Keith Coleman (born 24 May 1951) is an English retired footballer who played as a

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. He collected an UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runners-up medal in 1976 while playing for West Ham United.

Biography

Coleman was born on 24 May 1951 in Washington, Tyne and Wear. He began his career at

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

in 1971, where he made 49 appearances, scoring two goals. He joined West Ham in September 1973 for a transfer fee of £20,000 and made his debut in a home game against Burnley in October 1973. He competed for his position with John McDowell and Frank Lampard and made 122 appearances in all competitions, with the highlight being an appearance in the

1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between West Ham United of England and Anderlecht of Belgium. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winne ...

, which was won 4–2 by

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

. He joined

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of Belgium in 1977 and then

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in July 1979 where he made 25 appearances in the 1979–80 season. He took his FA coaching badge in 1980 and later was a scout for Sheffield Wednesday.

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1951 births Living people English men's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players K.V. Mechelen players People from Washington, Tyne and Wear Footballers from Tyne and Wear Darlington F.C. players English Football League players Hendon F.C. players Team Hawaii players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Men's association football fullbacks English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub