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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-12-15)15 December 1967 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | 277 | (22) |
| 1998–2000 | Southampton | 9 | (1) |
| 1999 | →Bristol City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Hartley Wintney | ||
| 2003–2004 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| 2004–2006 | Guildford City | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 294 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | England U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 1986 | England Youth | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Howells (born 15 December 1967) is an English football coach and former professionalfootballer.
As a player, he was amidfielder who notably played in thePremier League forTottenham Hotspur andSouthampton. He played 277 times for Spurs in the league and scored 22 goals, winning theFA Cup in 1991. He also played in theFootball League withBristol City, before finishing his career in non-league football withHartley Wintney,Havant & Waterlooville andGuildford City.[1][2]
Following retirement, he was director of football at Guildford City, has worked as an agent and is now a secondary school teacher atFarnham Heath End School.
Born inGuildford,Surrey, Howells made his debut forTottenham Hotspur as an 18-year-old in 1986, scoring in a 2–1 win againstSheffield Wednesday. He spent 12 more seasons atWhite Hart Lane,[3] made 335 first-team appearances,[4] and was on the winning side in the1991 FA Cup final. Howells also representedSouthampton, scoring once against Arsenal,[5] andBristol City[2] before retiring from the game in 2000 due to a persistent knee problem.[6]
He went on to run holiday resort-based soccer schools, was involved withGuildford City as director of football and occasional player, appeared forHavant & Waterlooville, coached atWestfield (Surrey), and became a director of asports agency.[7][8][9]
Howells used to teach at Queen Eleanor's junior school inGuildford. He was subsequently appointed head coach of the first XI atCharterhouse. He now teaches at Farnham Heath End School.[citation needed]
Howells has a younger brother,Gareth, who is also a professional footballer, playing in goal. As of 2010–11 season, Gareth is a player/coach at Eastleigh FC. Like his brother, Gareth was originally signed on youth terms at Tottenham, but never made the step up to play professionally for the club, and has spent almost his entire career at clubs outside of the Football League structure.[10]
