Andrew Roger Melville (born 29 November 1968 in
Swansea) is a former Wales international
footballer
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. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender.
He started his career at
Swansea City before earning a move to
Oxford United
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in July 1990 for £275,000. He later went on to play for
Sunderland,
Bradford City F.C.
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...
and
Fulham, before finishing his career with short spells at
West Ham United
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and
Nottingham Forest
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.
He won 65
caps
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for the
Welsh national team
)
, Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW)
, Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
, Coach = Rob Page
, Captain = Gareth Bale
, Most caps = Gareth Bale (111)
, Top scorer = Gareth ...
between 1989 and 2004, scoring three times.
Andy Melville coaches the Oxford Brookes University football club first team and joined Oxford United as a first-team coach on a short-term contract in July 2009.
Honours
;Fulham
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UEFA Intertoto Cup:
2002
International goals
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Footballers from Swansea
Welsh footballers
Wales international footballers
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Association football central defenders
Oxford United F.C. non-playing staff
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