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Alan Curbishley (full name '''Llewellyn Charles Curbishley'''), born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London , is an English Football (soccer) manager, currently in charge of Charlton Athletic F.C. , but will leave this post after the club's final match of the season, against on May 7 2006 . He began his Footballing career with West Ham United , joining them as an apprentice in 1973 and becoming a full professional in 1975. In 1979 he joined Birmingham City , staying with them until 1983 when he joined local rivals Aston Villa In 1984 he began his first period at Charlton, which ended in 1987 with a move to Brighton & Hove Albion But perhaps the most significant step in his career came in 1990 when he returned to Charlton as player/coach under the management of Lennie Lawrence . When Lawrence left in 1991 Curbishley became joint manager of the club, with Steve Gritt , and took sole command from 1995. Since then he has presided over the revival of the club's fortunes, and their apparently solid place in the FA Premier League . On 10 September 2005 he celebrated his 600th game in charge of the team with a 1-0 victory at one of his old clubs, Birmingham. With the announcement that Sven Goran Eriksson is to step down as England Manager after the 2006 World Cup , Curbishley is amongst the favourites to succeed him. On Sunday 12 March 2006 several British Sunday Newspapers reported that Curbishley had been interviewed for the job of England manager by the English FA The FA confirmed this, proving that he is one of the favourites for the job. He announced his resignation as manager of Charlton Athletic on 29 April 2006 , prompting speculation that this was a move designed to improve his chances of landing the England job. |
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