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Nigel Winterburn

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Born
1963 (60 years old)

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Arley, England

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Left-Back

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Nigel Winterburn (born 11 December 1963) is an English retired professional footballer, coach and current television personality for BT Sport.

Winterburn played primarily as a left back from 1981 to 2003. He is best known for his role alongside Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon, forming a celebrated defensive line for Arsenal in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s. He also played in the top flight for West Ham United and in the Football League for Wimbledon as well as being contracted to Birmingham City and Oxford United. He earned two caps for England between 1989 and 1993.

During the 2008–09 season, Winterburn was briefly a part of the coaching staff at Blackburn Rovers under Paul Ince but was removed from his position and replaced by Sam Allardyce.

Winterburn's full debut for England came on 15 November 1989 against Italy. He made his second and final appearance for the senior national side nearly four years later on 19 June 1993 against Germany. The regular England left-back at this stage was Stuart Pearce.

On 14 July 2008, Winterburn joined Paul Ince's backroom staff at Blackburn Rovers as defensive coach. Following the dismissal of Ince in December 2008, Winterburn was deemed surplus to requirements at Ewood Park. New manager Sam Allardyce stated, "I spoke to Nigel Winterburn today to say that, from my point of view, in terms of specialist defensive coaching, I think I can look after that area myself now."

In 2013, Winterburn became a pundit for BT Sport for the start of their football coverage. He regularly appears on the programme BT Sport Score.