Johnny Wright (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Wright[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Norwich City | 7 | (0) |
Wroxham | |||
Glenavon | |||
Ards | |||
International career | |||
Northern Ireland B | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jonathan Wright (born 24 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City.
Born in Northern Ireland, Wright made five starts and two substitute appearances for Norwich, in a City career that stretched from 1994 to 1997. Notably, in his last three professional appearances (October to December 1996), 18 goals were scored (a 4-1 victory and 5-1 and 6-1 defeats).[2]
Wright was capped by the Northern Ireland "B" team.
After leaving Norwich in 1997 he played non-league football for Wroxham before returning to Northern Ireland where he played for Glenavon and Ards.
Wright has subsequently built a career as a plastic bearings engineer, working at igus.
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnny Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ [1] Soccerbase profile
External links
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Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Premier League players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- Wroxham F.C. players
- Glenavon F.C. players
- Ards F.C. players
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs