Danis Salman

Danis Salman
Personal information
Full name Danis Mahmut Mehmet Salman[1]
Date of birth (1960-03-12) 12 March 1960
Place of birth Famagusta, Cyprus
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Right back, centre back
Youth career
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers
1975 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1975–1986 Brentford 325 (8)
1986–1990 Millwall 91 (3)
1990–1992 Plymouth Argyle 74 (4)
1992 → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (0)
1992–1993 Torquay United 20 (0)
Total 511 (15)
National team
1978 England Youth 3 (0)
Teams managed
1992–1993 Torquay United Youth (player-manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Danis Salman (Turkish: Danış Salman; born 12 March 1960),[2] sometimes known as Danny Salman,[3] is a Turkish Cypriot-born[4] English former professional football defender and coach, best remembered for his time in the Football League with Brentford. He made over 370 appearances for the Bees, is the club's youngest-ever league debutant and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. He also played for Millwall, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.

Club career

Early years

Born in Famagusta, Cyprus, Salman was brought up in England from the age of two.[5] He spent the early part of his career with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, coming under the wing of John Docherty at the latter club.[6]

Brentford

New Brentford manager John Docherty brought Salman to the Division Four club in 1975.[6] Beginning life at Griffin Park in the club's youth team, Salman was handed an unexpected senior debut in a match versus Watford on 15 November 1975,[7] having never even trained with the first team.[3] At 15 years, 248 days old, he became Brentford's youngest ever debutant.[7][8] Salman later revealed that he only found out he was playing the day before the match, when a reporter from The Sun arrived at his house and told him the news.[3] He made five further appearances during the 1975/76 season and 18 in the following campaign, scoring his first senior goal. Salman's debutant record was beaten by Paul Walker in August 1976, but Salman remains the Bees' youngest-ever league debutant.[9] Salman signed his first professional contract in 1977, worth £55 a week.[3] Adept at right back or centre back, he broke into the team during the 1977/78 season, making 37 appearances on the way to the Bees securing automatic promotion to Division Three with a fourth-place finish.

Salman was a first-team regular until the 1982/83 season, when injuries restricted him to just one league appearance.[6] Potential moves away from Griffin Park fell through, with Salman failing trials with Stoke City and Millwall in 1982.[10] He re-established himself in the team during the 1984/85 season, making 43 appearances and followed up with another 40 during the following season. At only age 26, Salman was rewarded with a testimonial versus Tottenham Hotspur in May 1986,[6] which brought him approximately £6000.[11] The match brought down the curtain on an 11-year career at Griffin Park, during which Salman made 371 appearances and scored eight goals.[6] A return to Brentford during the reign of Steve Perryman was mooted, but fell through after Perryman's departure in August 1990.[6] In recognition of his performances for the club, Salman was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in November 2014.[12]

Millwall

Salman moved up to Division Two to sign for Millwall in August 1986 for a £20000 fee,[13] which was settled by a tribunal.[10] He made 36 appearances and scored two goals during a forgettable debut season, in which the Lions finished in the bottom half of the table.[13] Everything came right during the 1987/88 season, making 42 appearances as the Lions won the Division Two title. The club's Player of the Year award capped Salman's season.[13] His appearances tailed off in Division One and he departed in March 1990, having made 112 appearances and scored five goals during his time at The Den.[13]

Plymouth Argyle

Salman dropped back down to Division Two to sign for Peter Shilton's Plymouth Argyle on 20 March 1990 for a £50000 fee.[5][13] He made 11 appearances in the what remained of the 1989/90 season, before establishing himself in the team in a poor 1990/91 season for the club.[5] He remained with the club until the end of the 1991/92 season and departed having made 84 appearances and scored five goals for the Pilgrims.[5]

Peterborough United (loan)

Salman joined Division Three club Peterborough United on loan during the 1991/92 season.[6] He managed just one league appearance for the club.[14]

Torquay United

Salman joined Division Three side Torquay United in September 1992.[15][16] He made 20 league appearances during the 1992/93 season and retired at the end of the campaign.

International career

Salman won three caps for England Youth and played at the 1978 European U18 Championship.[3][17]

Post-football career

While still a player, Salman had a spell managing the Torquay United youth team during the 1992/93 season, combining his role with that of the club's Youth Development Officer.[10] He became the Gulls' Commercial Manager in 1993.

Personal life

Since retiring from football, Salman has lived in Plymouth.[18] Salman works for the Press Association and focuses on covering Plymouth Argyle's matches.[19] He writes a column in the Plymouth Herald.[3]

Honours

As a player

Millwall

As an individual

References

  1. ↑ Cowdery, Rick & Curno, Mike (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5.
  2. ↑ "Danis Salman". Millwall History. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "THE BIG INTERVIEW: With Plymouth Argyle's Danny Salman". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Former footballer Salman made patron of human rights group". Londra Gazete. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Greens on Screen Database". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 140. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  7. 1 2 Steve Wilson (1 October 2008). "Barnsley's record-breaking Reuben Noble-Lazarus to be looked after says Simon Davey". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Back to school for the 15-year-old who has become the Football League's youngest ever player". The Daily Mail. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  9. ↑ Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham 27/08/96. 1996. p. 2.
  10. 1 2 3 Official Matchday Magazine of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
  11. ↑ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra 06/04/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 20.
  12. 1 2 Chris Wickham. "Bob Booker, Peter Gelson, Keith Millen, Alan Nelmes and Danis Salman honoured at Brentford FC 125 Year Anniversary Dinner". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Danis Salman". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "PETERBOROUGH UNITED : 1960/61 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "Salman is the guest speaker". Western Morning News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "TORQUAY UNITED : 1946/47 – 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  17. ↑ TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic 25/08/03. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. p. 33.
  18. ↑ "DANIS SALMAN has admitted his former club Plymouth Argyle will have to produce promotion form to escape relegation from League One. – Western Morning News". Western Morning News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "PILGRIMS URGED TO ATTACK MAGPIES". West Briton. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  20. 1 2 "Danis Salman". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  21. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the 80s. Legends Publishing. p. 383. ISBN 978-1906796716.
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