Richard William Evans (born 12 April 1968) is a Welsh former professional

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who played as a winger. He is a member of the backroom staff with the Portugal national team. He previously played for several football clubs including

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

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and

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. Richard Evans is the son of former Swansea City player and Wales international footballer Brian Evans.

Career

After retiring from playing professional football Evans studied towards a

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BSc (Hons) at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

(1997–1999) and later a Physiotherapy BSc Hons at

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(2002–2006). Speaking to the BBC Wales, he said: "I pursued a career in football after leaving school. When I got to the age of 27 and had played professional and semi-professional football I realised that football wasn't going to provide me with a living after I'd finished my days really. "So whilst I was playing at

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I did a treatment and management of injuries course held by the FA, and that's what instilled an interest in physiotherapy." Prior to his appointment at Everton, he has held the position of Head Physiotherapist at

Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

(1999–2009) and also Head of Sport Science at

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(2009–2013). In 2013, he was appointed Head of Performance at

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. In August 2016, he joined the Belgium national football team backroom staff.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Richard Living people 1968 births Welsh footballers Association football wingers Cardiff City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Alumni of Loughborough University Alumni of Brunel University London Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Everton F.C. non-playing staff