 Bould as Arsenal's assistant manager in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Andrew Bould[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | Stoke City | 183 | (6) |
| 1982 | → Torquay United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1988–1999 | Arsenal | 287 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Sunderland | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 500 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1994 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Arsenal F.C. Academy | ||
| 2012–2019 | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Arsenal U23s | ||
| 2022– | Lommel SK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Andrew Bould (born 16 November 1962) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently the head coach of Lommel SK.
As a player, he was a defender from 1980 until 2000. Bould began his football career with his hometown club Stoke City where he gained a reputation as an impressive young defender. After spending seven seasons with the Potters, and becoming one of English football's most coveted centre backs, he moved to Arsenal in 1988. At Highbury he formed a formidable back line with Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn and his former Stoke teammate Lee Dixon. He left the Gunners in 1999 and ended his playing career with Sunderland.[1]
Since his playing career has ended Bould has worked at the successful Arsenal Academy as Head Youth Team Coach at Arsenal. He was promoted to Assistant Manager at the start of the 2012–13 season replacing the long serving Pat Rice.[3] He later had a spells as head coach of U23s side.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0952415100.
- ^ "England Players - Steve Bould". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Pat Rice to leave post as Arsenal assistant manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2012.