George Switzer

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George Switzer
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Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Salford, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Salford United
Youth career
1982–1992 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993 Manchester United 0 (0)
1993–1994 Darlington 14 (0)
1994–2000 Hyde United 139 (3)
000?–2006 Salford City ? (?)
2006–2008 Irlam ? (?)
2008–2013 AFC Monton ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Switzer (born 13 October 1973) is an English former footballer most famous for being part of Manchester United's 1992 FA Youth Cup-winning team. A left-back, Switzer played for Darlington, Hyde United, Salford City, Irlam and AFC Monton before his retirement in 2013.

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Career

Born in Salford, Lancashire, Switzer began his career as a youth player at Manchester United, having joined the club in 1982 after being spotted playing for the local Barrhill Lads Club when he was only eight years old. [1] Switzer was part of the United youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992, playing with future United stars such as Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes. Following on from this success, Switzer was offered a professional contract with the Red Devils; however, unlike his team-mates, who received multi-year deals, Switzer was only offered one year. [2] Switzer was released at the end of the 1992–93 season.

Switzer then signed for Darlington on a free transfer in July 1993. [3] However, Switzer only played for the Quakers for one season, failing to hold down a regular place, before being given another free transfer in the summer of 1994. He then signed for Hyde United in the Northern Premier League, and played for them for six years from 1994 to 2000, making over 200 appearances for the East Manchester team. Since then, Switzer has played for Salford City, but left his home-town club in 2006 to sign for Irlam. After a short time there, he signed for AFC Monton.

Personal life

Outside of football, Switzer has had a number of careers, including working as an optical technician for Dolland & Aitchison at their factory in Salford, [4] and driving a van for a Manchester courier firm.

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References

  1. ↑ Dawson, Rob (15 May 2012). "George Switzer tells the M.E.N. that, like his illustrious United Class of '92 team-mates, he is still enjoying his football 20 years on". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "George Switzer, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet?" [George Switzer, where were you in all the myriad?]. dagbladet.no. DB Medialab. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Ley, John (4 September 2001). "Alex Ferguson: Manchester United Transfers". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Where are they now?". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. media. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
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