Mark WRIGHT | 1987-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

WRIGHT PES STATS | 1987-1992

electric_trigger Club: Derby County/Liverpool Number: 4 Position: CB Nationality: English Era: 1987-1992, Aged: 24-29 Mark WRIGHT | 1987-1992 Foot: R Side: B Length: ? Weight: ? Attack: 67 Defence: 88 Balance: 85 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 76 Acceleration: 77 Response: 86 Agility: 77 Dribble Accuracy: 77 Dribble Speed: 73 Short Pass Accuracy: 75 Short Pass Speed: 77 Long Pass Acc.: 76 Long Pass Speed: 78 Shot Accuracy: 64 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 65 Free Kick Accuracy: 71 Curling: 71 Header: 88 Jump: 85 Technique: 79 Aggression: 72 Mentality: 85 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 82 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 *Marking *D-Line Control *Covering *Positioning Mark Wright (born 1 August 1963 in Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England) is an English international footballer now turned manager. As a player, he achieved considerable success with Southampton, Derby County and Liverpool during the 1980s and 1990s, Wright was a major influence on the mainly young Liverpool team that consisted of players like Jamie Redknapp, Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler. He was a player likened to Alan Hansen and he went onto to captain Liverpool to an FA Cup triumph. Stylish England international Mark Wright was signed by Graeme Souness from Derby County for £2.2 million in the summer of 1991, and was soon joined at Anfield by Rams team-mate Dean Saunders. With Alan Hansen retired, Glenn Hysen soon to go and Gary Gillespie moving on to Celtic, Liverpool were desperate for a centre half of quality, and after his courageous display's for England in the 1990 World Cup Wright fitted the bill perfectly. With Ronnie Whelan injured, Souness made Wright captain and his proudest moment came when he lifted the FA Cup at Wembley in 1992 after Liverpool defeated Sunderland 2-0. A good leader and talker at the back, Wright was comfortable at bringing the ball out of defence and setting up attacks. He also chipped in with some memorable goals including a blistering drive against Queens Park Rangers in February 1996, and a header that gave the Reds brief hope against Paris St Germain in the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final defeat. Wright left Anfield in 1998 after retiring due to injury and pursued a career in management. International Career It was Bobby Robson who saw Wright as an international-quality player and gave him his England debut on 2 May 1984 in the 1-0 Home International Championship defeat to Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. His impressive performances during the 1990 World Cup at centre-back and sweeper were one of the reasons why Liverpool bought him from Derby. He was originally a surprise selection for the tournament as he was ahead of the higher-rated Tony Adams, who was not fully fit when the squad was named. Some suspected he was an emotion-driven choice, as he had missed the 1986 tournament with a broken leg. However, his inclusion was justified as he was one of England's many stars that year as they reached the semi- final only going out to the eventual winners, Germany, on penalties. Wright was selected for the Euro 92 championship squad. Unknown to manager Graham Taylor and the rest of the England staff, Wright had aggravated an old Achilles tendon injury in a recent friendly. Wright’s club, Liverpool, kept the problem under wraps and did not notify England management until late afternoon of the day before the England squad were to leave for Sweden. Wright did not show up at the airport as the squad flew out, and Taylor waited anxiously for word on his fitness. When it became clear he would not play, Taylor applied to UEFA for permission to replace him with Tony Adams but was refused. Martin Keown replaced Wright in the team and he struggled to get back into squad for the next 4 years Wright ended up with 45 England caps but he would surely have passed 50 if he hadn't become injured just prior to the Euro 96 championship in England. His performances for Liverpool had alerted manager Terry Venables who gave him a shock recall for the international friendly with Croatia on 24 April 1996, 4 years after his last cap. He also played in the friendly with Hungary on 18 May, his final international appearance, before he got injured. Mark WRIGHT | 1987-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)