Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest (born 23 October 1984) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a winger and a forward. He is currently the assistant manager of Guiseley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-10-23) 23 October 1984 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Keighley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guiseley (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2002 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Bradford City | 50 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Halifax Town (loan) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Halifax Town | 103 | (14) |
| 2008 | → Hucknall Town (loan) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Crawley Town | 70 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Barrow | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Guiseley (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Guiseley | ||
| 2012–2013 | Harrogate Town | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 2014 | Guiseley | ||
| 2014–2015 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2016 | Silsden | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2022 | Silsden | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Keighley, Forrest began his career at Bradford City, where he was described as a "promising striker."[2] He joined the club at the age of 9 during the same week as Kevin Sanasy.[3] He made 50 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City,[4] including scoring on his Football League debut.[5]
He signed on loan for Halifax Town in August 2005,[6] before signing permanently later that year. At Halifax Town he spent a loan spell at Hucknall Town in 2008 to regain fitness following an injury.[7] He signed for Crawley Town in May 2008,[8] signing a new contract with the club in May 2009.[9] He was offered another contract by the club in April 2010,[10] but he moved to Barrow in June 2010.[11] While at Barrow he spent a loan spell at Guiseley in January 2011.[12] He was released by Barrow in May 2011,[13] joining Guiseley on a permanent deal.[14] He left Guiseley in September 2012,[15] and played for Harrogate Town before moving to Bradford Park Avenue in July 2013.[16] After a short spell back with Guiseley, his third with the club,[17] he signed for Gainsborough Trinity in November 2014,[18][19] leaving the club in November 2015, retiring from football.[20]
He returned to football in March 2016 with Silsden, as a player-assistant manager, scoring on his debut.[21] He became manager in November 2016,[22] and led the club to promotion from the North West Counties League First Division in the 2017–18 season.[23]
He left Silsden in June 2022, to become assistant manager at Guiseley.[24]
He is friends with Mark Trueman.[25][26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 2002–03 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2003–04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
| Halifax Town | 2005–06 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 103 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 14 | |
| Crawley Town | 2008–09 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Total | 70 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | |
| Barrow | 2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 237 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 29 | |