Neil Graham Moss (born 10 May 1975 in

New Milton New Milton is a market town in southwest Hampshire, England. To the north is in the New Forest and to the south the coast at Barton-on-Sea. The town is equidistant between Lymington and Christchurch, 6 miles (10 km) away. History Ne ...

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) is a retired footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

Playing career

Moss started his career at

as a trainee in May 1992 and signed his first professional contract with the club in January 1993. He moved to

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

in December 1995 for a fee of £250,000, where he proved to be a reliable, steady goalkeeper but was unable to displace Paul Jones or Antti Niemi as first choice goalkeeper. After only making 22 starts in eight years, he returned to Bournemouth in February 2003. Moss is well known as a lifelong Bournemouth supporter – he used to watch the team play from the terraces before signing for the club. During Bournemouth's 1–0 home victory against

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on 17 March 2007, Moss was in the net in the South Stand, where the Millwall fans were, and he had over 30 coins (totalling around £5) thrown at him. In an interview with

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two days later, he revealed that he had escaped from the incident unhurt. Due to a long-standing wrist injury which failed to heal sufficiently, Moss announced his immediate retirement on 14 July 2008.

Coaching career

Moss currently runs a goalkeeping coaching company, which he set up in 200

Moss is now goalkeeping coach for Bournemouth, having signed for the 2009–10 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Neil 1975 births Living people English footballers Association football goalkeepers AFC Bournemouth players Gillingham F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Premier League players People from New Milton AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff