Tony Pulis

Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis (born 16 January 1958 in Newport) is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City. Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification. His son, also called Anthony Pulis, is a professional footballer.

Pulis took his first steps into management at Bournemouth, where he was a player/coach and then Harry Redknapp's assistant. His most significant achievement to date was guiding Stoke City to the Premier League in the 2007–08 season by finishing runners-up in the Football League Championship.

Pulis has a reputation within the game for achieving solid results on small budgets and also maintains the proud record of never being relegated as a manager.

Playing career

Pulis began his career at Bristol Rovers where he made 85 league appearances before leaving to join Hong Kong club Happy Valley AA in 1981. He returned to Rovers the following year before moving to Newport County in 1984. He subsequently played in two separate spells at A.F.C. Bournemouth, with a...
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