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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Mark Fletcher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Hartlepool United | 32 | (4) |
| 1992–2007 | AFC Bournemouth | 493 | (88) |
| 2007–2008 | Chesterfield | 38 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Crawley Town | 21 | (2) |
| 2009–2013 | AFC Bournemouth | 135 | (15) |
| 2012 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 725 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Mark Fletcher (born 26 July 1972) is an English retired footballer who played as a forward for AFC Bournemouth, where he holds the club record for appearances and is currently an assistant manager for the Premier League side.
Fletcher began his career at Hartlepool United and made his first team debut in 1990. Two years later, he moved to AFC Bournemouth, where he would play for the next 15 seasons, scoring 88 league goals in 493 appearances. Fletcher joined Chesterfield in 2007 and spent one season with the club before moving to Crawley Town. Fletcher returned to Bournemouth in 2009 and became the club's assistant manager in 2011. Having resigned from that position eleven months later, he went on to have his first loan spell, spending a month with Plymouth Argyle. Fletcher has been described as a target man, due to his large figure and heading ability.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012. London: Headline. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-7553-6231-8.