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Stephen Robert Purches (born 14 January 1980 in Ilford, England) is an English retired footballer who played mostly for AFC Bournemouth over two spells. He also made over 100 appearances for Leyton Orient. When he retired from football he became the development coach then progressing to first team coach in 2017 at Bournemouth.

Stephen Purches

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Robert Purches
Date of birth	(1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ilford, London, England
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Newcastle United (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	West Ham United	0	(0)
2000–2007	AFC Bournemouth	238	(10)
2007–2010	Leyton Orient	110	(5)
2010–2014	AFC Bournemouth	33	(5)
Total		381	(20)
Teams managed
2013–2020	AFC Bournemouth Under-21s
2020–2021	AFC Bournemouth (assistant)
2021–	Newcastle United (coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Purches was a defender who could play at centre back, midfield or full back on either side. He was previously a trainee at West Ham United but left in 2000 after failing to make a single appearance for the first team. He joined AFC Bournemouth where he spent seven years and missed only three league games in his time at the club.

In summer 2007, he rejected a new contract at Bournemouth and left on a free transfer to join Leyton Orient. Purches watched his first football matches at Orient and described his move as being "like coming home". He was also handed the team captaincy when he arrived. After 132 games in all competitions, he was released by manager Russell Slade on 9 May 2010.[1] On 7 June 2010, Purches re-signed for Bournemouth.[2] On 18 February 2012, Purches broke his leg playing in a match against Rochdale.

Coaching career

On 19 May 2014, Purches formally retired from playing football due to injury and moved into coaching, taking control of Bournemouth's under-21s.[3]

In 2017, Purches was promoted to serve as a first-team coach under Eddie Howe, before again being promoted to assistant manager in 2020, after Howe left and his successors Jason Tindall and Jonathan Woodgate were respectively named manager.[4] He left the club in June 2021 after the appointment of new head coach, Scott Parker.[5]

References

External links

• Stephen Purches at Soccerbase

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Stephen Purches (Ilford, Inglaterra, 14 de enero de 1980) es un exfutbolista inglés. Jugo de defensa y su último equipo fue el AFC Bournemouth de Inglaterra.

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