Steve Lowndes
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| Steve Lowndes | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Robert Lowndes | |
| Date of birth | June 17, 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | |
| Playing position | Left Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newport County | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977–1983 1983–1986 1986–1990 1990–1992 1992–1996 |
Newport County Milwall Barnsley Hereford United Newport County |
208 (39) 96 (10) 116 (20) 49 (4) 150 (12) |
| National team | ||
| Wales | 10 (?) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steve Lowndes (born 17 June, 1960) is a former Wales international footballer. Lowndes started his career at Newport County during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Lowndes was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup [1].
Millwall signed him from Newport County for £55,000 in August 1983 and he was sold to Barnsley in 1986 for £40,000.
After retiring from playing he became physio to the Wales international team before moving into teaching.
Steve Lowndes is now Academy Director of Coaching for Cirencester football academy and has helped develop professional players such as Matt Green, Chris Zebroski and Stuart Nelson. He has also lead the academy to a number of honours over the years and twice to the later rounds of the FA Youth Cup. He is a UAFA A licence coach, a qualified Physiotherapists as well as holding a degree and a post graduate teaching qualification.
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