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Leonard Shaun Goater (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian former professional footballer, coach and pundit. As a player he was a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. Goater's first professional club was Manchester United, but he did not reach the first team, making his League debut in 1989 after moving to Rotherham United. He played for Rotherham for seven years before moving to Bristol City in 1996. Two years later he moved to Manchester City for a fee of £400,000. He is most well known for his time at Manchester City, where he scored over 100 goals between 1998 and 2003, finishing as the club's top scorer for four consecutive seasons. After leaving City, Goater had spells with Reading, Coventry City and Southend United, before retiring in May 2006. He represented Bermuda 36 times, scoring 32 goals.
Career
- 1970Born
- 1987Joined Bermuda men's national football team
- 1989Joined Manchester United F.C.
- 1989Joined Rotherham United F.C.
- 1993Joined Notts County F.C.
- 1996Joined Bristol City F.C.
- 1998Joined Manchester City F.C.
- 2003Joined Reading F.C.
- 2005Joined Coventry City F.C.
- 2005Joined Southend United F.C.
- 2007Joined Bermuda Hogges
- 2008Joined North Village Rams
- Won Member of the Order of the British Empire
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Hamilton
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Premier League cult hero leaves role at faltering Aston Villa in very abrupt statement
Nicolas Anelka: I really enjoyed playing with Bergkamp, Gerrard, Drogba… and Shaun Goater
Erling Haaland will score ‘left, right and centre’ for Man City, predicts Shaun Goater
Shaun Goater’s journey to Manchester City legend chronicled in new club feature
Man City legend Shaun Goater brilliantly MOCKS Gary Neville about Man Utd clash
An email conversation with Shaun Goater: 'At Man City Joe Royle believed in me when others didn't'
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