Which central defender spent 20 years of his career at Arsenal F.C. Academy?
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Arsenal F.C. Academy Arsenal Football Club Academy is the youth team setup of Arsenal Football Club based in Hale End, London, England. The academy plays within the Professional Development League, the highest level of youth football in England. The club as well features within the FA Youth Cup and the UEFA Youth League tourneys. Ascending from the academy has been players such as David Rocastle, Liam Brady, John Radford, Terry Neill and Pat Rice. As well footballers in the like of David O'Leary, Hector Bellerin and Charlie George have also emanated from Hale End. The Netherland's Andries Jonker was in prior the head of the academy with Englishman Luke Hobbs now at the helm.
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David O'Leary David Anthony O'Leary (born 2 May 1958) is an Irish football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United and later he managed Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of Al-Ahli Dubai. The majority of his 20-year playing career was spent as a central defender at Arsenal. O'Leary's tally of 722 appearances for the North London side stands as a club record.
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Alec Chamberlain Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born 20 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.
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Lee Warren Lee Anthony Warren (born 28 February 1969) is an English footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
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Tony Smith (footballer, born 1957) Anthony "Tony" Smith (born 20 February 1957) is a former footballer who played as a central defender in The Football League in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini (] (born 20 January 1968) is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.
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Leke Odunsi Saheed Adeleke Odunsi (born 5 December 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a Midfielder for Football League clubs Millwall, Colchester United and Southend United.
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Tony Butler (footballer) Philip Anthony Butler (born 28 September 1972) is an English former footballer. A defender, he made 468 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League.
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Glenn Hoddle Academy The Glenn Hoddle Academy (GHA) was established in 2008, by former England international footballer Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle set the academy up in the memory of his brother, Carl, a former Tottenham Hotspur player who died aged 40.
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Steve Haslam Steven Robert Haslam (born 6 September 1979) is an English former footballer who is now an academy coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
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Dick Edwards (footballer) Richard Thomas Edwards (born 20 November 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Neil Cox (footballer) Neil James Cox (born 8 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer and manager. A defender capable of playing at centre or right-back, he made over 500 appearances in the Football League during his career and was capped at Under-21 level by England. He began his career at Scunthorpe United as a youth player and was eventually offered a professional contract by the club, breaking into the first-team soon after. In 1991, Cox joined First Division side Aston Villa for a fee of £400,000, going on to make over 50 appearances for the side in all competitions, including playing in the club's victory over Manchester United in the 1994 Football League Cup Final, but struggled to establish himself in the first-team.
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Reece Cole Reece George Cole (born 17 February 1998) is an English professional football central midfielder who plays for Newport County, on loan from Brentford. He is a product of the Brentford academy.
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Billy Rodaway William Vincent "Billy" Rodaway (born 26 September 1954) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Jim Arnold (footballer) James Alexander Arnold (born 6 August 1950) is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability. He made 165 league appearances in a seventeen-year career in the Football League.
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1996–97 Arsenal F.C. season The 1996–97 season was the 99th season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club dismissed manager Bruce Rioch in the close season, who spent a year in-charge. After much speculation, Frenchman Arsène Wenger was appointed as his replacement – the club's first manager born outside of the British Isles. At the end of the campaign, Arsenal finished third in the Premier League and missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification. They made exits in the fourth round of both the FA Cup and Football League Cup to Leeds United and Liverpool respectively. In Europe, the club were eliminated in the UEFA Cup first round to Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany.
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Xabi Alonso Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (] , ] ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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2005 FA Cup Final The 2005 FA Cup Final was a football match played between Arsenal and Manchester United on 21 May 2005 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2004–05 FA Cup, the 124th season of English football’s primary cup competition, the FA Cup. Arsenal became the first team to win the FA Cup via a penalty shoot-out, despite being outplayed throughout the game, after neither side managed to score in the initial 90 minutes or in 30 minutes of extra time. The shoot-out finished 5–4 to Arsenal, with Patrick Vieira scoring the winning penalty after Paul Scholes' shot was saved by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.
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Mark Monington Mark David Monington (born 21 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Richard Lee (footballer) Richard Anthony Lee (born 5 October 1982) is an English retired football goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his spells in the Football League with Watford and Brentford and represented England at U18 and U20 level.
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Héctor Bellerín Héctor Bellerín Moruno (] , born 19 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for English club Arsenal and the Spain national team. Bellerín started his career as an attacking winger for FC Barcelona, and credits his development as a successful right-back to Steve Bould upon his arrival at Arsenal in the summer of 2011. His speedy pace, skilful dribbling on the ball, and crossing ability have also helped him in creating chances for his team. On 21 November 2016, he signed a long term contract that ties him to the club until 2022.
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Ian Brightwell Ian Robert Brightwell (born 9 April 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a defender from 1986 to 2006 and who played 468 league games in a 20-year career the Football League and Premier League.