Johnny Wright (footballer)

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Johnny Wright
Personal information
Full name Johnny Wright
Date of birth (1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Norwich City 7 (0)
Wroxham
Glenavon
Ards
International career
Northern Ireland B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Wright (born 24 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City.

Born in Northern Ireland, Wright made five starts and two substitute appearances for Norwich, in a City career that stretched from 1994 to 1997. Notably, in his last three professional appearances (October to December 1996), 18 goals were scored (a 4-1 victory and 5-1 and 6-1 defeats). [1]

Wright was capped by the Northern Ireland "B" team.

After leaving Norwich in 1997 he played non-league football for Wroxham before returning to Northern Ireland where he played for Glenavon and Ards.

Wright has subsequently built a career as a plastic bearings engineer, working at igus.

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