Russell Osman

Infobox Football biography
playername= Russell Osman


fullname = Russell Charles Osman
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|2|14|df=y
cityofbirth = Repton
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
currentclub = Exeter City (Assistant Manager)
position = Central defender
youthyears = 1975-1976
youthclubs = Ipswich Town
years = 1976-1985
1985-1988
1988-1991
1991-1994
1995
1995
1995-1996
1996
clubs = Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Southampton
Bristol City
Sudbury Town
Plymouth Argyle
Brighton & Hove Albion
Cardiff City
Total
caps(goals) = 294 0(17)
108 00(8)
096 00(6)
070 00(3)

000 00(0)
012 00(0)
015 00(0)
595 0(34)
manageryears = 1993-1994
1996-1998
2004
managerclubs = Bristol City
Cardiff City
Bristol Rovers ("caretaker")
nationalyears =
1980
1980-1983
nationalteam = England U21
England B
England
nationalcaps(goals) =007 00(0)
002 00(1)
011 00(0)

Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February, 1959) is an English former international footballer.

Playing career

Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s. Russell Osman played nearly 400 games for Ipswich Town and represented his country 11 times.

Management career

Later in his playing career he was player-manager of Bristol City (1993–94), and later managed Cardiff City (1996–98). He had a brief role as joint caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers in 2004.

On 2 November 2007, he was appointed as assistant manager at Exeter City, replacing Joe Gallen. This appointment was initially only temporary until the beginning of January 2008 with Osman citing TV commitments (with British Eurosport) during the Africa Cup of Nations for his reasons but on 7 January 2008 it was confirmed that Osman would now commit himself to Exeter until the end of the 2007-08 season and would commence his role as Assistant Manager to Manager Paul Tisdale upon returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.

"Escape to Victory"

He also played one of the prisoner-of-war footballers in "Escape to Victory". The 1981 film also included soccer legend Pelé, American actor Sylvester Stallone, British actor Michael Caine and ex-soccer player Ossie Ardiles. The film was based on a game between an Allied team against a Nazi German team during World War II.

Honours

Ipswich Town
* UEFA Cup winner 1981

External links

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