Gordon Cowans Sports manager

Gordon Sidney Cowans (born 27 October 1958 in West Cornforth, County Durham) is an English retired football player and coach.Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976. During his time at Aston Villa, he won the League Cup, the League Championship, the European Cup and the European Super Cup.Cowans left Aston Villa for the first time in 1985, signing for Bari. He then returned to Aston Villa in 1988 and left again in 1991 moving to Blackburn Rovers. When he left Blackburn he went back to Aston Villa, before moving to Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Stockport County and finally Burnley.He was also capped 10 times by England at international level scoring two goals, against Scotland and Egypt.Cowans has returned once again to Aston Villa in a coaching role, first coaching in their youth academy before becoming first team coach and more recently taking on the role of reserve team manager after Kevin MacDonald left under Paul Lambert's new regime.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 27, 1958
Birth place	England national football team , West Cornforth
Height (meters)	1.524

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Football manager

club	Aston Villa F.C. Burnley F.C.
position	Midfielder
teams	England national football team Blackburn Rovers F.C. Sheffield United F.C. Bradford City A.F.C. Stockport County F.C. Aston Villa F.C. England national under-21 football team Derby County F.C. England national football B team Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. A.S. Bari