Gus Poyet
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Grenoble | 37 | (8) |
1989–1990 | River Plate (UY) | ||
1990–1997 | Real Zaragoza | 239 | (63[1]) |
1997–2001 | Chelsea | 105 | (36) |
2001–2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | 82 | (18) |
International career | |||
1993–2000 | Uruguay | 26 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2009– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpoʝet]; born 15 November 1967) is a former Uruguay international footballer and current manager of English side Brighton & Hove Albion.
During his playing career, Poyet featured for teams including Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
After his playing career ended he moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Swindon Town and Leeds United. Poyet was also assistant manager to Juande Ramos at Tottenham.
Club career
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Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, a powerful goalscoring midfielder, Poyet moved to Zaragoza in 1990. His team won the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later, beating Arsenal in the final.[2] He became Zaragoza's longest-serving foreign player. He scored an impressive 60 goals in 240 games for the club. Poyet joined Chelsea on a free transfer in June 1997.
Not long into his first season at Chelsea, he suffered cruciate ligament damage, but recovered to play in the team's successful Cup Winners' Cup Final against VfB Stuttgart. The following year he contributed 14 goals – making him the club's 2nd highest scorer – to help Chelsea finish third in the Premiership, including a crucial headed goal in 1–0 win against Leeds United.[3] He also scored the winner for Chelsea in the 1998 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid.[4] In 1999–2000, he scored 18 goals (which again made him Chelsea's second highest scorer), with a scissors-kick volley against Sunderland,[5] a long range strike against Lazio,[6] and both of Chelsea's goals in the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United,[7] among the most memorable, as the team won the FA Cup and reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
With the arrival of new manager Claudio Ranieri in September 2000, Chelsea was a team in transition. With Ranieri seeking to reduce the average age of the squad, Poyet became surplus to requirements and requested a transfer. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 for around £2.2 million. In 145 appearances for Chelsea, Poyet scored 49 goals.
Poyet scored 14 goals in his debut season for Spurs and helped his team reach the League Cup final, but they lost 2–1 to Blackburn Rovers.[8] His time at the club was blighted by injuries, and he again sustained cruciate ligament damage in August 2002,[9] but still managed 23 goals in 98 games.
International career
He was also a Uruguay international and helped his country win the Copa América in 1995 (and in doing so was voted as the best player in his position at the tournament[10]). He won 23 caps, scoring three goals. He made his international debut on 13 July 1993 in a friendly match against Peru (1–2). After 67 minutes, he was substituted by Carlos Aguilera.[11]
Coaching career
In July 2006, he became a player and assistant manager at Swindon Town alongside ex-Chelsea team mate, Dennis Wise.[12] Both Poyet and Wise were given permission to talk about forming the new Leeds United management team on 23 October 2006 and looked set to take the place of caretaker manager, John Carver, until Swindon Town withdrew permission due to disagreements over compensation.[13] On 24 October 2006, Poyet was confirmed as assistant manager of Leeds with Dennis Wise as the manager. He fast became regarded as a cult hero with his wit and charm with the fans behind the team's bench. Poyet was reportedly considering coming out of retirement and playing professionally again for Leeds, following his appearance in two of the club's friendly matches whilst on a mid-winter training camp in Cyprus (January 2007). During one of these games he scored a volley described by United's manager Dennis Wise as "stunning".[citation needed]
On 29 October 2007, Poyet rejoined his former club Tottenham Hotspur to work alongside new head coach Juande Ramos as a first team coach with Marcos Álvarez as a fitness coach.[14] During his first season as assistant manager at White Hart Lane, he won the 2007–08 League Cup, beating Chelsea 2–1 after extra time in the Final after a penalty from Dimitar Berbatov in normal time and a header early into extra time from Jonathan Woodgate.[15]
On 25 October 2008, Poyet parted company with Tottenham Hotspur along with manager Juande Ramos, first team coach Marcos Álvarez and sporting director Damien Comolli.[16]
Management career
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 10 November 2009, Poyet was announced as the new manager of English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[17][18] Former Tottenham teammate Mauricio Taricco was also announced as Poyet's assistant manager. He steered the club to safety as he had a brilliant start to his career at Brighton by going to Southampton and winning 3–1. He started the 2010–11 season by making a number of signings including Gordon Greer, Radostin Kishishev, Liam Bridcutt, Matt Sparrow, Casper Ankergren and Ashley Barnes. He also signed a new four-year contract along with his assistant Mauricio Taricco.[19]
