| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1952-01-30)30 January 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Egham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | (2) |
| 1974–1979 | Crystal Palace | 137 | (14) |
| 1979–1983 | Barnsley | 102 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | →Exeter City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1984 | →Cambridge United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Wales | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Swansea City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Evans (born 30 January 1952) is a Welsh former professionalfootballer andWales international.
His first club wasQueens Park Rangers and in September 1974 joinedCrystal Palace, where he quickly became a firm favourite with the club's supporters. In October 1977 he sustained an injury in a tackle by George Best, playing for Fulham, which kept him out for over two years. In his time at Palace he played 163 games, scoring 16 goals and was capped 13 times for Wales. Other clubs includedBarnsley,Exeter City andCambridge United in a defensive role.[2]
After a 5-year spell as assistant manager toSteve Coppell atCrystal Palace he became manager ofSwansea City from March 1989 to March 1990. Evans went on to be assistant coach toMick McCarthy with theRepublic of Ireland and helped McCarthy get the team to the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and Korea. He subsequently worked as McCarthy's assistant coach at Sunderland and Wolves. After his role as assistant manager at Wolves he then became part of the scouting network at Wolves, departing on 2 November 2012, one day after McCarthy accepted the manager position atIpswich Town.