Ces Podd

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Ces Podd
Personal information
Full name Cyril Casey Marcel Podd [1]
Date of birth (1952-08-07) 7 August 1952 (age 71) [1]
Place of birth Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back [1]
Youth career
Bradford City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1984 Bradford City 502 (3)
1984–1986 Halifax Town 57 (0)
1986–1988 Scarborough
1988 Ossett Town
International career
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Managerial career
1999–2002 Saint Kitts and Nevis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Casey Marcel Podd (born 7 August 1952) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. An international for Saint Kitts and Nevis he spent his professional career in England. He was one of the first black players to establish themselves in English football. [3]

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Club career

A student at the Bradford College of Art, Podd made his professional debut in September 1970 for Bradford City. Over the next 14 years Podd made a total of 565 appearances for City in all competitions - a club record. [4] He signed for Halifax Town in August 1984, and later played with Scarborough – with whom he secured promotion to the Football League [5] – and Ossett Town.

International career

Podd played internationally for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Coaching career

Podd coached the Saint Kitts and Nevis national side between 1999 and 2002. [3] He went on to coach the underprivileged in Leeds. [6]

Podd is technical director of the Saint Lucia Football Association.

Outside football

Podd owns a salsa-dancing company called X-ces. [7]

Honours

Scarborough

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ces Podd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 316. ISBN   978-0-3561435-4-5 . Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Ces Podd". Football Unites, Racism Divides.
  4. ↑ "Bantams Greats - Ces Podd". Bradford City AFC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Scarborough Go To Dust". Boy From Brazil. 20 June 2007.
  6. ↑ "Ces Podd". Bantams Past. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Podd on your dancing shoes!". Telegraph & Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 9 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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