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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Coles
| image = GreenŠtěchColes (cropped).jpg
| caption = Coles with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2010
| fullname = David Andrew Coles
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/42 42] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/42}}</ref>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (goalkeeping coach)
| youthyears1 = 1980–1982 youthclubs1 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| years1 = 1982–1983 | clubs1 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983 | clubs2 = [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1983–1988 | clubs3 = [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] | caps3 = 120 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1988 | clubs4 = → [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1988 | clubs5 = [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]] | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1988–1989 | clubs6 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1989 | clubs7 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1989–1991 | clubs8 = [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1991 | clubs9 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1991 | clubs10 = [[Basingstoke Town F.C.|Basingstoke Town]]
| years11 = 1991 | clubs11 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] | caps11 = 1 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 1992–1994 | clubs12 = [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] | caps12 = 96 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 1994–1997 | clubs13 = [[Gloucester City A.F.C.|Gloucester City]] | caps13 = 117 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 1994–1997 | clubs14 = [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough Town]] | caps14 = 4 | goals14 = 0
| totalcaps = 390+ | totalgoals = 0
}}
'''David Andrew Coles''' (born 15 June 1964) is an English [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeping]] coach and former professional [[football (association football)|footballer]]. As a player, he made nearly 200 appearances in the [[English Football League|Football League]]. He is currently Head of Goalkeeping at [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]].

==Playing career==
David Andrew Coles, born on 15 June 1964 in [[Wandsworth]], London,<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|3793|accessdate=1 April 2020}}</ref> began his football career as an apprentice with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]. He turned professional in April 1982, but was released less than a year later without playing for the first team.{{sfnp|Carder|Harris|1997|p=57}} He played briefly for [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]], for whom he made his [[English Football League|Football League]] debut, before joining [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]], where he remained for five seasons.<ref name="ENFA">{{cite web |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search: Coles, DA (Dave) |website=English National Football Archive |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> In his first, he was almost ever-present and won the club's Player of the Year award. He continued as first-choice [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] until a knee injury and then a broken leg cost him his place, and he spent the last few months of the 1987–88 season [[loan (association football)|on loan]] at [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shots2692.co.uk/where%20are%20they%20A-H.html |title=Where are they now? A–H |website=Shots2692 |publisher=Mark Elliott |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

He helped [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]] win the [[1988 Mestaruussarja|1988 Finnish championship]],{{sfnp|Carder|Harris|1997|p=57}} and kept a [[clean sheet]] in the [[1988–89 European Cup#First round|European Cup first round second leg]] as HJK narrowly failed to come back from a 3–0 first-leg deficit against [[FC Porto|Porto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/41--hjk-vs-porto/ |title=HJK–Porto 1988 History |publisher=UEFA |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> He was briefly on the books of [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] before spending the last few months of the 1982–83 season at [[Brighton & Hove Albion]] as cover for [[John Keeley]]; he made one appearance in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] when Keeley was unwell. Released at the end of the season,{{sfnp|Carder|Harris|1997|p=57}} he returned to Aldershot,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503236731/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=5e87b8a1 |title=Talbot future in doubt after transfer dispute |first1=Dennis |last1=Shaw |first2=Louise |last2=Taylor |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=15 July 1989 |page=54}}</ref> and two years later, having taken his league appearance total for Aldershot to 150, he spent a short spell on [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]'s books before retiring from full-time football.{{sfnp|Carder|Harris|1997|p=57}}

Coles had started work as a [[PE teacher]] at Sindlesham School, in [[Winnersh]], [[Berkshire]], in 1990,<ref name="Saints sign"/> and continued to play [[non-league football]] on a part-time basis. His clubs included [[Basingstoke Town F.C.|Basingstoke Town]],<ref name="ENFA"/> [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1991_92.htm |title=1991/92 – Southern League Premier Division |website=Crawley Town Football Club History |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751472498/ |title=Recession fails to bite |first=John |last=Ley |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=5 February 1992 |page=34 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> with whom he spent two-and-a-half seasons and reached the third round of the [[1992–93 FA Cup]],{{sfnp|Harman|2005|p=787}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-romance-disappears-in-the-fog-1476228.html |title=Football: Romance disappears in the fog |first=Guy |last=Hodgson |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=3 January 1993 |access-date=1 July 2022 |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715224534/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-romance-disappears-in-the-fog-1476228.html |archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> [[Gloucester City A.F.C.|Gloucester City]], for whom he made 155 appearances in all competitions between 1994 and 1997,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/davidcoles.php |title=David Coles |website=Tiger Roar |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> of which 117 were in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/fix19941995.php |title=Results & statistics: 1994/95 season |website=Tiger Roar |access-date=16 November 2021}}<br />{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/fix19951996.php |title=Results & statistics: 1995/96 season |website=Tiger Roar |access-date=16 November 2021}}<br />{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/fix19961997.php |title=Results & statistics: 1996/97 season |website=Tiger Roar |access-date=16 November 2021}}<br />{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/fix19971998.php |title=Results & statistics: 1997/98 season |website=Tiger Roar |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> and [[Farnborough Town F.C.|Farnborough Town]].{{sfnp|Harman|2005|p=248}}

