Simon Coleman (born 13 June 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday and

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

and in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southend United and Rochdale.

Playing career

He played 475 competitive games in English football and appeared in the Premier League for both Sheffield Wednesday and

. His career at Bolton may have reached greater heights in the Premier League had his leg not been broken in a tackle by Derby County's Marco Gabbiadini in February 1995.

Personal life

He has previously worked at a football academy in

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

. He now works at

Garibaldi School The Garibaldi School (formerly Garibaldi College) is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form built in the 1960s. It is situated near to the edge Clipstone village, Nottinghamshire (part of Newark and Sherwood District Council administ ...

as a Physical Education Teacher.

Honours

* Zenith Data Systems Cup: Runner up 1989/90 with Middlesbrough * First Division Championship: 1996/97 (with

)

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* 1968 births Living people Footballers from Worksop English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Premier League players English Football League players Mansfield Town F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub