Scott Young (born 14 January 1976) is a

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former professional

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Club career

Young was born in

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. He made his first appearance for Cardiff City, under then manager

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, on 6 November 1993 in a 3–1 victory over

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at the age of sixteen. He became a popular figure during his 11 seasons at Cardiff City, especially after scoring the winning goal in the 2–1 win over

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on 6 January 2002 in the third round of the

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. A one-club man since graduating from the

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ranks, Young made 275 league appearances for the Bluebirds. Unfortunately his later years with Cardiff were blighted by a persistent back injury and he retired at the end of the 2003/04 season at the age of 28. He attempted a comeback as a Newport County player at the start of the 2004–05 season and was made

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, but further injury problems forced him to retire from football. He returned to the club as assistant manager to

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in 2006. Young took over as manager of

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in October 2009, leaving the club in May 2012 to become first-team coach at

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club Port Talbot Town. After the departure of manager Mark Jones, Scott Young was appointed as interim manager. His first game as manager was against

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, defeating them 1–0 at home. He was later named official first team manager on a permanent basis. Young, along with

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, took over as

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of Cardiff City after the departure of

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on 18 September 2014. On 6 October 2014,

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manager

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was appointed as new manager with Young appointed his assistant.

International career

Young was capped by Wales at under-21 and B international level. He also received a call-up to the full

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in March 2002 but remained on the bench during a 0–0 draw with

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."Wales 0–0 Czech Republic"
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Scott 1976 births Living people People from Tonypandy Sportspeople from Rhondda Cynon Taf Welsh footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Cardiff City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players English Football League players Welsh football managers Cardiff City F.C. managers English Football League managers Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff AFC Porth managers Port Talbot Town F.C. managers Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.&G.C. managers