Mark Harrison (footballer)
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Mark Simon Harrison (born 11 December 1960) is an English professional football manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Simon Harrison[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 63)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Port Vale | 70 | (0) |
1981 | → Stoke City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Stoke City | 7 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Hellenic | 44 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Kettering Town | 42 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Stafford Rangers | 50 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Telford United | 12 | (0) |
1989 | Hellenic | 8 | (0) |
Total | 233 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1995 | Stafford Rangers | ||
2000–2001 | Bangladesh | ||
2001–2002 | Fortune | ||
2002–2003 | Hurriya | ||
2010–2011 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
2011–2012 | African Warriors | ||
2012–2013 | Bay Stars | ||
2013 | Chippa United | ||
2013–2014 | Golden Arrows | ||
2015 | CAPS United | ||
2015–2017 | Township Rollers | ||
2017–2018 | Harare City (technical director) | ||
2018–2019 | Harare City | ||
2020–2021 | Highlanders | ||
2021–2022 | Gor Mahia | ||
2022–2023 | Mighty Wanderers (technical director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He kept goal in the English Football League for Port Vale and Stoke City, and also played non-League football for Hellenic, Kettering Town, Stafford Rangers, and Telford United. He managed Stafford Rangers for a brief spell and then from 2000 he began coaching clubs and nations in Asia and Africa, including the Bangladesh national team, Fortune, Hurriya, Mpumalanga Black Aces, African Warriors, Bay Stars, Chippa United, Golden Arrows, CAPS United, and Township Rollers. In the 2015–16 season he led Township Rollers to the Botswana Premier League title and the final of the Mascom Top 8 Cup, before he was appointed technical director at South African side Baroka in January 2017. In July 2017, he joined the Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League team Harare City as technical director, and was promoted to manager a year later. He was appointed as head coach of Highlanders in January 2020. In August 2021, he was appointed as manager at Kenyan Premier League team Gor Mahia. He was appointed as technical director at Malawi's Mighty Wanderers in September 2022.