Roy Tunks
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Roy William Tunks is a German
-born English
former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made over 850 appearances in a playing career spanning over twenty years.
He was signed for a record fee by Preston North End in 1974 as a goalkeeper from Rotherham United were he was known as the "boy with the golden gloves". He played well over 300 games for Preston North End, and was the club's Player of the Year
for the 1979-80 season.
He moved to Wigan Athletic in 1981, and was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy
in 1985.
After retiring in 1990, Tunks moved into coaching. He joined the FA and worked with England youngsters at under 16 to under 20 level. He also worked at Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United as a goalkeeping coach. He was part of the backroom staff at Tranmere Rovers
before moving on to become head of Goalkeeping Department at Manchester City F.C
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made over 850 appearances in a playing career spanning over twenty years.
He was signed for a record fee by Preston North End in 1974 as a goalkeeper from Rotherham United were he was known as the "boy with the golden gloves". He played well over 300 games for Preston North End, and was the club's Player of the Year
Preston North End Player of the Year Award Winners
Winners of the official Preston North End F.C. Player of the Year Award since its inception in 1967–68:...
for the 1979-80 season.
He moved to Wigan Athletic in 1981, and was part of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
in 1985.
After retiring in 1990, Tunks moved into coaching. He joined the FA and worked with England youngsters at under 16 to under 20 level. He also worked at Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United as a goalkeeping coach. He was part of the backroom staff at Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
before moving on to become head of Goalkeeping Department at Manchester City F.C