Danny Coyne
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Daniel "Danny" Coyne is a Wales
international footballer who plays for Middlesbrough
as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers
, Grimsby Town
, Leicester City
and Burnley
.
, Denbighshire
, Coyne began his career at Tranmere Rovers where he made over a hundred starting appearances for the Prenton Park
between 1992 and his 1999 departure. In 1996 he went on to win his first senior
cap for Wales.
managed by Alan Buckley
where he was a replacement for Town's number 1 Aidan Davison
who had transferred to Sheffield United
. Coyne soon became a fans' favourite for the club where he would remain for four seasons. During his time at Blundell Park
he was a regular in the first team whilst having rookie Steve Croudson
as his under study for the entire four year stay. During the 2001-2002 season Coyne was part of the Grimsby team that beat Premier League side Liverpool
2-1 at Anfield
in the third round of the English League Cup. In both the 00-01 and 01-02 seasons Coyne's performances would go on to see him be crowned the Supporters Player of The Season, as well as this he became a regular fixture in the Welsh international side. In the 2002-2003 at Grimsby he was part of a Welsh International trio of himself, John Oster
and Darren Barnard
who were on the books at Town. It was during that season that Grimsby would find themselves being relegated from the First Division after a five year stay, and this would see the end of Coyne's Grimsby career.
as the club's second choice keeper. He struggled at Leicester, usually playing second fiddle to Ian Walker who himself was an English international goalkeeper.
in July 2004 on a three-year contract from Leicester. He had previously struggled to hold down a starting place for Wales, winning 11 caps in 10 years but at Burnley he had managed to finally secure his first team place after several fine performances in the 2004–05 season. After recovering from an injury sustained at Queens Park Rangers
in that season, he went into the 2005–06 season as first choice for Wales' FIFA World Cup
qualifiers. He then suffered a knee injury in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion
on 24 September 2005 and did not play again that season. Coyne was not yet deemed fully fit by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill
at the start of the 2005–06 season, although he was selected at the start of the season for the Welsh squad before he had played again for Burnley. Once again, an injury and the good form of Brian Jensen saw him relegated to substitute and Coyne talked openly of the possibility of leaving Burnley at the end of his contract at the close of the 2006–07 season. This was confirmed on 8 May.
as "The best goal keeper in League One" Coyne played nearly every game during his time at Tranmere. He helped Tranmere push for a play off place. He recorded 20 clean sheets to secure the division’s Golden Glove prize.
on a two-year deal, to challenge Brad Jones as the regular first team goalkeeper.
It was soon established that manager Gareth Southgate
found Coyne far superior in his goalkeeping experience to Brad who when returning from a short injury layoff was left on the bench.
The 2009/10 season started well for the shot stopper; he was the only keeper in the CocaCola Championship to keep clean sheets in the first four games of the season. For a short period Coyne was dropped as first choice keeper after a 5-0 thrashing against West Brom, only to return after a subsequent poor performance by Middlesbrough first choice keeper Brad Jones. Coyne has mostly been Middlesbrough's second choice keeper, first behind Jones, then when he departed Jason Steele became first Gordon Strachan's
number then his successor Tony Mowbray's
number 1 and even when Steele was out injured Mowbray has brought in Paul Smith
and then Carl Ikeme on loan from Nottingham Forest
and Wolves
respectively.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international footballer who plays for Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
, Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
, Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
.
Tranmere Rovers
Born in PrestatynPrestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Coyne began his career at Tranmere Rovers where he made over a hundred starting appearances for the Prenton Park
Prenton Park
Prenton Park is an association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C. The club moved to the current Prenton Park in 1912. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report...
between 1992 and his 1999 departure. In 1996 he went on to win his first senior
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
cap for Wales.
Grimsby Town
In 1999 he left for Grimsby TownGrimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
managed by Alan Buckley
Alan Buckley
Alan Peter Buckley is an English football manager. He was manager of League Two side Grimsby Town until his dismissal in September 2008...
where he was a replacement for Town's number 1 Aidan Davison
Aidan Davison
Aidan John Davison is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer and football coach who is Head Coach of American side FC JAX Destroyers.As a player he played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2008...
who had transferred to Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. Coyne soon became a fans' favourite for the club where he would remain for four seasons. During his time at Blundell Park
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1898, but only one of the original stands remain. The current capacity of the ground is 9546, though with the introduction of all seating in the late...
