Paul Trollope

Football manager infobox
playername = Paul Trollope


fullname = Paul Jonathan Trollope
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|6|3
cityofbirth = Swindon
countryofbirth = England
nickname = Trolls
currentclub = Bristol Rovers (First-team coach)Trollope's role of first-team coach is different from the traditional role of a first-team coach in England, which is usually the third in command. Rovers employ a continental model, and Trollope's role is closer to that of a manager, working with Director of Football Lennie Lawrence.] | clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
years = 1989–1992
1992
1992–1995
1994
1995–1997
1996
1996
1997–2002
2002
2002–2004
2004–2007
clubs = fc|Swindon Town
→ fc|Torquay United (loan)
fc|Torquay United
→ fc|Derby County (loan)
fc|Derby County
→ fc|Grimsby Town (loan)
→ fc|Crystal Palace (loan)
fc|Fulham
fc|Coventry City
fc|Northampton Town
fc|Bristol Rovers
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
010 0(0)
106 (16)
003 0(1)
062 0(4)
007 0(1)
010 0(0)
078 0(5)
006 0(0)
084 0(8)
030 0(2)
nationalyears = 1997–2003
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 009 0(0)
manageryears = 2005–
managerclubs = fc|Bristol Rovers
pcupdate = April 2, 2007
ntupdate = April 2. 2007

Paul Jonathan Trollope (born June 3 1972) is an English born Welsh international football player and coach.

He is the son of former Swindon defender John Trollope and began his career at Swindon as a trainee, turning professional in December 1989, but failed to make the first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1992 and signed on a free transfer for the Plainmoor side that summer. after 106 league games and 16 goals for Torquay, he moved to Derby County in December 1994 for a fee of £100,000. He had loan spells with Grimsby Town in August 1996 and Crystal Palace in October 1996 and made his full international debut for Wales in May 1997 in a 1–0 victory at Kilmarnock. He went on to earn nine full caps.

He moved to Fulham in November 1997 for a fee of £600,000 and left the Cottagers five years later. The move saw him join Coventry City on a free transfer in March 2002 after losing his place at Craven Cottage. He stayed only a few months at Highfield Road, moving to Northampton Town in July 2002 after being released at the end of the season.

In June 2004 he moved to fc|Bristol Rovers on a free transfer. In his second season he became caretaker manager and was then appointed First-team coach in a two-tier managerial structure, alongside Director of Football Lennie Lawrence in November 2005. His first season in charge ended in a respectable midtable position of 12th place in League Two. The following year Rovers reached the Football League Trophy final but lost to fc|Doncaster Rovers. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6514043.stm Bristol Rovers 2-3 Doncaster AET] , BBC Sport, 1 April 2007. Retrieved on 17 May 2007.] They made up for this loss by winning promotion to League One via the play-offs. [Cite news
title = Bristol Rovers 3-1 Shrewsbury
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-12-14
date = 2007-05-26
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6686951.stm]

In the 2007/08 season, Trollope steered Bristol Rovers to mid-table security after a shaky start. Rovers also made the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 50 years under his stewardship.

Manager stats

:"As at 07:05, 21 May 2008 (UTC)" [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2011 Paul Trollope's managerial career] from Soccerbase.]

Footnote

Known in the local Bristol paper the Evening Post and by gasheads alike as "Trolls"

External links

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