Chris Hughton Biography


Christopher "Chris" Hughton was born 11 December 1958 in Stratford, a suburb of London; he is a former Irish footballer, and current football manager for Norwich City team.

Chris Hughton Biography

Christopher Hughton played as left back defender of Tottenham in the 1980s; Hughton has 53 caps for Ireland between 1979 and 1991. He was the first black player to wear the colors of the Irish selection.
He participated in the 1990 World Cup where Eire reached the quarterfinals, only beaten by the host country, Italy.
After the end of his playing career in 1993, Hughton became the coach of the under 21 Tottenham before becoming assistant coach of the first team in 2001. He was then the assistant coach of the Irish selection from 2003 to 2005. In 2008, Hughton became assistant Kevin Keegan to Newcastle, before being named caretaker coach following the departure of the latter.
Chris Hughton was still second coach under the command of his compatriot Joe Kinnear and Alan Shearer, then he was appointed coach the following year. He began, however, as caretaker before being officially awarded the number one position coach. He knows a great first half of the season where his team finished first with six points ahead of his nearest rival. He obtained the title of best manager in August, September and November.
Chris Hughton resigned in 6 December 2010, while the club 11th in the Premier League, with four points clears of the relegation zone. His eviction is justified by the desire to use a more experienced to permanently keep the club coach. Meanwhile, assistant coach and former player Peter Beardsley takes the position on a Caretaker basis.

For the 2011-2012 seasons, Chris Hughton leads the club Birmingham City, which evolves Championship, the second tier of English football. At the end of the season, he got a ticket for dams to rise in the Premier League, but without success, it is ultimately West Ham who gets third place for next season.   

June 7, 2012, following the resignation of Paul Lambert, who chose to join Aston Villa, Hughton becomes the new coach of Norwich, the eleventh of last season Premier league1.

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