Roy William Tunks (born 21 January 1951) is a German-born English former professional footballer who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He made over 850 appearances in a playing career spanning over twenty years. He was signed for a record fee by

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

in 1974 as a goalkeeper from Rotherham United where he was known as the "boy with the golden gloves". He played well over 300 games for Preston North End, and was the club's Player of the Year for the 1979–80 season. He moved to

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

in 1981, and was part of the team that won the

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in 1985. After retiring in 1990, Tunks moved into coaching. He joined the FA and worked with England youngsters at under 16 to under 20 level. He also worked at

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clubs Blackburn Rovers and

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as a goalkeeping coach. He was part of the backroom staff at Tranmere Rovers before moving on to become head of Goalkeeping Department at Manchester City F.C

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* Living people 1951 births Footballers from Wuppertal English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players Rotherham United F.C. players York City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff {{england-footy-goalkeeper-stub