first England match in seven years as a 61st-minute substitute for Paul Robinson in a 6–1 win over Iceland on 5 June 2004, which was also his last international. Coaching career On 14 March 2011, Walker was appointed as manager of Bishop's Stortford who were playing in the Conference South. In April 2012, Walker joined his former Bolton teammate Nicolas Anelka at Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua and became their goalkeeping coach. On 2 January 2014, Walker became the goalkeeping coach of Shanghai East Asia, another Super League team in Shanghai. On 15 May 2014, Walker signed a new contract with Shanghai East Asia, keeping him at the club until the end of 2017 season. Walker continues to coach the 1st team goalkeepers at Shanghai SIPG FC. Walker has produced two national team goalkeepers for China, Wang Dalei from Shanghai Shenhua in 2012–13 and Yan Junling from Shanghai SIPG in 2014–15, both continue to be in the national squad with Yan Junling who is still coached by Walker the China number 1 goalkeeper. In the 2018 season Walker was the goalkeeper coach when Shanghai SIPG won their first league title ever. Personal life Walker is the son of Mike Walker who was also a goalkeeper and managed Norwich City and Everton. Walker attended Great Cornard Upper School. He and his former Page Three wife Suzi lived in a mock-Tudor mansion in Cobham, Surrey, as featured on MTV Cribs. After the birth of daughter Sophie in 1998, Suzi suffered Post Natal Eclampsia, and is an ongoing sufferer of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. He became a father just months after the death of his mother Jackie after a long battle against cancer. In 2006 Walker met Samantha Thurman and they had a son together Jaxson. On January 28th 2023 Walker married Ximena Cortes Silva in Puebla,Mexico. Career statistics Club International References External links 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Watford English footballers English people of Welsh descent England under-21 international footballers England B international footballers England international footballers Association football goalkeepers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players UEFA Euro 1996 players UEFA Euro 2004 players English football managers Bishop's Stortford F.C. managers National League (English football) managers Shanghai Port F.C. non-playing staff Association football goalkeeping coaches Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff English