On the 10 June, 1966, former English professional footballer, David Andrew Platt, was born in Chadderton, Lancashire.

Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United (1982-1985), prior to a move to Crewe Alexandra (1985-1988), where he made 134 appearances and built a reputation as a goal-scoring midfielder, with a tally of 56 goals.

At the age of 22, he signed for Aston Villa (1988-1991), and made 12 appearances in a Villa shirt, scoring 50 goals. This soon attracted the attention of the England manager Bobby Robson, and Platt made his debut for England in 1989 (1989-1996), and made a total of 62 appearances, scoring a total of 27 goals.

Platt’s reputation as a goal scorer, with both his head and feet, improved during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, along with that of his excellent technique, passing ability, and high work rate. Earning him a move to the Serie A club Bari (1991-1992), where he scored 11 times in 29 outings.

The following year, Platt moved to Juventus for a season (1992-1993), but only scored 3 goals in his 16 appearances. He then joined Sampdoria for two seasons (1993-1995), where his goals coring ability re-emerged, scoring 17 times in 55 games. He returned to England to join Arsenal (1995-1998), finding the net 13 times in 88 appearances in the 3 period, during which the club won Premier League and FA Cup in 1998.

Platt made a total of 448 appearances in his senior career, scoring a total of 151 goals

Platt went on to manage Sampdoria (1998-1999) and Nottingham Forest as its player manager (1999-2001), making 5 appearances and scoring only once. Platt also managed the England Under-21 team (2001-2004). In 2015, Platt became the manager and head coach of FC Pune City, but after one season, announced he would not be returning to the Indian club for 2016.

10 June, 2019