| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas John Cusack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-12-24)24 December 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Maltby, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Alvechurch | ||
| 1987–1988 | Leicester City | 16 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Peterborough United | 44 | (10) |
| 1989–1992 | Motherwell | 77 | (17) |
| 1992 | Darlington | 21 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Oxford United | 61 | (10) |
| 1994 | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Fulham | 112 | (14) |
| 1997–2002 | Swansea City | 200 | (13) |
| Total | 535 | (71) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Swansea City (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 inMaltby,West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English formerfootballer and, briefly,player-manager. He was for a time chairman of theProfessional Footballers' Association (PFA), and is now an Assistant Chief Executive.
In October 1997 Cusack joinedSwansea City fromFulham for a fee of £50,000.[citation needed]
After a period ascaretaker manager, he was appointedplayer-coach in April 2002,[3] but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced byBrian Flynn; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom ofthe Football League.[4]
Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeedingBarry Horne, in November 2001.[5] He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in theleague pyramid.[6]
In 2016, Cusack was elected to theGeneral Council of the Trades Union Congress.[7]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Swansea City | 12 April 2002 | 20 September 2002 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11.8 |
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