Alan Walsh (born 9 December 1956) is an English former professional

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who played as a winger or striker. He spent much of his career with

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and Darlington, where he was the club's record goalscorer. He won two Turkish

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championships with Beşiktaş.

Early and personal life

Walsh was born to June (née Stockton) and John Walsh. He has one younger sister, Terry. His son,

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is also a footballer who has played in the Football League for Dagenham & Redbridge and Barnet. His eldest daughter, Kayte, married actor

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in February 2011.

Career

Walsh started his career in 1977 with

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, but moved to Darlington the following year. He spent six years at the club, where he became the club's record goalscorer, with 87 goals in the league and 100 overall. In 1984, he joined

, where he amassed 218 league appearances, winning their player of the season award in 1987–88. During his time at Bristol City he became renowned as an early exponent of the stepover football skill, colloquially known as the 'Walshy shuffle', later to be popularised by players such as Cristiano Ronaldo. In 1986 Walsh won a winners medal as part of the Bristol City team that beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 in the Football League Trophy final. He moved to Turkish club Beşiktaş in 1989, where he won two

titles, before finishing his professional career back in the English Football League with short spells at

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and Cardiff City. After retiring from playing he rejoined Bristol City as a coach and stayed with the club for 11 years in a variety of coaching roles. On 19 October 2011 he left his job as Bristol City's development coach. He joined

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as youth team coach in 2012, a role he held until 2016.

Honours

Bristol City :

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: 1986 Beşiktaş *

: 1989–90,

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: 1989–90 *

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: 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Alan 1956 births Living people Footballers from Hartlepool English footballers Men's association football forwards Middlesbrough F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Walsall F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players Süper Lig players English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Bristol City F.C. non-playing staff Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff English football managers