David Rush

David Rush (born 15 May 1971) is an English former professional footballer. He played in the 1992 FA Cup Final for his home town club Sunderland , which they lost 2–0 against Liverpool . [ 1 ] After several loan moves, Rush made a permanent move to Oxford United for a reported £100,000. In his first full season with Oxford, he helped them to automatic promotion to Division 1 (now Championship). Following his release from Oxford, Rush had short spells with York City and Hartlepool United . On 19 May 2009, Rush was confirmed as the manager of Northern League side Hebburn Town , but resigned from his post in mid-September. [ 2 ] On 3 January 2013, Rush was named assistant manager of Conference Premier side Gateshead , joining former Sunderland teammate Anth Smith . [ 3 ] On 18 August 2013, Rush was named caretaker manager at Gateshead following the resignation of Anth Smith. [ 4 ] He returned to the role of assistant on 3 September after Gary Mills was named manager. [ 5 ] On 25 September 2013, Rush left Gateshead after being replaced as assistant manager by Darren Caskey . [ 6 ] On 27 September 2013 he started his own football academy for local boys aged between 8 and 16 from Whickham and the surrounding area, to encourage and spot talented players and to arrange trials with local football academies and teams. — Wikipedia

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FW

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Sunderland

Born

15 May 1971