Simon Bassey
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon James Bassey | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth (assistant coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1992 | Wimbledon | ||
1992–1994 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Carshalton Athletic | ? | (?) |
1997–2000 | Aldershot Town | 49 | (1) |
2000 | Carshalton Athletic | ? | (?) |
2000–2001 | Dulwich Hamlet | ? | (?) |
2001–2002 | Carshalton Athletic | ? | (?) |
2002 | Crawley Town | ? | (?) |
2002 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ? | (?) |
2002–2004 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | AFC Wimbledon (caretaker) | ||
2018 | AFC Wimbledon (caretaker) | ||
2021 | Barnet (interim) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 8 December 2012 (UTC) |
Simon James Bassey (born 5 February 1976) is an English former footballer who is currently first team assistant coach at Portsmouth. During his playing career he played as a midfielder.
Career[]
Playing career[]
Bassey joined Wimbledon F.C. at the age of 8 and remained with the club until he was released at the age of 16. He made over 150 appearances for Carshalton Athletic as well as playing for Aldershot Town and AFC Wimbledon.
Coaching career[]
He went on to become first team coach at AFC Wimbledon when he retired due to injury in 2004. He acted as caretaker manager of the club between 19 September 2012 and 10 October 2012, before resuming his post as coach following the appointment of Neal Ardley. He again took over as caretaker manager on 12 November 2018 after the departure of Neal Ardley and Neil Cox. He left the club by mutual consent at the end of the 2018-19 season.[1] On 7 April 2021, Bassey was appointed First Team Coach at National League side Barnet,[2] initially as the most senior coach for the first team and leading the team in training and on matchdays. Bassey left the Bees at the end of the season to pursue an opportunity with an English Football League club.[3] Two days later he was announced as first team assistant coach at Portsmouth.[4]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 29 May 2021[5]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
AFC Wimbledon | 19 September 2012 | 10 October 2012 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
AFC Wimbledon | 12 November 2018 | 4 December 2018 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
Barnet | 6 April 2021 | 3 June 2021 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 38.46 | ||||
Total | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 42.86 |
References[]
- ^ "Club statement: Neal Ardley leaves by mutual agreement". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Introducing our new coaching team". www.barnetfc.com. 7 April 2021.
- ^ Club Statement: Simon Bassey departs for new role
- ^ Danny Cowley swoops for Barnet boss as Portsmouth backroom begins to take shape
- ^ "Simon Bassey | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
- 1976 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- AFC Wimbledon non-playing staff
- Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff
- English Football League managers
- National League (English football) managers
- AFC Wimbledon managers
- Barnet F.C. managers
- English football managers
- Association football coaches