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Sam Ricketts | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Samuel Derek Ricketts | |
Date of birth: | 11 October 1981 | |
Place of birth: | Aylesbury, ![]() | |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
Playing position: | Defender | |
Youth clubs | ||
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2000–2003 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2009 2009–2013 2013–2015 2015 2015–2016 Total |
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11 (1) 41 (4) 86 (1) 113 (1) 96 (1) 48 (2) 9 (0) 46 (1) 495 (12) | 45 (1)
National team | ||
2003–2004 2005–2014 |
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52 (0) | 4 (1)
Teams managed | ||
2017–2018 2018 2018–2020 |
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Samuel Derek "Sam" Ricketts (born 11 October 1981) is a retired English-born Welsh footballer and current football manager. He was most recently the manager of Shrewsbury Town.
As a player, Ricketts played as a defender. During his playing career, he played for many clubs throughout England, including Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swindon Town. In 2018, Ricketts took on his first managerial job, taking over at National League side Wrexham. He left the club later on that year to take over the vacant job at Shrewsbury Town.
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