Peter Reid
Peter Reid ( 1998)
Peter Reid ( born June 20, 1956 in Huyton, Merseyside ) is an English former international footballer.
- 3.1 As a player
- 3.2 As a coach
Playing career
His career as a professional he began in 1974 at the age of 18 years at Bolton Wanderers, where he had previously played in youth. In 1978, he won his first title with the Wanderers as a professional, when the club was able to win the second division championship. After two years in the Premier League Bolton rose again and Reid joined in 1982 for 60,000 pounds to Everton in the first English league. For Reid, a stroke of luck, he was still part of a team that dominated along with the Liverpool FC English football in the 80s.
He won in 1984 with the Everton FC FA Cup, the championship in 1985 and 1987 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984/85. The triple triumph Championship, European Cup and FA Cup remained for him and the club denied in 1985. In the final of the FA Cup they lost to Manchester United 1-0. Peter Reid's opponent Kevin Moran looked for a reckless tackle on him the red card. It was the first red card in the history of the FA Cup final.
At this time and at the height of his career Reid was considered by many as one of the best midfielders in Europe. In 1985 he was chosen by the PFA to England's Footballer of the Year. This earned him the nomination for the national team of England, for whom he played 13 games. He was in the national team squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he ran aground in the quarterfinal match against Argentina.
For Everton, he made a total of 24 games ( 13 goals) before moving in 1989 to the Queens Park Rangers and a year later moved on to Manchester City.
In 2006 he was named one of the " Giants Everton " Everton.
Coaching career
Club coach
His coaching career began at Manchester City in November 1990; he followed there Kendall Howard, his former coach from Everton. In the first season of the Premier League 1992/93 there was only enough space to 9 and in the following year had to Reid after a bad start to the season to leave his post.
In October 1993, after his release at City, he packed again the soccer shoes. Southampton coach Ian Reid Branfoot had persuaded to play again. Although he made only eight games from October to December for the Saints, but gave you the necessary support and stability in the midfield. As Branfoot was discharged in January 1994, also went Reid. He moved again the clubs as a player and heard in the 1990s after the stations Notts County and Bury finally on to the football games.
As a trainer, he then returned in March 1995. He took over the vacant coaching job at relegation-threatened Sunderland AFC in the second league. The descent was with Reid as manager prevented and the next year led the club to the second division championship Reid and promotion to the Premier League. In 1996, fans of the club, under the name of " Simply Red and White" to reach 50 of the British charts with the song " Cheer Up Peter Reid " the top.
On the final day, however, Sunderland lost the deciding game and had to go back. The new stadium, which would replace the old Roker Park, thus saw his debut as a second division match. 1997/98, the direct re-emergence was missed by a space and the club had in the Relegation Play Offs. In the final they lost in a memorable and highly dramatic match on penalties and thus missing out on promotion. Reid, however, managed to raise up the team again and to make the climb next year perfectly. In this case, this was achieved the association with a record of 105 points.
As a newly promoted Sunderland Reid led directly to 7th place and missed qualification for the UEFA Cup just barely. It was one of the highest placement of a climber in the history of the Premier League. Kevin Phillips was charged with 30 -goal top scorer in the Premier League and winner of the Golden Shoe in Europe. Peter Reid was at the same time to his duties as head coach of Sunderland also coach of the English U -21 national team.
It almost looked like it could continue to soar with Sunderland 2000/ 01 Reid, as they temporarily lay on 2nd place in the Premier League, but jumped at the end again only the 7th place out. In October 2002, Reid was dismissed because of lack of success at Sunderland and was without a coach before he took office until March 2003 as the interim coach at Leeds United returned to work.
Leeds United was at this time in a relegation battle and was in debt with more than 80 million pounds, after they had invested in previous years, about 100 million pounds in new players but did not win a single title. Reid managed to retain the Premier League with Leeds and was head coach of the club. Due to the financial situation Leeds had then also sell Harry Kewell and Peter Reid could only commit bargain players. After once again found himself in a relegation battle in November 2003 and lost 6-1 to FC Portsmouth, Reid was fired after only half a year at Leeds as a coach.
In Leeds followed in May 2004 by the then second division side Coventry City, Reid should lead in the Premier League. In January 2005, Reid introduced his post but once again available. Coventry was only in 20th place in the table and so far away from a promotion to the Premier League.
In July 2008 it was announced that Peter Reid was one of the candidates for the post of national coach of Thailand. Next to him was still Holger Osieck a candidate, but the FAT decided in the end for Reid.
Coach
Peter Reid was officially launched in September 2008 as coach of Thailand. He got a 4 year contract, worth 252 million baht.
Its mission and goal is to lead the Thai national team for the World Cup 2014. Thailand so far has never qualified for a World Cup and it would be a sensation, should succeed in doing this.
First successes Reid also been recorded, as Thailand was able to win the T & T Cup in Vietnam in November 2008. In this case, North Korea and Vietnam hosts were defeated. A month later, Thailand was next to Indonesia will host the ASEAN Football Championship. The goal was to win the first time after 2004, the most important football tournament in Southeast Asia. The group stage is over and stood confidently came to the finals, where they then met with Vietnam. Through a gate of Vietnam at 1-1 in stoppage time of the title but in the end went to Vietnam.
Confusion caused by a report in the Daily Mail during the ASEAN Football Championship, therefore he did not rule get out of his current contract with Thailand, his former club Sunderland should want to sign him as a coach or manager. Reid pulled the statement back as soon as possible and said that he would fulfill his contract.
His job as national coach of Thailand he nam despite the confusion very seriously. Almost every weekend he is to to see games and players watch in a stadium of Thailand. He was assisted especially in the beginning in Thailand living Englishmen, who for years pursue football in Thailand and know both clubs and players well.
With the Thai national football team, he reached in December 2008, the final of the Asean Football Championship, but he could not lead the team to the title.
In September 2009, the Thai Association of Reid separated. During a trip to England, together with the President of the Association of Thailand, Reid decided that he would like his coach at Sunderland AFC. He also wanted to keep his job as head coach Thailand. However, the did not agree with the association and dismissed Reid from his contract.
Achievements
As a player
Bolton Wanderers
- 2 League champion winner: 1977/78
Everton FC
- FA Cup winner: 1984
- Champion winner: 1984/85, 1986/87
- FA Cup Final: 1985
- Cup Winners' Cup winners: 1985
- Footballer of the Year in England winners: 1985
As a coach
Sunderland AFC
- Football League Championship Winners: 1996
Thailand
- T & T Cup winner: 2008
- AFF Suzuki Cup Final: 2008
References / Notes
- National football team (England)
- Football coach (England)
- Man
- Born in 1956
- English
- European Football Cup Winners' Cup Winners