Mark Bowen (footballer)
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Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently head of football operations at Reading.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Rosslyn Bowen | ||
Date of birth | (1963-12-07) 7 December 1963 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading (head of football operations) | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | (2) |
1987–1996 | Norwich City | 321 | (24) |
1996–1997 | West Ham United | 17 | (1) |
1997 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | (3) |
1997–1999 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (0) |
1999 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | (0) |
1999 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
Total | 411 | (30) | |
International career | |||
1982–1983 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
1986–1997 | Wales | 41 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2001 | Crystal Palace U23s | ||
2012 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
2019–2020 | Reading | ||
2022 | AFC Wimbledon (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A left-back who also played in midfield, Bowen played in the Premier League for Norwich City, West Ham United and Charlton Athletic, having initially played in the top flight with Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League with Wigan Athletic and Reading, as well as in Japan with Shimizu S-Pulse. He was capped 41 times by Wales, scoring 3 goals.
Since retiring in 1999, he has worked as assistant and First team coach to former international teammate Mark Hughes with Wales, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and Southampton. Bowen was head coach and manager of Reading during the 2019–20 season.