Richard Wilson (born 8 May 1960) is an English former professional

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who played in

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as a

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. Wilson spent most of his professional career in Finland. He played four seasons in the Finnish top level

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. Wilson scored 23 goals in 84 matches for PPT,

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and

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. He was the top scorer of PPT in 1984, finishing 9 goals in 19 matches. In 1987, Wilson started as a player-coach for FF Jaro in third tier

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. In two seasons, he managed to promote the club to top division. A year later, Wilson was sacked from the manager post. However, he finished the season as a player.FF Jaro managers 1966-2005
/ref> In 1990, he spent the season as player manager of Norwegian second tier club Mjølner. Wilson ended his Finnish career in second tier club

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in 1991.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Richard 1960 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Footballers from Orpington Charlton Athletic F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Hangö IK players FC Jazz players FC Haka players FF Jaro players Kokkolan Palloveikot players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Norway