Daniel Patrick Granville (born 19 January 1975) is an English football coach and former

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, who is an academy coach for

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side Arsenal. As a player he was a left back who played in the

for

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, Manchester City and

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. He also played in the Football League for

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and

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before retiring with non-league side

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. He was capped four times by

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. Since retiring he has coached football in schools as a PE Teacher and has worked with Arsenal as an academy coach.

Club career

Cambridge United

Granville began his career with

, playing 99 games and attracting a number of top clubs.

Chelsea

Granville moved to

in 1997 for a fee of £300,000, but lost his place in the Chelsea side when

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was re-signed from

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. Arguably the highlight of his career occurred during his time at Chelsea, playing in the winning side in the 1998

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triumph over

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. It was earlier in that campaign that Granville scored his only Chelsea goal, against Slovan Bratislava.

Leeds United

He was signed by

in the summer of 1998 for £1,600,000.

Manchester City

Following a successful loan spell at Manchester City in November 1999 Granville moved again, joining City permanently for £1,000,000. He helped the club gain promotion to the

, another highlight of his career. Towards the end of time at Manchester City, he was pushed onto the bench and spent a month on loan at

, a successful spell after which Norwich asked for his signature. He opted to return to City to help the club retain their Premier League status.

Crystal Palace

In December 2001 Granville signed for

and played regularly in the first team. Danny was an integral part of the play-off-winning team of 2003–04, scoring three goals and recording many assists. Granville made 138 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Later career

Granville signed with Colchester United at the start of the 2007–08 season and was given the number 2 shirt. He was released by the club at the end of the season. After being released from Colchester, Granville signed for Leyton Orient on 4 June 2008. His stay lasted less than a year as, after only 15 first team appearances and one goal (against Bradford in the FA Cup) he was released by Orient manager Geraint Williams on 4 May 2009. Williams had also been the manager at Colchester when the Essex club released Granville the previous year. Granville signed for

in October 2009 after being released by

International career

Granville represented

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at under-21 level.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Granville worked as a coach with Arsenal's

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and coached in school football.

Personal life

Granville works as a Games Teacher at Duncombe School in Hertfordshire. Granville's son Sam is a professional footballer for

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Honours

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: 1998 * Football League First Division: 2002

References

External links

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Danny Granville – Career information
Flown from the Nest

Colchester United * {{DEFAULTSORT:Granville, Danny 1975 births Footballers from Islington (district) Living people Men's association football defenders English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Cambridge United F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff