Geoff Horsfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Geoff Horsfield

British footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1973

Place of Birth: Barnsley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Geoff Horsfield

  • Geoffrey Malcolm Horsfield (born 1 November 1973) is an English former professional footballer and football coach.
  • He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He was a "strong and forceful" player, able to hold the ball up in order to bring other players into the game.
  • Horsfield made his Football League debut with Scarborough as a teenager.
  • Released by the club, he returned to part-time football with Halifax Town, Guiseley and Witton Albion, before a second spell at Halifax saw him help the club regain their Football League status.
  • He moved on to Fulham, with whom he achieved promotion to the First Division, before joining Birmingham City for a club record fee.
  • He played in the final of the 2001 League Cup with Birmingham, and the following season helped them reach the Premier League. After a short period at Wigan Athletic in 2003, he joined West Bromwich Albion, with whom he again won promotion to the Premier League.
  • In 2006, he moved to Sheffield United, but much of his time there was spent on loan to other clubs, namely Leeds United, Leicester City and Scunthorpe United.
  • Horsfield announced his retirement from football in 2008 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, but after successful treatment he resumed his career, signing a six-month contract for Lincoln City in January 2009.
  • In July of that year he was appointed player-assistant manager at Port Vale under Micky Adams, and the following summer he took up coaching full-time, before leaving the game completely in May 2012.
  • In March 2013 he returned to playing football for Alvechurch.

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