he was a regular in the first team whilst having rookie Steve Croudson
Steve Croudson
Steven "Steve" Croudson is a former English professional footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper . He notably played for his home town club Grimsby Town between 1998 and 2003. He retired from injury at the age of 26 and returned to Grimsby to serve as the clubs Goalkeeping Coach...
as his under study for the entire four year stay. During the 2001-2002 season Coyne was part of the Grimsby team that beat Premier League side Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
2-1 at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
in the third round of the English League Cup. In both the 00-01 and 01-02 seasons Coyne's performances would go on to see him be crowned the Supporters Player of The Season, as well as this he became a regular fixture in the Welsh international side. In the 2002-2003 at Grimsby he was part of a Welsh International trio of himself, John Oster
John Oster
John Morgan Oster is an English born Welsh international footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Football League Championship club Doncaster Rovers. Oster progressed through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town before moving on to Premier League Everton...
and Darren Barnard
Darren Barnard
Darren Sean Barnard ,is a former professional footballer and Welsh international, playing 22 times for Wales between 1998 and 2004. He is currently joint-manager of Camberley Town and is also the club's Director of football and notably played for Chelsea and Barnsley...
who were on the books at Town. It was during that season that Grimsby would find themselves being relegated from the First Division after a five year stay, and this would see the end of Coyne's Grimsby career.
Leicester City
During the summer of 2003, Coyne signed for Premier League club Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
as the club's second choice keeper. He struggled at Leicester, usually playing second fiddle to Ian Walker who himself was an English international goalkeeper.
Burnley
He signed for BurnleyBurnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
in July 2004 on a three-year contract from Leicester. He had previously struggled to hold down a starting place for Wales, winning 11 caps in 10 years but at Burnley he had managed to finally secure his first team place after several fine performances in the 2004–05 season. After recovering from an injury sustained at Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
in that season, he went into the 2005–06 season as first choice for Wales' FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
qualifiers. He then suffered a knee injury in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
on 24 September 2005 and did not play again that season. Coyne was not yet deemed fully fit by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill
Steve Cotterill
Stephen "Steve" Cotterill is an English former footballer who is manager of Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
at the start of the 2005–06 season, although he was selected at the start of the season for the Welsh squad before he had played again for Burnley. Once again, an injury and the good form of Brian Jensen saw him relegated to substitute and Coyne talked openly of the possibility of leaving Burnley at the end of his contract at the close of the 2006–07 season. This was confirmed on 8 May.
Tranmere Rovers (second spell)
Coyne was re-signed by his original club, Tranmere Rovers, on 3 July 2007 on a free transfer. Coyne immediately re-established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper, missing just five league games in his first season back at Prenton Park. Described by his manager Ronnie MooreRonnie Moore
Ronald David "Ronnie" Moore is an English football manager and former player. He is considered one of the greatest Rotherham United players of all time, and is also considered the best manager Rotherham United have ever had, becoming a club legend. and went on to manage the Millers for seven years...
as "The best goal keeper in League One" Coyne played nearly every game during his time at Tranmere. He helped Tranmere push for a play off place. He recorded 20 clean sheets to secure the division’s Golden Glove prize.
Middlesbrough
On 6 July 2009 Coyne joined MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on a two-year deal, to challenge Brad Jones as the regular first team goalkeeper.
It was soon established that manager Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate in Crawley, West Sussex is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He is known as the "Penalty Misser of '96." He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009...
found Coyne far superior in his goalkeeping experience to Brad who when returning from a short injury layoff was left on the bench.
The 2009/10 season started well for the shot stopper; he was the only keeper in the CocaCola Championship to keep clean sheets in the first four games of the season. For a short period Coyne was dropped as first choice keeper after a 5-0 thrashing against West Brom, only to return after a subsequent poor performance by Middlesbrough first choice keeper Brad Jones. Coyne has mostly been Middlesbrough's second choice keeper, first behind Jones, then when he departed Jason Steele became first Gordon Strachan's
Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan OBE is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently without a club, having last managed Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. Prior to Middlesbrough,...
number then his successor Tony Mowbray's
Tony Mowbray
Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray is an English former professional football player, who is currently the manager of Middlesbrough...
number 1 and even when Steele was out injured Mowbray has brought in Paul Smith
Paul Smith (footballer)
Paul Daniel Smith is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.-Early playing career:...
and then Carl Ikeme on loan from Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
and Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
respectively.