Steve Bould
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Bould as Arsenal's assistant manager in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Andrew Bould | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers (first team coach) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 2022–2025 | Lommel | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Andrew Bould (born 16 November 1962) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is currently first team coach of EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
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.
Since his playing career 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. He later had a spells as head coach of U23s side.