Vinny Samways
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Samways[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green,[1] London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | 193 | (11) |
| 1994–1996 | Everton | 23 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | Las Palmas | 160 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Sevilla | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Walsall | 42 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Algeciras | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 461 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | England Youth | 5 | (0) |
| 1988 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | UD San Pedro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vincent Samways (born 27 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a central midfielder from 1986 until 2006.
He notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. He also played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Walsall, and in Spain for Sevilla, Las Palmas and Algeciras. After retiring he went on to manage Spanish lower league side UD San Pedro.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Samways began his football career in Tottenham Hotspur's youth system. He won the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991, and helped them reach the semi-finals of the competition in 1993. He was a regular player in the side which reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup during the 1991–92 season.
Samways was put on the transfer list in the 1992 close season, but was taken off it at his own request and spent a further two seasons at White Hart Lane.[3]
He joined Everton in 1994, and was part of the Everton squad that reached the 1995 FA Cup Final, but Samways was left out of the team for the final itself.[citation needed] He did however score the only goal of the 1995 Charity Shield to defeat league champions Blackburn Rovers.[citation needed] In the 1995–96 season, he spent time on loan at Division One sides Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.
Unable to settle at Everton,[4] Samways enjoyed a degree of success in Spain with UD Las Palmas during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was team captain[citation needed] and played a key role in the Canary Islands side.[citation needed] In 2002–03, he played ten league games with Sevilla FC, becoming the first Englishman to play in the Sevilla derby against Real Betis.[citation needed] He then returned to England, where he spent the 2003–04 season with Walsall in Division One.[citation needed]
He then went back to Spain, joining lower league side Algeciras CF, and retired in 2005, aged 36.[citation needed]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]After retiring Samways went on to manage Spanish lower league side San Pedro.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Samways was born in Bethnal Green, London.[4]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup: 1990–91[6]
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)[citation needed]
Everton
References
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External links
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- Living people
- 1968 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- People from Bethnal Green
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- UD Las Palmas players
- Sevilla FC players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Walsall F.C. players
- Premier League players
- La Liga players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain