Christopher Patrick Coleman, OBE (born 10 June 1970) is a Welsh professional football coach and former player, who most recently served as the manager of ...ChrisColeman(footballer)FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchWelshfootballplayerandmanagerForotherpeoplenamedChrisColeman,seeChrisColeman(disambiguation).Thisbiographyofalivingpersonneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpbyaddingreliablesources.Contentiousmaterialaboutlivingpersonsthatisunsourcedorpoorlysourcedmustberemovedimmediately,especiallyifpotentiallylibelousorharmful.Findsources: "ChrisColeman" footballer – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November2017)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)ChrisColemanOBEColemanwithWalesin2016PersonalinformationFullnameChristopherPatrickColeman[1]Dateofbirth(1970-06-10)10June1970(age 50)[2]PlaceofbirthSwansea,WalesHeight6 ft2 in(1.88 m)[2]Position(s)DefenderYouthcareer0000–1986ManchesterCitySeniorcareer*YearsTeamApps(Gls)1986–1987ManchesterCity0(0)1987–1991SwanseaCity160(2)1991–1995CrystalPalace154(13)1995–1997BlackburnRovers28(0)1997–2002Fulham136(8)Total478(23)Nationalteam1992–2002Wales32(4)Teamsmanaged2003–2007Fulham2007–2008RealSociedad2008–2010CoventryCity2011–2012AEL2012–2017Wales2017–2018Sunderland2018–2019HebeiChinaFortune*SeniorclubappearancesandgoalscountedforthedomesticleagueonlyChristopherPatrickColeman,OBE(born10June1970)isaWelshprofessionalfootballcoachandformerplayer,whomostrecentlyservedasthemanagerofChineseSuperLeagueclubHebeiChinaFortunefromJune2018untilMay2019.Asaplayer,Colemanusuallyplayedindefence,whilealsooccasionallyappearingasaforward.HebeganhiscareeratManchesterCity,leavingasateenagertomakehisdebutforhometownteamSwanseaCityin1987.In1991,hejoinedCrystalPalace,whomherepresentedinthePremierLeague.Hespentayear-and-a-halfatleaguechampionsBlackburnRoversbeforesigningforFulhamin1997,helpingtheteamtotwopromotionsfromthethirdtiertothetopflight.Hewon32capsplayingforWales.Coleman'splayingcareerendedattheageof3