æz ɐ plˈeɪɚ hiː wʌzɐ dᵻfˈɛndɚ hˌuː nˈoʊɾəbli plˈeɪd ɪnðə pɹəmˈɪɹ lˈiːɡ fɔːɹ ˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː bˈoːɹnɛməθ hˌuː wɜː ðə fˈaɪnəl tˈiːm hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ, hiː spˈɛnt ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz wɪððə klˈʌb wɪð fˈaɪv kˈʌmɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɑːp flˈaɪt.
As a player he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth who were the final team he played for, he spent eight years with the club with five coming in the top flight.