Ian Wright is best known as Soccer Player who has born on November 03, 1963 in London, England. After just six or seven matches, he was spotted by a Crystal Palace scout after a tip-off from Dulwich Hamlet manager Billy Smith and was invited for a trial at Selhurst Park. Ian’s sons from a previous relationship are also on Instagram – @shaunwp98 and @bdubyas_view. Name in home country: Ian Edward Wright: Date of birth: Nov 3, 1963: Place of birth: London : Age: 57: Height: 1,75 m: Citizenship: England : Position: [8] They both went on to become professional footballers. [15], Wright scored 185 goals from 288 appearances (279 starts) for Arsenal, and scored eleven hat-tricks for them, a total surpassed only by Jimmy Brain and Jack Lambert. [10][11], Wright described his teacher Sydney Pigden as "the first positive male figure that I had in my life". Ian Wright was the first to join Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard in their quest to create a great electric car without compromise. son Shaun (born 1981, adopted by Ian in 1984) and son Bradley (born 1985) with Sharon Phillips. [91], While he was still a professional footballer at Arsenal, Wright published his autobiography, Mr Wright. Wright made it as a professional footballer in 1985, debuting with Crystal Palace at … [59], On 18 May 2012 Wright was named as a first team coach at Milton Keynes Dons. Wright was host of Pilot Productions' travel/adventure television series Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet). In memory of his early life, Wright was born in Woolwich, London, England in 1963 as Ian Edward Wright. 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He came on as a substitute in the Euro 2000 qualifier in Luxembourg, a match England won 3–0 in October 1998. His son, Stacey is a keen rugby player and attended Whitgift School in Croydon. What is Ian Wright's net worth? England went on to qualify for Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands,[56] by which time, Wright was approaching his 37th birthday and retired from club football shortly after the tournament. Instantly Wright proved the doubters wrong, winning the Golden Boot in his first season. He grew up with two elder brothers: Maurice and Nicky. How old is Ian Wright? Ian was the third and the youngest son in the family. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. Wright said of the incidents, "I felt I was caught up in a war crisis in Kosovo not involved in a football result that wrecked John Barnes' career as Celtic manager." Wright also now co-hosts 5live Sport on a Monday evening alongside Mark Chapman on BBC Radio 5live. [69] The show was axed in February 2011. Birthday November Nov 3, 1963 . 2011 (ca.) 97 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Wright&oldid=1013267481, First Division/Premier League top scorers, Milton Keynes Dons F.C. Born. [25] They also reached the League Cup semi-finals, in which they lost on away goals to eventual winners Aston Villa. [22][23] As of 2016–17[update], only Wright and Teddy Sheringham have led the top-flight scoring charts having scored for two clubs during the season in question. Ian Wright Age & Birthday. Ian Wright was born on November 3, 1963 in Woolwich, London, England as Ian Edward Wright. [4], The arrival of Bruce Rioch heralded a bleaker time; the two did not get on and eventually Wright handed in a transfer request which he later retracted. [4] Known for his speed,[5] he played 581 league games, scoring 387 goals for seven clubs in Scotland and England, while also earning 33 caps for the English national team, and scoring 9 international goals. [67], On 12 March 2008, Wright was confirmed as one of the presenters of the new series of the popular game show Gladiators.[68]. [20], Wright signed for Arsenal in September 1991 for £2.5m,[4] which at the time was a club record fee. Ian Wright: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Currently, he aged 56 years old. At the beginning of 12 August 2010 edition of Live from Studio Five, Walsh and Middlemiss announced that Wright would not be presenting the show that evening. He became a television personality, appearing on several shows, such as Friday Night’s All Wright. Ian Wright during Ian Wright Unveils Sure FanZone - April 20, 2006 at Candid Studios in London, Great Britain. He was also the first to go. son Stacey (born 1994) and daughter Bobbi-Lee (born 1998) with his first wife Debbie. [4] Wright became renowned for his deadly striking ability, as shown when he scored a hat-trick in just eighteen minutes in Palace's penultimate game of the 1990–91 season away to Wimbledon. He played for the English national team from 1991 to 1998. [57], In March 2007, Wright was appointed Director of football strategy of Isthmian League team, Ashford Town, (now reformed as Ashford United) with him taking his place on the board of directors,[58] following his purchase of a stake in the club. How old is Ian Wright? Ian Wright is 1 of the famous people in our database with the age of 58 years. 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As he relates in his autobiography A Life In Football, Wright has eight children (four daughters, four sons). Affair affair from circa 1997 . He started his professional career with the London club Crystal Palace in 1985. [citation needed] He scored 25 goals for Crystal Palace during the 1990–91 campaign[16] [41] While young, Wright adopted the son of his then girlfriend Sharon Phillips (Shaun, born 1981) and had another child with her (Bradley, born 1985). His sons, Bradley and Shaun Wright-Phillips, are both professional footballers. [4] Wright also helped Arsenal reach the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, although he was suspended for the final in which Arsenal beat Parma 1–0. He also hosted the short-lived programme Ian Wright Live, a show filmed before a live audience and featured discussions on various travel topics. [73], Wright formerly co-hosted the drivetime slot (4–7 pm) Monday to Thursday on Talksport, with Adrian Durham. [4], Whilst at Celtic, Wright became involved in a campaign by some fans calling for the removal of manager, John Barnes. Age, Birthday & Horoscope Ian Wright current age 58 years old. Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed a flurry of disgusting racist messages sent to him on Instagram, admitting the abuse 'still hits him so hard'.. Age 57 years old. Nancy Wright. "[37] Wright scored on his debut for Celtic as he had for Nottingham Forest. [89] In 1996, he starred in a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. [93] The song was co-written and produced by Chris Lowe (of Pet Shop Boys) and reached No. He is of British nationality and belongs to the Anglo-Jamaican ethnic group. The series ran 6 episodes, aired weekly from 7 September to 12 October 2009.[71]. [43] Wright did not make it into the squad for Euro 1992, with Clough, Gary Lineker of Tottenham Hotspur, Alan Shearer of Southampton and Arsenal teammates Alan Smith and Paul Merson preferred. He started in the 2–0 victory against Cameroon at Wembley[40] and helped England reach the finals of Euro 1992 in Sweden. [16] However, after recovering from the injury he made a dramatic appearance as a 'super-sub', in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. Sunday 03 Nov 1963. The program was an experiment with the prison authority with an eye to expanding it to other prisons if it was successful. [4], Wright started seven matches and was used as a substitute on six occasions under Hoddle, who was manager for 28 matches. Despite having had trials at Southend United and Brighton & Hove Albion during his teens,[4] he was unable to attract sufficient interest to win a professional contract offer. 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