Mark Goldberg (football manager)

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Mark Goldberg
Personal information
Place of birth England
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bromley
Beckenham Town
Managerial career
Beckenham Town
2006–2007 Bromley
2008–2011 Bromley
2011–2016 Bromley
2016 Welling United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Goldberg is an entrepreneur and English football club chairman and manager.

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Business

Mark Goldberg started out in the recruitment industry in 1984. Between 1992 and 1998 he built one of the UK's fastest growing IT contracting companies which doubled its turnover for five consecutive years resulting in a public flotation in 1996 at a market value capitalization of £36m as MSB INTERNATIONAL PLC. Goldberg sold a majority of his shareholding in 1998 at market cap of £200m. [1] With this money and a further credit from the previous owner Ron Noades he bought in 1998 the Premier League club Crystal Palace - Goldberg’s plans for the club to go onto the London Stock Market did not materialise and due to lack of financial assistance he was declared bankrupt in 2000. [2] [3]

Football

Playing career

As a player, Goldberg played for non-League clubs Bromley and Beckenham Town, where he was player-manager while still in his 20s. [3] [4]

He also played football for two seasons in the United States, from 1982 to 1983, at the College of William and Mary, after being recruited by its head coach, Al Albert. [5]

Crystal Palace

Goldberg became owner and chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club in June 1998. Goldberg was unable to raise sufficient funds to achieve his plan for the club, ultimately resulting in the club being forced into administration and leading to his personal bankruptcy. [6]

Goldberg had purchased the club from long-serving chairman Ron Noades, but Palace ended up relegated from the FA Premier League that season – for the third time in six years. The takeover deal also saw Italian Serie A side Juventus have a 10% stake in Palace, with a view to Juventus players being loaned or sold to the club. Goldberg also set a target into turning Palace into a leading European club by 2003. [7]

At the end of the 1997–98 season, Goldberg appointed Terry Venables as head coach for the following season and former manager Steve Coppell became Director of football. The club was not successful under his chairmanship and in January 1999 it was taken over by administrators who counted £22 million of debts, [6] including £2m owed to Terry Venables and £7m to banks, the remainder to football clubs, players and HMRC. The club also failed to reach the standards set when Goldberg took over, with their financial crisis not being solved until a takeover by Simon Jordan was completed more than a year later, and a return to the Premier League was not achieved until 2004.

Bromley

Goldberg was player manager for a short period in 1988. He re-joined Bromley FC as first team manager in 2005, Appointed by his brother-in-law and Bromley chairman, Jerry Dolke, Goldberg replaced incumbent manager George Wakeling and his management team. [1]

Goldberg's start in management was successful, leading Bromley to promotion into the Conference South division via the play-offs. His first pre-season included a tie against the youth team of Crystal Palace and his competitive start was good, with Bromley topping the Premier Division after his first eleven games and reaching the first round of the FA Cup before losing 4–1 to League One side Gillingham. [3]

Goldberg left Bromley during the 2007–08 season, to be succeeded by Simon Osborn, but returned to the club at the end of the season. In April 2009, Goldberg suffered serious damage to his knee ligament while playing for Bromley Veterans in an Isthmian Veterans Cup semi-final.[ citation needed ]

Goldberg guided the club to promotion from the Ryman Premier Division during his first season after winning the Play Off Final against Billericay FC.

During his term, Goldberg guided the club to win 3 trophies amongst the Kent and London Senior Cup competitions as well as leading the club to reach the FA Cup first round, during 5 out of his 8 seasons as manager.

Goldberg agreed to step down as manager on 4 February 2016. [8]

Welling United

Goldberg became manager of Welling United in April 2016. He left the position in November 2016. [9]

Personal life

Goldberg's son, Bradley, is a semi-professional footballer. Goldberg also has a daughter, Lauren-Rose.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Club

Bromley

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References

  1. 1 2 Ornstein, David (11 November 2006). "Buoyant Goldberg living the dugout dream". The Guardian .
  2. ↑ "Done Deal: An Insiders Guide to Football contracts ...", Bloomsbury Sport (London, UK), 2019, ISBN   978-1-4729-4717-8
  3. 1 2 3 Former Palace chairman Mark Goldberg sees a different side of life as Bromley manager The Daily Telegraph, 5 November 2009
  4. ↑ Goldberg returns to Bromley for third stint in charge Archived 20 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Kent News, 21 June 2011
  5. ↑ William and Mary Men's Soccer (Images of Sports)- p.52 – Arcadia Publishing 2010 – Al Albert
  6. 1 2 "Crumbling Palace admit debts add up to £22m". The Guardian. 18 March 1999.
  7. ↑ "Football: Venables the target of Goldberg's pounds 30m Palace". The Independent. 22 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Mark Goldberg leaves Bromley FC as investors demand results Orpington News, 5 February 2016
  9. ↑ "Day & Pennock Take Charge at Welling". The National League Official Website. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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