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Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis (born January 16 , 1958 in Newport ) is a Welsh former Football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City .1 Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 - making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification. Pulis took his first steps into management at Bounemouth , where he was a player/coach and then Harry Redknapp 's assistant. He then took control when Redknapp left the club. His most signficant achievement to date was guiding Gillingham to second place in the Third Division which led to promotion. Pulis has a reputation within the game for achieving solid results on small budgets and also maintains the proud record of never being relegated as a manager. He is sometimes criticised for using an overly negative and direct style of play, however Pulis has defended his approach.2 Some refer to this approach as 'binary football'. MANAGERIAL CAREER Bournemouth Pulis finished his playing career at Bournemouth F.C. , where he assumed a player/coach role. He made 16 appearances, scoring one goal, while in this role. He was promoted to the position of manager in 1992, following Harry Redknapp's decision to leave the club for Premier League side West Ham United . Pulis spent two seasons ( 1992-93 and 1993-94 ) at Bournemouth , before moving on. Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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