David Platt

Where is David Platt now?

After a career that included spells in Italy with Bari, Sampdoria and Juventus, former Arsenal midfielder David Platt retired from playing in 2001 after playing a handful of games for Nottingham Forest.

In a playing career which spanned 16 years he amassed and impressive amount of silverware including the UEFA Cup with Juventus, the Coppa Italia with Sampdoria and the Premier League and FA Cup double with Arsenal in 1998. In total he made 448 appearances for seven different clubs and scored an impressive 150 goals from his midfield position.

Platt also had a stellar international career with England, winning 62 caps, scoring 27 goals and was part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad and the 1992 and 1996 UEFA European Championships squads.

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Upon retiring from playing, Platt went into coaching and returned to Italy to join former club Sampdoria as their new manager. Unfortunately he had to leave after just six games when other clubs protested that he didn’t have the correct qualifications to manage in Serie A.

He then returned to England to manage newly-relegated Nottingham Forest but had two largely unsuccessful seasons at The City Ground and left in 2001 to take charge of the England under-21’s squad.

Under his guidance the side reached the 2002 under-21 European Championships but were unfortunately knocked out in the group stages. After failing to reach the 2004 competition, Platt left his post.

After taking some time out of the game he made a return to football management in 2010 when he joined up with former Sampdoria team-mate Roberto Mancini as his first-team coach at Manchester CityHe was promoted to assistant manager in 2012 before leaving the club when Mancini departed the following year.

In May 2015 Platt was appointed manager of Indian side FC Pune City but left the club after just one season with his team finishing the campaign in 7th position in the league, winning just 4 of 14 games.

In late 2018, it emerged that Platt had been working as a consultant for Global Futures Sport who bought Italian side Palermo for just 10 Euros. He was bought in as an advisor as he had both played and managed in Italy and has his own management consultancy firm called Approach Associates.

Away from his business interests he has made appearances as a pundit and match analyst on various channels including Sky Sports and beIN Sports.

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David Platt: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances88
Goals13
Yellow Cards12
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forArsenal

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 23 September 2022 by Admin