The season started brilliantly with five wins from the first eight games putting Brighton top of the League One table. Brighton started the year 2011 with a 5–0 home win on New Year's Day against Leyton Orient. [20] Most notable was a run of eight straight league victories in March, leaving the club 13 points clear at the top with games in hand over all of their closest rivals with the exception of Southampton. Brighton secured promotion to the Championship following a 4-3 home win over Dagenham & Redbridge, Ashley Barnes scoring the winner in the 63rd minute. The League One title was clinched on 16 April 2011, as Brighton beat Walsall 3–1, having been top without slipping since the eighth game of the season and with four games of the season still to play.[21] On 23 May 2011, Poyet was voted LMA League One Manager of the Year for his achievements in the 2010–11 season - his first full season as a football manager.[22]
During pre-season 2011, Poyet made three notable signings, twice breaking the record transfer-fee paid out by Brighton to sign Will Buckley and then Craig Mackail-Smith. On 2 September, Poyet signed former Spain and Valencia playmaker Vicente on a free transfer. After a positive start to the 2011–12 season and the team still unbeaten, Poyet was named as Championship manager of the month for August 2011.[23] Poyet signed a new and improved five-year contract to remain at the club until 2016 on 30 September, 2011.[24] On 11 March 2012, Poyet was nominated and won the Outstanding Managerial Achievement Award at the Football League Awards ceremony, beating Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman and former Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark.[25]
Personal life
His son, Diego, plays for the academy of Charlton Athletic and the England national under-16 football team.[26] He is also eligible to play for Spain by birth, and for Uruguay through his father's nationality.
Managerial statistics
- As of 28 April 2012
Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | Ref |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | England | 10 November 2009 | Present | 143 | 66 | 40 | 37 | 46.15 | [27] |
Total | 143 | 66 | 40 | 37 | 46.15 |
Playing honours
Real Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 1994
- (runner-up): 1993
- Spanish Super Cup:
- (runner-up): 1994
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1995
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 2000
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998
- European Super Cup: 1998
Uruguay
- Copa América: 1995
Managerial honours
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Football League One: Champions 2010–11
- Football League One: Manager of the Year 2010-2011
- Football League Awards: Outstanding Managerial Achievement
References
- ^ According to profile by www.sporting-heroes.net and table by www.soccerbase.com. 57 goals in 239 games according to Yahoo Sport UK's table.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (11 May 1995). "Extraordinary Nayim strike denies Arsenal". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Chelsea book Champions League spot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Poyet secures Super Cup". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Chelsea open season in style". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Lazio steal Chelsea's thunder". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 March 2000. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Chelsea triumph over gutsy Magpies". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Cole strike stuns Spurs". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Poyet suffers injury heartache". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "One-on-One". FourFourTwo. January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html RSSSF
- ^ Swindon confirm Wise as manager
- ^ Leeds talks with Wise put on hold
- ^ "Spurs pick Poyet to assist Ramos". BBC Sport. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Club Announcement". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Poyet is new Albion boss". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Brighton appoint Poyet as manager". BBC Sport. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Brighton boss Gus Poyet signs four-year deal". BBC Sport. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Brighton 5-0 Leyton Orient". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Walsall 1-3 Brighton". BBC Sport. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Poyet Scoops LMA Award". Seagulls World. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "Poyet wins manager prize". The Argus. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Brighton boss Poyet extends deal". BBC Sport. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Poyet scoops Football League award". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Diego Poyet". The FA. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Gustavo Poyet". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. managers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Association football midfielders
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- La Liga footballers
- People from Montevideo
- Premier League players
- Real Zaragoza footballers
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff
- Uruguay international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
- Expatriate football managers in England
- The Football League managers