Ian Holloway

Ian Holloway is one of football's great talkers, and I mean that admiringly. A Bristol-born midfielder who made nearly 150 league appearances for QPR, he is now managing Swindon Town, having coached up and down the pyramid from the Premier League to League Two. What sets him apart for me is that he is also an autobiographer; a man who can win games and craft a sentence. His famously colourful press conferences are legendary, and behind the wit sits real tactical experience earned at every level. I find his undimmed passion and willingness to keep grafting in the lower leagues genuinely endearing.

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Name (English)

Ian Holloway

Name (Japanese)

イアン・ホロウェイ

Reading

いあん・ほろうぇい

Born

March 12, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player / autobiographer / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Holloway
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126137

Tags

• Avon
• association football player
• autobiographer
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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