==Coaching career==
Coles had been involved with coaching on behalf of the [[The Football Association|Football Association]] when he was approached by [[Premier League]] club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] about their vacancy at goalkeeping coach. He initially rejected the idea because he enjoyed working in the school, but when Southampton repeated their offer in 1999, he accepted the position.<ref name="Saints sign">{{cite news |title=Saints sign up classy new coach |first=Matt |last=Blackman |newspaper=Reading Weekend Post |date=23 July 1999 |page=13}}</ref> After a lengthy spell with the club, which included their run to the [[2003 FA Cup Final]], he left in December 2005 as part of a "clear-out" of backroom staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/dec/24/newsstory.southampton |title=Burley and Woodward begin Southampton clear-out |first=Jeremy |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=24 December 2005 |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> Coles then followed [[Harry Redknapp]] to Southampton's [[South Coast derby|South Coast rivals]], [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], where he worked with [[David James (goalkeeper)|David James]] and [[Asmir Begović]].<ref name="Portsmouth 2"/> He chose not to follow Redknapp to [[Tottenham Hotspur]] to work with [[Heurelho Gomes]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503811359/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=234b521e |title=Adams left in the lurch after Jordan is tempted by Spurs |first=Nick |last=Szczepanik |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=8 November 2008 |page=117}}</ref> instead staying at Portsmouth for a further two years under the management of [[Avram Grant]], whom he then followed to [[West Ham United]] in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100702/groves-and-coles-appointed_2236884_2082283 |title=Groves and Coles appointed |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |date=2 July 2010 |accessdate=2 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705014515/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100702/groves-and-coles-appointed_2236884_2082283 |archive-date=5 July 2010}}</ref> He parted company with the club a year later, following the arrival of [[Sam Allardyce]] as manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/al-jazira-s-goalkeepers-are-in-safe-hands-1.413147https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/martyn-margetson-signs-for-west-ham-3422198 |title=Martyn Margetson signs for West Ham |first=Nathaniel |last=John |newspaper=East London Advertiser |date=7 July 2011 |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

After two years with [[UAE Pro League]] club [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]], Coles rejoined Portsmouth as goalkeeping coach in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/al-jazira-s-goalkeepers-are-in-safe-hands-1.413147 |title=Al Jazira's goalkeepers are in safe hands |first=Neil |last=Cameron |newspaper=The National |location=Abu Dhabi |date=12 November 2011 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="Portsmouth 2">{{cite news |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/coach-makes-surprise-pompey-return-887291 |title=Coach makes surprise Pompey return |newspaper=The News |location=Portsmouth |date=21 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> Two months later, he joined [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] to replace [[Lee Kendall]], who had been appointed goalkeeping coach to the [[England women's national football team|England Women's team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140123-davidcoles-1311043.aspx |title=Coles takes coaching role |first=Adam |last=Baker |publisher=Bristol City F.C. |date=23 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125140140/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20140123-davidcoles-1311043.aspx |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> After five-and-a-half years with the club, he left by mutual agreement in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/carr-and-coles-departures/ |title=Carr and Coles departures |publisher=Bristol City F.C. |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> Coles was briefly goalkeeping coach to [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] before taking up the role with the [[England national under-18 football team|England under-18 team]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/sport/17744096.forest-green-appoint-former-premier-league-goalkeeping-coach/ |title=Forest Green appoint former Premier League goalkeeping coach |first=Ashley |last=Loveridge |newspaper=Stroud News and Journal |date=2 July 2019 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=FGRFC_Official |author=Forest Green Rovers F.C. |number=1156599952342212608 |title=NEWS... Goalkeeping coach David Coles, who joined Forest Green Rovers from Bristol City at the start of the month, has left the club for a role with the England Under 18s.}}</ref>

Coles joined [[Bristol Rovers]] in September 2020,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-bristol-city-england-u18s-4529076 |title=Former Bristol City and England U18s coach joins Bristol Rovers staff |first=Sam |last=Frost |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> left briefly for family reasons in January 2021,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-confirm-exit-coach-4943785 |title=Bristol Rovers confirm exit of former Southampton and Portsmouth coach |first=Rob |last=Warlow |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=29 January 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> and returned two weeks later to finish the season before being relieved of his duties by new manager [[Joey Barton]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/two-coaches-leave-bristol-rovers-5401107 |title=Two coaches leave Bristol Rovers as Joey Barton's reshuffle begins |first=Sam |last=Frost |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> He joined [[Indian Super League]] club [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] as goalkeeping coach ahead of [[2021–22 Mumbai City FC season|their 2021–22 season]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=MumbaiCityFC |author=Mumbai City FC |number=1459419309587898371 |title=Into the thick of things #TheIslanders' goalkeeping coach, David Coles, rallies the GK Union as the trio prepare for the 21/22 league campaign!}}</ref> On 21 September 2022, Coles returned to Bristol Rovers as Head of Goalkeeping.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2022/september/coles-in-rovers-return/|title=Coles Returns to Rovers|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=21 September 2022|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |first1=Tim |last1=Carder |first2=Roger |last2=Harris |title=Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |publisher=Goldstone Books |location=Hove |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-9521337-1-1}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Harman |editor-first=John |title=Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years |publisher=Tony Williams |date=2005 |isbn=978-1-869833-52-7}}

==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071108091659/http://www.great-save.com/page.asp?id=featcoles 2004 interview]
* [https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/joueur/details/171708-david-coles David Coles] at Footballdatabase

{{Aldershot Town F.C. Player of the Season}}

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