Jonathan Wright (born 24 November 1975) is a former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played for
Norwich City.
Born in Northern Ireland, Wright made five starts and two substitute appearances for Norwich, in a City career that stretched from 1994 to 1997. Notably, in his last three professional appearances (October to December 1996), 18 goals were scored (a 4-1 victory and 5-1 and 6-1 defeats).
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Wright was capped by the Northern Ireland "B" team.
After leaving Norwich in 1997 he played non-league football for
Wroxham before returning to Northern Ireland where he played for
Glenavon
Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Gar ...
and
Ards.
Wright has subsequently built a career as a plastic bearings engineer, working at igus.
References
External links
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
1975 births
Living people
Premier League players
Norwich City F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
Wroxham F.C. players
Glenavon F.C. players
Ards F.C. players
Association footballers from Belfast
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
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