Neil Masters

Neil Masters (born 25 May 1972) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player.

Neil Masters

Personal information
Full name	Neil Bradley Masters[1]
Date of birth	(1972-05-25) 25 May 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Rygge FK (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	Bournemouth	50	(6)
1991	Moss (loan)	8	(0)
1993–1997	Wolverhampton	18	(1)
1997–2000	Gillingham	11	(0)
2001	Moss	0	(0)
Total		90	(8)
Managerial career
2004–2005	Rygge FK
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Masters was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. A left-back during his active career, played English league football for Bournemouth, Wolverhampton and Gillingham.^[3]

In August 1995, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national team's squad UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match against Portugal^[4] but had to withdraw due to knee problems.^[5]

He joined Norwegian club Moss FK ahead of the 2001 season.^[6]

Having retired as a player after the 2003 season, he was hired as coach of Rygge FK, a fourth-tier Norwegian club located near Moss.^[7]