Paul Richard Nevin (born 23 June 1969) is a

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coach and former player. He is a first team coach at

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club West Ham United.

Playing career

Nevin began his playing career at Shrewsbury Town, before playing

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whilst studying at the University of Evansville in the United States. In 1991, Nevin returned to England, making eight

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appearances for

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as the club finished bottom of the Football League. Following his spell at Carlisle, Nevin joined

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for two seasons maing 48 appearances in all competitions, before retiring from football at the age of 24 due to injury.

Coaching career

Nevin began his coaching career at

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in the United Kingdom where he spent eight years in several roles including academy and reserve team Manager. He then accepted an invitation to improve the fortunes of the struggling

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who competed in the Australian

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. Nevin was appointed manager with the departure of former coach

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at the completion of the

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season. Following his tenure in New Zealand, Nevin then took up a position at

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in Qatar in 2007. He was responsible for developing players for Qatar's junior and senior national teams, while also being involved in coach development. Nevin has coached in Africa, China and Brazil and was also a regular guest presenter on the Al Jazeera Sports Channel. Following a successful five years in the Middle East, Nevin returned to the

as head of coaching at Norwich City. This spell at the club also saw him promoted to the role of First Team Coach. In 2014, Nevin was approached by the Premier League to become head of academy coach development, a role that saw Nevin work with all the Premier League and Category One clubs and support each of them with their Coach Development programmes. Nevin has also worked with the FA as a coach with the youth national teams. In October 2018, Nevin was temporarily appointed to

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's England national team coaching staff as part of the FA's BAME coaching initiative across all national teams. Nevin remained with the Three Lions through to their third-place finish at the

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. In February 2020, Nevin was appointed as first team coach at West Ham United. On 31 August 2021, it was confirmed that Nevin had returned to the England coaching staff alongside his West Ham duties.

Honours

England *

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third place:

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References

Living people 1969 births English footballers Footballers from Lewisham Association football forwards Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer players English Football League players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players English football managers Association football coaches A-League Men managers Aspire Academy managers Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Norwich City F.C. non-playing staff West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand English expatriate sportspeople in Qatar {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub