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'{{short description|English footballer and manager}} {{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ian Walker | fullname = Ian Michael Walker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|31|df=y}}<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ian-walker-497/|title=Ian Walker|website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Watford]], England | height = 1.85 m<ref name="Premier League">{{cite web |title=Ian Walker Profile |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/544/Ian-Walker/overview |website=Premier League |access-date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Shanghai SIPG]]<br>(Goalkeeping coach) | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1989 | youthclubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Tottenham Hotspur]] | years1 = 1989–2001 | clubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps1 = 259 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1990 | clubs2 = → [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1990 | clubs3 = → [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2001–2005 | clubs4 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | caps4 = 140 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 401 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1990–1993 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1996–2004 | nationalteam3 = [[England B national football team|England B]] | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1998 | nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2011-2012 | managerclubs1 = [[Bishop's Stortford F.C.|Bishop's Stortford]] }} '''Ian Michael Walker''' (born 31 October 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he is the goalkeeping coach of [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Shanghai SIPG]]. As a player, he was a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who notably played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. He made 259 league appearances for Spurs and was their first choice keeper from 1994 until just before his departure in 2001. He also finished his career with a three-year spell in the top flight with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] but all eight of his appearances came in cup competitions. He also had brief loan spells in the [[Football League]] with [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. Walker was capped four times by [[England national football team|England]], he was part of the [[Euro 96]] squad and would go on to be selected for [[Euro 2004]]. He was also capped at [[England national under-21 football team|U21]] and [[England B national football team|B team]] level. Following retirement, he later became manager of non-league side [[Bishop's Stortford F.C.|Bishop's Stortford]], before moving to [[China]] as the goalkeeping coach for [[Shanghai Shenhua]] in 2012. Two-years later he moved to rivals [[Shanghai SIPG]] in a similar role. ==Club career== ===Tottenham Hotspur=== After starting out with the team in the late 1980s as a trainee and having two loan spells away, at [[Ipswich Town]] and [[Oxford United]] Walker played in the winning 1989–90 [[FA Youth Cup]] Tottenham team overcoming [[Middlesbrough]]. During the early 1990s Walker was mainly used as the reserve keeper, making the odd cup appearance along the way, but after a serious injury to then Spurs keeper [[Erik Thorstvedt]] Walker took his chance and soon became the number 1 at Spurs, cementing his place in the side and getting his chance in the team during the first season of the Premiership making a total of 17 appearances in the league. [[1992–93 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1992–93 season]]. Walker went on and made a total of 312 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and played a big part during the 1999 season in helping Spurs win the [[1999 Football League Cup Final]] after beating [[Leicester City]] 1–0 at Wembley Stadium. During the latter stages of Walkers career at Spurs he fell out of favour with the management and lost his place to the newly signed [[Neil Sullivan]] it was shortly after this, that the England international handed in a transfer request in September 2000.<ref name="Spurs accept Walker transfer request">{{cite news|title = Spurs accept Walker transfer request|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/926711.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2000-09-15|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> He played his final game for Spurs against [[West Ham United]] on 31 January 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1144995.stm |title=Hammers held by Spurs |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2001 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> ===Leicester City=== Walker signed a four-year contract with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in July 2001 for a fee of £2.5 million, rising to £3 million depending on appearances.<ref name="Leicester sign Walker">{{cite news|title = Leicester sign Walker|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/1430128.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2001-07-09|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> His first season at the club ended in relegation to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]],<ref name="Man Utd relegate Leicester">{{cite news|title = Man Utd relegate Leicester|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1911281.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2002-04-06|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> which he felt may have ruined his dreams of an England call-up for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].<ref name="Relegation ruins Walker's hopes">{{cite news|title = Relegation ruins Walker's hopes|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/1957997.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2002-04-29|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Walker had an impressive season with Leicester as they regained promotion to the [[Premier League]], earning his first England recall in six years in May 2003.<ref name="Ian Walker">{{cite news|title = Ian Walker|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/england/3020581.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-05-17|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> A cult hero to many of the Foxes fans, Walker had an indifferent season back in the Premier League, producing moments of magic, but unfortunately it all unraveled in a match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] at the [[Walkers Stadium]] on 31 January 2004, in which he conceded five goals in 18 minutes.