Les Fridge

Les Fridge
Personal information
Full name Leslie Fridge
Date of birth (1968-08-27) 27 August 1968
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nairn County (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1985–1987 Chelsea 1 (0)
1987–1993 St Mirren 72 (0)
1987 → Stirling Albion (loan) 1 (0)
1988 → Arbroath (loan) 3 (0)
1993–1995 Clyde 68 (0)
1995–1996 Raith Rovers 1 (0)
1996–1997 Dundalk
1997–2002 Inverness CT 63 (0)
2002–2003 Ross County 2 (0)
Total 211 (0)
National team
1989 Scotland U21[1] 2 (0)
Teams managed
2004– Nairn County

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

† Appearances (goals)

Leslie "Les" Fridge (born 27 August 1968 in Inverness), is a former Scottish football goalkeeper. He is currently manager at Nairn County.

Career

Fridge began his senior career with his home town club, Inverness Thistle of the Highland Football League, and as a 16-year-old played for Inverness Thistle, in goal, in the early 1980s' against Celtic in a Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park and let in six goals. He transferred early in his senior career, as a youth to Chelsea. He made one appearance for the Chelsea first team where he let in 5 goals at home to Watford and ultimately failed to make the grade, and returned to Scotland. He spent 6 years with St Mirren, before having spells with Clyde, Raith Rovers and Dundalk in Ireland.

After much travelling Fridge soon returned home to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He spent four years with Caley but struggled to be regular choice at the Caledonian Stadium with the likes of Jim Calder and Nicky Walker to contend with. In 2002 he signed for near neighbours Ross County.

Fridge retired in 2003 and was appointed manager of Nairn County in 2004. He was also a coach for Caley Thistle's youth teams briefly.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=159

External links

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