| Fullname | Russell Charles Osman |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 14 February 1959 (age 67) |
| Birth place | Repton, England |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in[1] |
| Position | Centre back |
| Youthyears 1 | 1975–1976 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Ipswich Town |
| Years 1 | 1976–1985 |
| Clubs 1 | Ipswich Town |
| Caps 1 | 294 |
| Goals 1 | 17 |
| Years 2 | 1985–1988 |
| Clubs 2 | Leicester City |
| Caps 2 | 108 |
| Goals 2 | 8 |
| Years 3 | 1988–1991 |
| Clubs 3 | Southampton |
| Caps 3 | 96 |
| Goals 3 | 6 |
| Years 4 | 1991–1994 |
| Clubs 4 | Bristol City |
| Caps 4 | 70 |
| Goals 4 | 3 |
| Years 5 | 1995 |
| Clubs 5 | Sudbury Town |
| Years 6 | 1995 |
| Clubs 6 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps 6 | 0 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Years 7 | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps 7 | 12 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Years 8 | 1996 |
| Clubs 8 | Cardiff City |
| Caps 8 | 15 |
| Goals 8 | 0 |
| Totalcaps | 595 |
| Totalgoals | 34 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1977 |
| Nationalteam 1 | England Youth |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 3 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 1979–1980 |
| Nationalteam 2 | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 7 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 3 | 1980 |
| Nationalteam 3 | England B |
| Nationalcaps 3 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 3 | 1 |
| Nationalyears 4 | 1980–1983 |
| Nationalteam 4 | England |
| Nationalcaps 4 | 11 |
| Nationalgoals 4 | 0 |
| Manageryears 1 | 1993–1994 |
| Managerclubs 1 | Bristol City |
| Manageryears 2 | 1995 |
| Managerclubs 2 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) |
| Manageryears 3 | 1996 |
| Managerclubs 3 | Cardiff City |
| Manageryears 4 | 2004 |
| Managerclubs 4 | Bristol Rovers (caretaker) |
Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Southampton, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City. Osman played senior international football for England, for whom he received eleven caps. He is now a football pundit in the Indian Super League.[2]
Playing career
Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s. Osman played nearly 400 games for Ipswich Town, winning the 1980–81 UEFA Cup. Osman also contributed to Ipswich's victorious 1977–78 FA Cup campaign, making four appearances during the run.[3] However he wasn't part of the squad for the final itself. Osman also represented his country 11 times.[4][5] His first England cap came against Australia in a friendly on 31 May 1980, his last on 21 September 1983 in England's 1–0 Euro 84 qualifying match defeat to Denmark.[6]
Managerial career
Later in his playing career he was player-manager of Bristol City, and had a brief spell as caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle[7] before later managing Cardiff City. He had a brief role as joint caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers in 2004.[4] In November 2007, he was appointed as assistant manager to Paul Tisdale at Exeter City.[8] In February 2011 he was appointed coach of the Ipswich Town Under 18s.[9] He left the role in August 2013.[10] In July 2015 Osman joined Newport County as assistant manager to Terry Butcher.[11] Butcher, Osman and Steve Marsalla were sacked on 1 October 2015 with Newport bottom of League Two after gaining just 5 points from the first 10 matches of the 2015–16 season.[12]
Escape to Victory
He played Doug Clure, one of the prisoner-of-war footballers, in the 1981 film Escape to Victory, which also included American actor Sylvester Stallone, British actor Michael Caine, Swedish actor Max von Sydow, and football stars Pelé, Ossie Ardiles, and Kazimierz Deyna. The film was based on a game between an Allied team and a Nazi German team during the Second World War.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | First Division | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 52 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 66 | 3 | ||
| 1981–82 | First Division | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | First Division | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 45 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | First Division | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 1984–85 | First Division | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Total | 294 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 21 | ||
| Leicester City | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1986–87 | First Division | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Total | 108 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 8 | ||
| Southampton | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | First Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | First Division | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1991–92 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 6 | ||
| Bristol City | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Second Division | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 1992–93 | First Division | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995–96 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cardiff City | 1995–96 | Third Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 595 | 34 | 48 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 742 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in Charity Shield
- ^ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Ipswich Town
Individual
- Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81[18]
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2011[19]
References
- ^ Rollin, Jack (ed.) (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
- ^ Heath, Mark (20 February 2019). "From Town glory to discovering Tyrone Mings and working in India - Osman's fascinating journey". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Russell Osman in 1977-78". prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. pp. 119–120. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
- ^ "Russell Osman". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Russell Osman – England". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Argyle Managers Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Exeter hand Osman assistant role". BBC Sport. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ Osman Ipswich U1nder 18s coach
- ^ Osman leaves Ipswich
- ^ "League Managers Association - RUSSELL OSMAN". www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Newport County part company with manager Terry Butcher
- ^ "Russell Osman career appearances". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Russell Osman career appearances". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Russell Osman career appearances". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Russell Osman Ipswich Town appearances". prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 143.
- ^ King, Elvin (9 April 2011). "Sir Alf Ramsey inducted into Ipswich Town Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.