Mike Salmon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Salmon | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyland, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Coaching staff) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1982 | → Chester City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Stockport County | 118 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Wrexham (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Wrexham | 83 | (0) |
| 1989–1999 | Charlton Athletic | 148 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Oxford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 410 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Arsenal F.C. Reserves (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Gillingham F.C. (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Arsenal F.C. (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2007-2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Michael "Mike" Salmon (born 14 July 1964 in Leyland, Lancashire) is an English football player and coach.
Career
Salmon played as a goalkeeper, and in a career of 21 years, spent ten of them with Charlton Athletic. He began his career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers, making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. He also gained experience early in his career with Chester City, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers and Wrexham before joining the "Addicks" in 1989. In and out of the first team at Charlton over the years due to a number of injuries, he made 148 league appearances, before a serious cruciate ligament injury, sustained in 1998 against Manchester City at Maine Road, put an end to his first-team career. A disastrous single game on loan at Oxford United saw him concede seven goals. He finished his playing career at, then Premier League team Ipswich Town, as the back up 'keeper to England goalkeeper Richard Wright. He retired in 2002 having made around 500 first-team appearances and took up coaching.
Coaching career
In 2002 he joined Arsenal as goalkeeping coach. He also coached the 1st Team 'keepers at Gillingham from 2002 to 2004. He remained with Arsenal until he emigrated to Canada with his family in 2007.[1] He was the goalkeeper coach for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer until 2011.[2]
A highly qualified and respected coach, Salmon holds an English Football Association Goalkeeping 'A' Licence and a UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence.
References
- ↑ "Mike Salmon". Arsenal.com.
- ↑ Players and staff look back at 2009
