Ricky Sbragia
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| Ricky Sbragia | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Sbragia[1] | |
| Date of birth | 26 May 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Lennoxtown, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1972–1974 | Birmingham City | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1974–1978 1975–1976 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1987 1985 |
Birmingham City → Morton (loan) Walsall Blackpool York City → Darlington (loan) Total |
15 (1) 4 (0) 77 (4) 26 (1) 149 (7) 6 (0) 277 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sunderland | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard "Ricky" Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He was most recently manager of Sunderland although he resigned from the post in 2009 after guiding them to safety in the Premier League.
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[edit] Playing career
Sbragia was born in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire and is of Italian descent.[2] He started his footballing career with Birmingham City as an apprentice in June 1972.[2] He signed as a professional at the club in May 1974 and made his debut during the 1974–75 season.[2] He joined Morton on loan in the Scottish Football League during the 1975–76 season and made four appearances.[3] He was unable to establish himself in the first team at Birmingham and after making 15 appearances and scoring one goal, he joined Walsall in October 1978 for a fee of £15,000.[1][2] He won promotion with Walsall in the 1979–80 season after the team finished second in the Fourth Division, before making a move to Second Division side Blackpool for £35,000 in July 1980.[2] After making 26 appearances and scoring one goal during two seasons at Blackpool, he was signed up by Denis Smith at York City in August 1982.[1] His debut came on the opening day of the 1982–83 season on 28 August 1982 in a 1–1 with Torquay United at Bootham Crescent.[4] He finished the season as an ever-present with 52 appearances in all competitions and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Halifax Town.[4] He struck up a partnership with John MacPhail in defence during the 1983–84 season, when York won the Fourth Division with 101 points.[2] He scored York's equaliser against Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round on 20 February 1985,[5] which set up a lucrative replay at Anfield.[2] Sbragia suffered from a back injury during this match and had surgery on a spinal disc herniation.[2] He joined Darlington on loan in August 1985 and made six appearances for the team.[1] At the end of his playing career, he played one game for Belfast side Linfield in an exhibition match against Glentoran, where he went on to score two goals.[citation needed]
[edit] Coaching and managerial career
He retired from playing in 1987 and commenced his coaching career with York as youth-team coach and obtained his Football Association coaching badge in May 1990.[2] He led the youth team to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup for the first time in the 1992–93 season.[2] He took over as youth-team coach at Sunderland in 1994 and was later promoted to reserve team coach.[6] He moved to Manchester United as reserve team coach on 20 November 2002,[7] where he built up a successful reserve side, nurturing the fledgling talents of Kieran Richardson and Darren Fletcher, amongst others. He was appointed as first-team coach of Bolton Wanderers on 10 October 2005.[8] After the departure of Sam Allardyce from Bolton on 29 April 2007, Sammy Lee was appointed as manager of Bolton, with Sbragia retaining his position as first-team coach alongside Jimmy Phillips and Gary Speed.[9]
Sbragia rejoined Sunderland's coaching staff in November 2007,[10] and was appointed as caretaker manager following the departure of Roy Keane on 4 December 2008.[11] He took charge of the team for their match against Manchester United, which was lost 1–0.[12] This was followed up with a 4–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion and a 4–1 win at Hull City, although Sbragia remained coy over the possibility of taking over permanently.[13] He was appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 27 December on an 18 month contract.[14] On 24 May 2009, after guiding Sunderland to Premier League survival on the final day of the season, Sbragia resigned as manager of the club.[15]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Manager
- As of 24 May 2009.[16]
| Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland |  England |
4 December 2008 | 24 May 2009 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23.08 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 547. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jarred, Martin; & Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 89. ISBN 0953100502.
- ^ "Greenock Morton : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/morton/morton.htm. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
- ^ a b Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics". York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 358–359. ISBN 9781859836330.
- ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. p. 362.
- ^ "Sbragia rejoins Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C.. http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=13674. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Ferguson in coaching shake-up". BBC Sport. 20 November 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/2494393.stm. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Sbragia leaves Man Utd for Bolton". BBC Sport. 11 October 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4282444.stm. Retrieved on 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Lee's New Management Structure Revealed". Bolton Wanderers F.C.. 3 May 2007. http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1020466,00.html. Retrieved on 13 March 2008.
- ^ "Ricky Joins The Black Cats". Bolton Wanderers F.C.. 23 November 2007. http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1174681,00.html. Retrieved on 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Keane and Sunderland part company". BBC Sport. 4 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7764671.stm. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.
- ^ McKenzie, Andrew (6 December 2008). "Man Utd 1-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7748461.stm. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^ "Sbragia coy over permanent role". BBC Sport. 20 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7793865.stm. Retrieved on 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Sbragia appointed Sunderland boss". BBC Sport. 27 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7801108.stm. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Sbragia resigns from Sunderland". BBC Sport. 25 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8066360.stm. Retrieved on 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Ricky Sbragia's managerial career". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2136. Retrieved on 24 May 2009.
[edit] External links
- League career stats at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Ricky Sbragia management career stats at Soccerbase
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