<ref name="Leicester 0–5 Aston Villa">{{cite news|title = Leicester 0–5 Aston Villa|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3417881.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-01-31|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Walker put up such a poor display in the match that he was confronted by a Leicester fan who ran onto the pitch, telling him he "didn't think he was fit to be a Premiership player."<ref name="Walker escapes FA action">{{cite news|title = Walker escapes FA action|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3448795.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-02-02|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> On 10 February 2004, Walker scored a bizarre own goal in a match against [[Bolton Wanderers]] to give them a 1–1 draw at Leicester.<ref name="Leicester 1–1 Bolton">{{cite news|title = Leicester 1–1 Bolton|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3456283.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-02-10|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Despite comfortably saving [[Kevin Davies]]' shot, he lost grasp of the ball as it crawled over the goal line.<ref name="Adams consoles Walker">{{cite news|title = Adams consoles Walker|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3477653.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-02-10|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> He did make a comeback performance in a goalless home draw against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] on 28 February,<ref name="Leicester 0–0 Wolves">{{cite news|title = Leicester 0–0 Wolves|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3507615.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-02-28|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> putting up a "world-class save" to deny [[Kenny Miller]].<ref name="Cotterill praises Walker">{{cite news|title = Cotterill praises Walker|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3509713.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-02-28|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Walker pledged to stay at Leicester despite their relegation from the Premier League in the 2003–04 season.<ref name="Walker makes Foxes pledge">{{cite news|title = Walker makes Foxes pledge|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3633323.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-04-16|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> He was released from Leicester City on 6 May 2005, after the club could not afford him a new contract.<ref name="Levein rues losing star players">{{cite news|title = Levein rues losing star players|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4547531.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2005-05-14|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Walker spent four years at Leicester. ===Bolton Wanderers=== Walker joined Bolton on a one-year contract. Walker was the goalkeeper for Bolton's first ever European match away from England against [[Bulgaria]]n team [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]], which was also his debut.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4286434.stm |title=Lok Plovdiv 1–2 Bolton (agg 2–4) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 September 2005 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> ==International career== Walker was capped by the [[England national football team|England national team]] four times, making his debut in 1996 against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]. His most infamous game was against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in a qualification match for the 1998 World Cup where he is widely believed to have been at fault to a [[Gianfranco Zola]] strike. England lost this game to Italy 1–0 at [[Wembley Stadium]]. He backed up [[David James (footballer, born 1970)|David James]] at [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] but was overtaken by others in the pecking order.<ref name="Walker raring to get going">{{cite news|title = Walker raring to get going|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3937075.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-07-29|access-date = 2010-02-15}}</ref> Despite Walker's club Leicester suffering relegation from the Premier League, he played his first England match in seven years as a 61st-minute substitute for [[Paul Robinson (footballer born 1979)|Paul Robinson]] in a 6–1 win over [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] on 5 June 2004, which was also his last international.<ref name="Clockwatch: England 6–1 Iceland">{{cite news|title = Clockwatch: England 6–1 Iceland|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/england/3779019.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2004-06-05|access-date = 2010-02-16}}</ref> ==Coaching career== On 14 March 2011, Walker was appointed as manager of [[Bishop's Stortford F.C.|Bishop's Stortford]] who were playing in the [[Conference South]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} In April 2012, Walker joined his former Bolton teammate [[Nicolas Anelka]] at [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Shanghai Shenhua]] and became their goalkeeping coach.<ref>{{cite news|title = 阿内尔卡携4人进申花教练组 前队友出任门将教练 (Four men followed Anelka to join Shenhua's coaching team, Former teammate became the goalkeeping coach)|url = http://sports.163.com/12/0412/17/7UTHLKEF00051C89.html |publisher = Netease |date = 2012-04-12 |access-date = 2015-01-19}}</ref> On 2 January 2014, Walker became the goalkeeping coach of [[Shanghai Dongya F.C.|Shanghai East Asia]], another Super League team in Shanghai.<ref>{{cite news |title = 官方公告:东亚俱乐部与前英格兰国门伊恩沃克签约 (Official: Shanghai East Asia signed with former England national team goalkeeper Ian Walker) |url = http://ssfl.online.sh.cn/sports/gb/content/2014-01/02/content_6612297.htm |publisher = Shanghai East Asia F.C. |date = 2014-01-02 |access-date = 2014-01-02 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195814/http://ssfl.online.sh.cn/sports/gb/content/2014-01/02/content_6612297.htm |archive-date = 2 January 2014}}</ref> On 15 May 2014, Walker signed a new contract with Shanghai East Asia, keeping him at the club until the end of 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news |title = 官方公告：东亚俱乐部与伊恩沃克续约至2017赛季! (Official: Shanghai East Asia extended Ian Walker's contract to 2017) |url = http://eafc.online.sh.cn/sports/gb/content/2014-05/15/content_6870650.htm |publisher = Shanghai East Asia F.C. |date = 2014-05-15 |access-date = 2014-05-15 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140517131214/http://eafc.online.sh.cn/sports/gb/content/2014-05/15/content_6870650.htm |archive-date = 17 May 2014}}</ref> Walker continues to coach the 1st team goalkeepers at Shanghai SIPG FC. Walker has produced two national team goalkeepers for China, Wang Dalei from Shanghai Shenhua in 2012–13 and Yan Junling from Shanghai SIPG in 2014–15, both continue to be in the national squad with Yan Junling who is still coached by Walker the China number 1 goalkeeper.