Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Thomas Greaves [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 January 1963||
Place of birth | Upminster, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Southend United | 49 | (14) |
1983–1984 | → Dagenham (loan) | ||
1984 | Cambridge United | 4 | (1) |
1984 | Maldon Town | ||
1984–1985 | Chelmsford City | 11 | (5) |
Witham Town | |||
Total | 64+ | (20+) | |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2011 | Witham Town | ||
2011 | Great Wakering Rovers | ||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Thomas Greaves (born 31 January 1963) is an English former professional football player and coach who played as a striker.
After graduating from Tottenham Hotspur's youth team, Greaves began his senior career with Southend United, making 49 appearances in the Football League between 1981 and 1984. [2] After playing for Dagenham, he spent a brief period at Cambridge United, making four further appearances in the league, scoring once, [2] before playing non-League football with Maldon Town, [3] and Chelmsford City, where he made 15 appearances, scoring eight goals, in all competitions. [4] Greaves later played for Witham Town in the late 1980s. [5]
After retiring as a player, Greaves became a football manager, and managed Witham Town between 2008 and 2011. During the 2011–12 season, Greaves was manager of Great Wakering Rovers for a six game stint, before resigning. [6]
In 2012, Greaves set up a football academy with Steve Tilson. [5]
In 2015, he became assistant manager to Tilson at C&K Basildon Ladies. [7]
His father Jimmy was also a professional footballer. [8] He is of Irish descent through his father. [9]