Neil Masters
Northern Irish footballer and coach
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Neil Masters (born 25 May 1972) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player.
Full name
Neil Bradley Masters[1]
Date of birth
25 May 1972
Place of birth
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Bradley Masters[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rygge FK (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Bournemouth | 50 | (6) |
| 1991 | Moss (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Wolverhampton | 18 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Gillingham | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Moss | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 90 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Rygge FK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Masters was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. A left-back during his active career, played English league football for Bournemouth, Wolverhampton and Gillingham.[3]
In August 1995, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national team's squad UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match against Portugal[4] but had to withdraw due to knee problems.[5]
He joined Norwegian club Moss FK ahead of the 2001 season.[6]
Having retired as a player after the 2003 season, he was hired as coach of Rygge FK, a fourth-tier Norwegian club located near Moss.[7]
