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Sam Allardyce

1954 - Today

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Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North American Soccer League and League of Ireland. He was signed by Bolton Wanderers from Dudley Town in 1969 and spent nine years at Bolton, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1977–78. He spent the 1980s as a journeyman player, spending time with Sunderland, Millwall, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Coventry City, Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers (for a second spell), Preston North End, and West Bromwich Albion (also working as assistant manager). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Allardyce is the 2,245th most popular soccer player (down from 1,717th in 2019), the 3,336th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,636th in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sam Allardyce ranks 2,245 out of 21,273. Before him are Ángel Berni, David Arellano, Romeu Pellicciari, Axel Witsel, Julio Olarticoechea, and Aleksandr Mostovoi. After him are Rui Patrício, Bernard Genghini, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Naoki Matsushita, Ricardo Gareca, and Stephan Lichtsteiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sam Allardyce ranks 271. Before him are Alex Salmond, Jesús María Satrústegui, David Paich, Igor Krutoy, Ivo Van Damme, and François Van der Elst. After him are Karl-Heinz Körbel, Joseph-Antoine Bell, Dai Sijie, Koen Lenaerts, Mahmoud El Khatib, and Philippa Gregory.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sam Allardyce ranks 3,337 out of 8,785. Before him are Bryan Robson (1957), Joseph Quinn (1994), Simon Wright (1963), William Davenant (1606), Andrew Loog Oldham (1944), and Elizabeth Fry (1780). After him are William Edward Ayrton (1847), Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761), Thomas Bell (1792), James Norton (1985), Noddy Holder (1946), and Geoffrey Howe (1926).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Sam Allardyce ranks 139. Before him are David Watson (1946), Nobby Stiles (1942), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Billy Meredith (1874), Chris Waddle (1960), and Bryan Robson (1957). After him are Steve Perryman (1951), Steve McManaman (1972), Jock Stein (1922), George Eastham (1936), Ken Green (1924), and Steve McMahon (1961).

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