Travis Binnion (born 10 November 1986) is an English-born Irish former footballer and

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er who played football as a defender for

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in the Finnish Premier Division. Born in

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, England, he began his career with

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. After retiring from playing through injury he was the manager of the Sheffield United Academy.

Football career

Playing career

Coming through the ranks at the Blades Academy, Binnion came back from a career threatening hip injury to break into the reserve team at

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during the 2006–07 season. In April 2008 he was signed by

in Finland to further progress his career.

Coaching career

Having failed to find regular first team football Binnion retired from playing and took up a coaching role at his former club, Sheffield United. In June 2016 it was announced he would be taking over as Academy manager from Nick Cox who moved to

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. In 2019, he moved to Manchester United, where he was appointed as the Head of Player Development for the Under 14-Under 16 phase, before being appointed as the Lead Coach for the Under-18 team in 2021.

Cricket career

Binnion played a single

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match for the

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against

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in the 1st round of the

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which was played in 2002. In his only List A match, during which he scored 20 runs and took a single

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Honours

Manchester United U18 *

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: 2021–22

References

1986 births Living people Footballers from Derby Republic of Ireland association footballers Sheffield United F.C. players IFK Mariehamn players English cricketers Nottinghamshire Cricket Board cricketers Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff Veikkausliiga players Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Men's association football defenders Cricketers from Derby English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Finland Irish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub