&sq=&lang=&file=File:Richard_Wright_(Ipswich_goalkeeper).jpg) Wright with Ipswich Town in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Ian Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Ipswich Town | 240 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Everton | 60 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Southampton (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Ipswich Town | 58 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 379 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | England U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | England | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a goalkeeping coach for Premier League club Manchester City.
As a player he was a goalkeeper. He joined Ipswich Town as a trainee, going on to play for the club 298 times between 1995 and 2001. He then moved to Premier League club Arsenal, before being signed by Everton in 2002, where he spent five years. A brief spell on loan from West Ham United with Southampton was followed by a transfer back to Ipswich Town. After a short spell at Sheffield United, a third stint at Ipswich and a brief time at Preston North End, he joined Premier League champions Manchester City on a free transfer in 2012. After four years at City, during which he did not play at all, he announced his retirement in May 2016.[2] He remained with City as a coach under new manager Pep Guardiola.[3]
He was a member of the England squad, earning two caps, and was included in Kevin Keegan's 23 man squad for UEFA Euro 2000 but did not see the field.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ Harris, Jay (17 May 2016). "Manchester City Bench-Warmer Richard Wright Finally Retires". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Brennan, Stuart (18 May 2016). "Man City keeper Richard Wright could stay on after Guardiola's arrival". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.