David Moyes

Also known as David William Moyes

Scottish association football manager (born 1963)

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David Moyes is a Scottish football manager born in 1963 who has held leadership positions at various professional clubs throughout his career. He is notable for his long tenure managing Everton in the Premier League and his brief stint as manager of Manchester United, making him a significant figure in modern English football history.

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Instance of: human
Given name: William
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Glasgow
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sport: association football
Member of team: Hamilton Academical F.C.
Position played: centre-back
Country for sport: Scotland
Image: David Moyes 2025.jpg
Height: 185

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Commons category: David Moyes
date of birth: 1963-04-25
coach of sports team: Everton F.C.
name in native language: David Moyes
birth name: David William Moyes

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Encyclopedic overview

David William Moyes (born 25 April 1963) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Premier League club Everton. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is on the committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity.

Moyes made over 540 league appearances as a centre-back in a playing career that began with Celtic, where he won a championship medal. He then played for Cambridge United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town, and Dunfermline Athletic, ending his playing career with Preston North End. He became a coach at Preston, working his way up before taking over as manager in 1998, his first managerial position. Moyes led Preston to the Division Two title in 1999–2000 and the Division One play-off final the following season.

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