Tony Pulis Biography

Anthony Richard Pulis is a football manager and retired professional footballer from Wales. He has played over 300 matches for various clubs during the time he was a player. Originally from Newport, he earned his coaching badge when he was 19 years old. Two years later, he obtained his UEFA 'A' licence and is one of the youngest professional players ever to do so. In 1992, Pulis began his managing career in Bournemouth. He was there for the next two years before joining Gillingham in 1995. In the ensuing years, Pulis has managed Bristol City, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion, and Middlesbrough. Throughout his managerial career, Pulis has accumulated a reputation of achieving desired results despite working with limited budgets. He has managed to keep the impressive record of never being relegated as a player, coach or manager. An ardent admirer of the Italian style of football, he has expressed his annoyance about his own reputation as a survival expert.