was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall, scoring once in the League Cup against Birmingham. Pembridge missed most of Fulham's 2005–06 season through injury, and only played 5 games. Manager Chris Coleman deemed him surplus to requirements, and he did not play a single game during the 2006–07 season. He was released by new manager Lawrie Sanchez at the end of the season. After this, Pembridge announced he was retiring. Reflecting on his retirement, Pembridge quoted: International career Pembridge was called up to play for Wales while at Luton in 1991. He had several highlights while playing for Wales, including scoring arguably his best career goal against Ukraine in 2001 and reaching the qualifying playoffs for Euro 2004, despite narrowly losing to Russia. Pembridge quit the national team in 2004 shortly after John Toshack was named as the new Wales manager. He announced his international retirement in 2005, ending speculation that he might return to play for Wales. He played 54 times for Wales, scoring 6 goals. Coaching career On 4 September 2007, Fulham confirmed that Pembridge had stayed on at the club as a coach for the academy. He would later become Under-15s and U16s Coordinator for the club. He left Fulham in October 2021. On 11 May he featured as a commentator for BBC Radio Merseyside for Everton's match against Watford Career statistics Source: References External links 1970 births Living people Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil S.L. Benfica footballers Derby County F.C. players Everton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Welsh footballers Welsh expatriate footballers Wales international footballers Premier League players Primeira Liga players Expatriate footballers in Portugal British expatriates in Portugal Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Association football midfielders Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Portugal