Mark James Howard (born 29 January 1986) is an English football coach and former player. He works as an assistant coach for American club Oklahoma City Energy,[1] for whom he played for a season before retiring from playing.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Howard attended Hope High School, Salford, with fellow Manchester United players Phil Bardsley and Mark Redshaw. Howard began his career playing for the Barr Hill Lads Club in Salford. He signed for Manchester United as a junior player, and played a number of years in the youth and reserve teams of the club. Having failed to make an impact in the first team, Howard was amongst seven United players given a free transfer at the end of the 2005–06 season.[2]
Howard moved to Danish Superliga champions Brøndby IF, that had recently hired Manchester United reserve team coach René Meulensteen as manager. Howard participated in training sessions and played a friendly match against German team 1. FC Nürnberg, before signing a three-year contract with Brøndby on 28 July 2006.[3] He made his senior debut for Brøndby in August 2006, and played 13 of 18 league games as Brøndby finished in seventh place after the first half of the 2006–07 Superliga season.
When Meulensteen left the club in January 2007, new manager Tom Køhlert brought in Danish defender Mikkel Bischoff in contention for Howard's place in the central defence. When Bischoff suffered an injury, Howard proved himself once again and continued in the starting 11 for the rest of the season. He was also a part of the Brøndby team which won the 2006–07 Royal League cup on 15 March 2007. In the final match of the cup, Howard received a penalty kick, which Martin Ericsson converted to a goal, securing Brøndby a 1–0 win over F.C. Copenhagen.
Having secured his place in the starting eleven during the first half of the 2007–08 season, Howard was awarded the player of the year in Brøndby on 1 December 2007. On 10 December 2008, he signed a three and a half year contract with AGF.
Howard signed with the Oklahoma City Energy on 11 March 2014 for an undisclosed amount until the end of the year. On 29 June 2014, he scored his first goal in America and was named in the team of the week for his performances [4]
^. energyfc.com. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015.
^. ManUtd.com. 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^ (in Danish). Brondby.com. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^"Usl Pro Team of the week". 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
official Superliga stats (in Danish)
Howard are AGF's hottest player (in Danish)
Former Manchester United men toast Danish success
August 25, 2023
mark, howard, footballer, born, january, 1986, mark, james, howard, born, january, 1986, english, football, coach, former, player, works, assistant, coach, american, club, oklahoma, city, energy, whom, played, season, before, retiring, from, playing, mark, how. Mark James Howard born 29 January 1986 is an English football coach and former player He works as an assistant coach for American club Oklahoma City Energy 1 for whom he played for a season before retiring from playing Mark HowardHoward with Brondby IF in May 2007Personal informationDate of birth 1986 01 29 29 January 1986 age 37 Place of birthSalford EnglandPosition s Centre backTeam informationCurrent teamOklahoma City Energy assistant coach Youth careerBarr Hill Lads Club000 2004Manchester UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2004 2006Manchester United0 0 2006 2008Brondby67 1 2009 2012AGF51 2 2014Oklahoma City Energy19 1 Total137 4 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 2 1 Club 2 2 Individual 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditBorn in Salford Greater Manchester Howard attended Hope High School Salford with fellow Manchester United players Phil Bardsley and Mark Redshaw Howard began his career playing for the Barr Hill Lads Club in Salford He signed for Manchester United as a junior player and played a number of years in the youth and reserve teams of the club Having failed to make an impact in the first team Howard was amongst seven United players given a free transfer at the end of the 2005 06 season 2 Howard moved to Danish Superliga champions Brondby IF that had recently hired Manchester United reserve team coach Rene Meulensteen as manager Howard participated in training sessions and played a friendly match against German team 1 FC Nurnberg before signing a three year contract with Brondby on 28 July 2006 3 He made his senior debut for Brondby in August 2006 and played 13 of 18 league games as Brondby finished in seventh place after the first half of the 2006 07 Superliga season When Meulensteen left the club in January 2007 new manager Tom Kohlert brought in Danish defender Mikkel Bischoff in contention for Howard s place in the central defence When Bischoff suffered an injury Howard proved himself once again and continued in the starting 11 for the rest of the season He was also a part of the Brondby team which won the 2006 07 Royal League cup on 15 March 2007 In the final match of the cup Howard received a penalty kick which Martin Ericsson converted to a goal securing Brondby a 1 0 win over F C Copenhagen Having secured his place in the starting eleven during the first half of the 2007 08 season Howard was awarded the player of the year in Brondby on 1 December 2007 On 10 December 2008 he signed a three and a half year contract with AGF Howard signed with the Oklahoma City Energy on 11 March 2014 for an undisclosed amount until the end of the year On 29 June 2014 he scored his first goal in America and was named in the team of the week for his performances 4 Honours EditClub Edit Danish Cup 2007 08 Royal League 2007Individual Edit Brondby Player of the Year 2007References Edit Howard announces retirement energyfc com 23 March 2015 Archived from the original on 27 March 2015 Released by Manchester United ManUtd com 24 May 2006 Archived from the original on 30 March 2020 Retrieved 17 April 2011 Howard er nu Brondbyspiller in Danish Brondby com 27 July 2006 Archived from the original on 13 August 2012 Retrieved 17 April 2011 Usl Pro Team of the week 1 July 2014 Retrieved 1 July 2014 External links Editofficial Superliga stats in Danish Howard are AGF s hottest player in Danish Former Manchester United men toast Danish success Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Howard footballer born January 1986 amp oldid 1164038482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
