Chris Burns (born 9 November 1967) is a former

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. Burns formerly played for UD Horadada, who compete in the Valencian Preferente in Spain, but in January 2009 left the club on mutual terms due to the economic down turn as the main board members, property developers Piensa, went into liquidation and forced Horadada to cut back dramatically. Burns helped

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to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to

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. Burns is currently manager of Hellenic League One West side Stonehouse Town. Burns is also signed on as a player for the Gloucestershire-based side. In April 2014, Burns replaced

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as manager at Southern League side

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. However, he resigned from the role in June 2014. A month later he was named manager of Brockworth Albion. In 2020, Burns was appointed manager of Stonehouse Town in the Hellenic League Division One West.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Chris 1967 births Living people Footballers from Manchester Men's association football midfielders English footballers Sharpness A.F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Northampton Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Cinderford Town A.F.C. players UD Horadada players Cirencester Town F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Gloucester City A.F.C. managers Cinderford Town A.F.C. managers Bishop's Cleeve F.C. managers Cheltenham Town F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate footballers