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} In the 2018 season Walker was the goalkeeper coach when [[Shanghai SIPG]] won their first league title ever. ==Personal life== Walker is the son of [[Mike Walker (Welsh footballer)|Mike Walker]] who was also a goalkeeper and managed [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref name=mirror>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Spurs+star's+mum+dies-a061065107 |title=Spurs star's mum dies| newspaper=The Mirror |date=5 November 1997 |access-date=25 May 2018| via=The Free Library}}</ref> Walker attended [[Great Cornard Upper School]]. He and his former [[Page Three]] wife Suzi lived in a mock-Tudor mansion in [[Cobham, Surrey]], as featured on ''[[MTV Cribs]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/10/17/ppast17.xml | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911064156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/10/17/ppast17.xml | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-09-11 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Living in the past (with all mod cons) | first=Nicola | last=Venning | date=2006-10-17 | access-date=2010-05-04}}</ref> After the birth of daughter Sophie in 1998, Suzi suffered [[Childbirth|Post Natal]] [[Eclampsia]],<ref>[http://www.iconocast.com/News_Files/HNews23X23_X_05/Health7.htm Info on Health, Medical News, Healthy Living, Healthy Eating, Health News, Diet, Cancer, Cholesterol, Depression, Kidney, Migraine, Smoking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927120927/http://www.iconocast.com/News_Files/HNews23X23_X_05/Health7.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> and is an ongoing sufferer of [[Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]].<ref>[http://www.celebagents.co.uk/Celebs/43/Suzi_Walker.html Suzi Walker – Celebrity Agents, International Celebrity Agents, Personal Management & PR To TV/Radio and Sports Stars] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011221633/http://www.celebagents.co.uk/Celebs/43/Suzi_Walker.html |date=11 October 2006 }}</ref> He became a father just months after the death of his mother Jackie after a long battle against cancer.<ref name=mirror/> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |[[1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1989–90]] |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1990–91]] |First Division |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[1991–92 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1991–92]] |First Division |18||0||0||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=ECWC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||0||21||0 |- |[[1992–93 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1992–93]] |[[Premier League]] |17||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |[[1993–94 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1993–94]] |Premier League |11||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |[[1994–95 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1994–95]] |Premier League |41||0||6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||49||0 |- |[[1995–96 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1995–96]] |Premier League |38||0||6||0||3||0||0||0||47||0 |- |[[1996–97 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1996–97]] |Premier League |37||0||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0 |- |[[1997–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1997–98]] |Premier League |29||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||33||0 |- |[[1998–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1998–99]] |Premier League |25||0||7||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||36||0 |- |[[1999–2000 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1999–2000]] |Premier League |38||0||2||0||2||0||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||46||0 |- |[[2000–01 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2000–01]] |Premier League |4||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !259!!0!!25!!0!!23!!0!!6!!0!!313!!0 |- |[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (loan) |[[1990–91 Oxford United F.C. season|1990–91]] |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] |2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan) |[[1990–91 Oxford United F.C. season|1990–91]] |Second Division |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2001–02 Leicester City F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |35||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||39||0 |- |[[2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season|2002–03]] |First Division |46||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||51||0 |- |[[2003–04 Leicester City F.C. season|2003–04]] |Premier League |37||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||40||0 |- |[[2004–05 Leicester City F.C. season|2004–05]] |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |22||0||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !140!!0!!10!!0!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!156!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |[[2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2005–06]] |Premier League |0||0||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UC}}||0||5||0 |- |[[2006–07 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2006–07]] |Premier League |0||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!3!!0!!8!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !401!!0!!37!!0!!33!!0!!9!!0!!480!!0 |} {{notelist}} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="9" |[[England national football team|England]] |1996||2||0 |- |1997||1||0 |- |1998 |0 |0 |- |1999 |0 |0 |- |2000 |0 |0 |- |2001 |0 |0 |- |2002 |0 |0 |- |2003 |0 |0 |- |2004||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!4!!0 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} {{Navboxes colour | title = England squads | bg = white | fg = #0B0B3F | bordercolor = #0B0B3F | list1 = {{England squad UEFA Euro 1996}} {{England squad UEFA Euro 2004}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Ian}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Watford]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:English people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:England under-21 international footballers]] [[Category:England B international footballers]] [[Category:England 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