Paul Smalley
English footballer and manager
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| Intro | English footballer and manager | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 17 November 1966, Nottingham, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 58 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio | |
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Biography
Paul Thomas Smalley (born 17 November 1966) is a former English footballer currently manager of Brunei.
Club career
Born in Nottingham, Smalley began his career in the academy of hometown club Notts County. Over the course of four years, Smalley made 118 Football League appearances for the club, before leaving to sign for Scunthorpe United in 1988, scoring one goal in 86 league games. In 1990, Smalley signed for Leeds United, however failed to make an appearance for the club, signing for Doncaster Rovers in 1991, making 14 league appearances. Following his time at Doncaster, Smalley dropped into Non-League football, playing for Sutton Town, Hucknall Town and Shepshed Dynamo.
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Smalley entered coaching, becoming a coach and regional director for the The Football Association. In 2002, Smalley was appointed technical director for New Zealand Football. In 2008, after a stint in the United States, Smalley was named director of youth at Portsmouth. Following his spell at Portsmouth, Smalley took up roles in Oceania, working with clubs Northern Fury and Waitakere United, as well as working with the Football Federation Victoria and Football Federation Australia. In 2016, he was appointed technical and strategic director of the Bangladesh Football Federation. In November 2019, Smalley was appointed manager of Brunei.