Adrian Whitbread

Infobox Football biography
playername = Adrian Whitbread


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|10|22|df=yes
cityofbirth = Epping
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
position = Defender
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1989–1993
1993–1994
1994–1996
1995
1996–2001
2000–2001
2001
2001–2003
2003
clubs = Leyton Orient
Swindon Town
West Ham United
→ Portsmouth (loan)
Portsmouth
→ Luton Town (loan)
→ Reading (loan)
Reading
→ Exeter City (loan)
caps(goals) = 125 (2)
036 (1)
010 (0)
013 (0)
134 (2)
009 (0)
019 (0)
014 (0)
007 (0)
manageryears = 2003–2004
2004–?
?–2007
2007
managerclubs = Barnet (assistant)
Brentford (assistant)
MK Dons (assistant)
Leicester City (assistant)

Adrian Whitbread (born 22 October 1971 in Epping, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played for Leyton Orient, Swindon Town, West Ham United, Portsmouth and Reading before retiring from playing due to a persistent knee injury. He moved into coaching and worked at Barnet, Brentford, MK Dons and Leicester City.

Playing career

Whitbread began his professional career as a trainee with Leyton Orient in 1989.cite web | title=Adrian Whitbread | work=Soccerbase | publisher=Racing Post | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8443 | accessdate=2008-03-09] He captained the team at the age of 21,cite book | last=Hogg | first=Tony | title=Who's Who of West Ham United | year=2005 | publisher=Profile Sports Media | id=ISBN 1 903135 50 8 | pages=214] and helped Leyton Orient to promotion to the Football League Second Division in 1992. He made a total of 155 league and cup appearances for Leyton Orient in four seasons, before joining Swindon Town in July 1993 for £500,000, and made 38 league and cup appearances for Swindon in the 1993-94 season. Following Swindon's relegation from the Premier League, Whitbread joined West Ham United in August 1994 in part-exchange for Joey Beauchamp.

Whitbread's first-team opportunities at West Ham were limited and he made only 14 league and cup appearances. He went to Portsmouth on loan in November 1995 and eventually joined them on a permanent basis in October 1996 for £250,000. Following knee surgery in the summer of 2000, he was unable to obtain a regular place in the first-team and requested a transfer. [cite news | title=Pompey release Whitbread | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2000-11-15 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/1024922.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] He joined Luton Town on loan in November 2000, [cite news | title=Pompey finance Whitbread's Luton move | work=BBC Sport | date=2000-11-23 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/1037449.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] and then went on loan to Reading for the rest of the season in February 2001, before joining Reading on a permanent basis. [cite news | title=Royals secure Whitbread prize | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2001-02-08 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/1161031.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] He had made a total of 145 league and cup appearances for Portsmouth, in addition to 13 appearances while on loan to Portsmouth in 1995.

Whitbread signed a two-year contract with Reading in July 2001. [cite news | title=Reading's double deal | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2001-07-05 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/1424561.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] He made 18 league and cup appearances before a knee injury sustained in training in December 2001 ruled him out of the rest of the 2001-02 season. [cite news | title=Whitbread faces scan | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2001-12-19 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/1719767.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] He had a spell on loan at Exeter City in early 2003, where he made seven appearances, but a persistent knee injury forced his retirement from playing football in April 2003 without making any further appearances for Reading. [cite news | title=Whitbread forced to retire | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2003-04-09 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/2933167.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09]

Managerial career

After retiring, Whitbread joined Barnet in June 2003 as first-team coach, assisting Martin Allen. [cite news | title=Barnet look to Whitbread | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2003-06-16 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/2993930.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] He later worked as assistant manager at Brentford, [cite news | title=Barnet duo to join Allen | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2004-03-21 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/3554837.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] MK Dons, and Leicester City, [cite news | title=Allen raids MK Dons for key trio | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2006-06-06 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6728077.stm | accessdate=2008-03-09] all under Allen.cite news | last=Ashton | first=Neil | coauthors=Neill Moxley | title=Allen axed by Leicester after just 96 days | work=Daily Mail | date=2007-08-29 | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=478555&in_page_id=1779 | accessdate=2008-03-14 ] In 2007 Allen and Whitbread lost their jobs at Leicester. Whitbread is currently the Assistant Coach of the Puerto Rico National Football Team.

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*soccerbase|6132|Adrian Whitbread

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