Alan Fettis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Fettis
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1971(1971-02-01)
Age	53
Birthplace	Newtownards
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Newtownards
Horoscope	Aquarius

Alan Fettis Biography

Alan Fettis is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on February 1, 1971 in Newtownards, Newtownards, United Kingdom. Alan William Fettis (born 1 February 1971) is a Northern Ireland former professional footballer and Academy goalkeeping coach at Premier League side Manchester United.

Fettis was appointed as assistant goalkeeping coach at Derby County in July 2007.

In August 2016, former Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés stated that without Fettis’ help he would have given up on football in 2015. “It’s difficult to explain, but it was hard being alone. The easy way out would have been to end my career.” “I want to say in a public way thank you to the U21 coach Alan Fettis – without him I may have given up football. He made me keep going and stopped me when I was thinking about bringing my career to an end.” “I feel like a professional goalkeeper again after all those hard days in Manchester,” he added. “But I don’t have any bad words for Van Gaal or Manchester United.

In 2019 after the sudden departure of Emilio Alvarez from the club Fettis temporarily stepped up to first team duties to support Senior Goalkeeping Coach Richard Hartis. Fettis returned to his role in the academy after the appointment of Craig Mawson from Burnley FC.

Fettis was signed by Bury on a 12-month deal in June 2006, but broke his right arm in a League Cup defeat against former side Sheffield United on 19 September. He was released by Bury at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Alan Fettis Net Worth

Alan Fettis is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Fettis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Newtownards, County Down, Fettis started his career with Glentoran before playing for Ards from 1988 to 1991, making 65 appearances in all competitions for the club. He was a firm fans’ favourite whilst at Hull City, and on occasion found himself playing as a striker due to injuries at the club, and bagged himself a couple of goals in the process. He later rejoined his manager at Hull, Terry Dolan at York City, where his saves were credited by many fans with keeping York in the league during a period in which they struggled financially. He was sold back to Hull by new manager Chris Brass in 2003; York dropped out of the league a year later, returning for the 2012–13 season.

As a player, he was as a goalkeeper from 1988 to 2007. He notably played for Hull City and York City having also had spells with Glentoran, Ards, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town and Bury.

In November 2008, Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach and chief scout at Cheltenham Town. In July 2009, Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach at Sunderland. He joined Manchester United in January 2011 as a goalkeeping coach for the club’s Academy teams. In July 2011, Fettis made an appearance for Manchester United Reserves after both reserve keepers fell ill before a match against Shrewsbury Town.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alan Fettis celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Alan Fettis

1. Alan Fettis is a retired Northern Irish footballer.
2. He played as a goalkeeper for several clubs including Hull City and Ballymena United.
3. Fettis earned 6 caps for the Northern Ireland national team.
4. He later became a goalkeeping coach at various clubs, including Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City.
5. Fettis was part of the coaching staff that helped Hull City gain promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
6. He also worked as a scout for Manchester United.
7. Fettis currently serves as the goalkeeping coach for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.
8. During his playing career, he made over 500 appearances in all competitions.
9. Fettis was known for his shot-stopping abilities and commanding presence in the penalty area.
10. He was born on February 26, 1971, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.