two reserve games, was the abrupt return to Arsenal. The now responsible Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch refrained from renewing a contract, and thus ended Flatts ' time at the capital club in the summer of 1996.

A return to professional football he succeeded in the following years, despite tryouts at Torino Calcio (1996 ), Manchester City (1996 ), Watford (1996 ), Barnet FC (1997), Colchester United ( 1999) and Queens Park Rangers (2000) no more. After working in the non -League football with Kettering Town and FC Bishop's Stortford ended by 2000 his career in national football.