Warren Goodhind (born 16 August 1977) is a South African football coach and former professional player. He is currently assistant manager at Combined Counties Premier Division club

Southall Southall () is a large suburban county of West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

. He played as a

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. Active primarily in England, Goodhind made over 200 appearances in

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for four clubs between 1996 and 2007, before beginning his non-League football career, retiring in 2012.

Career

Born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...

, Goodhind began his career with

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. He also played in

for

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on Ne ...

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

and

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

, before playing non-League football with a number of clubs including

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1946 fr ...

and Harrow Borough, before spending three years with

Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on the River Itchen, ...

. Goodhind left Eastleigh in 2011, and after a spell with

Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pl ...

, signed for

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in December 2011.

References

1977 births Living people South African men's soccer players Barnet F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Harrow Borough F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players White South African people Soccer players from Johannesburg Men's association football fullbacks {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub