Wade Elliott

Who is this?

Wade Patrick Elliott (born 14 December 1978) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently head coach of EFL League One club Cheltenham Town. He played mainly as a right midfielder but could also play as a central midfielder. Elliott began playing football as a youth player for Southampton before joining non-league Bashley. He began his professional career at AFC Bournemouth after joining from Bashley for £5,000. After five years he joined Burnley where he won two player of the year awards and scored the only goal in the 2009 play-off final elevating his team to the Premier League. He moved on to Birmingham City in 2011, playing regularly for two seasons. He spent time on loan at Bristol City in 2014, and joined them on a permanent contract after his release from Birmingham at the end of the 2013–14 season. Having achieved promotion from League One to the Championship with Bristol City in the 2014–15 season, Elliott retired from playing in June 2015 in order to take up a coaching role at the club. After leaving Bristol City in June 2016 Elliott played in several pre-season Friendlies for National League side Forest Green Rovers, reportedly in advance of taking a joint role of player and youth team coach.

Career

1. 1978
   Born
2. 1997
   Joined Bashley F.C.
3. 2000
   Joined AFC Bournemouth
4. 2005
   Joined Burnley F.C.
5. 2011
   Joined Birmingham City F.C.
6. 2014
   Joined Bristol City F.C.
7. 2014
   Joined Bristol City F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Southampton
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football