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My Take
What strikes me about Chris Woods is the quiet durability of his career. A goalkeeper who manned the net for Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and a string of English clubs across decades, he was never the flashy star up front but the steady last line of defense. I admire that he transitioned so naturally into coaching, now shaping young keepers for Scotland. That, to me, is the mark of a true professional: someone who not only mastered the loneliest position on the pitch but cared enough to pass that hard-won composure on. There is real dignity in a guardian who spends his second act teaching others how to keep the door shut.
Overview
Christopher Charles Eric Woods (born 14 November 1959) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is goalkeeping coach for the Scotland national team. As a player, he was a goalkeeper who played in the Football League and Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Woods
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ウッズ
- Reading
- くりす・うっず
- Born
- November 14, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / goalkeeper coach / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.