Peter Butler (footballer, born 1966)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter James Butler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Botswana (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 1986 | Bury | 11 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Cambridge United | 55 | (9) |
| 1988–1992 | Southend United | 142 | (9) |
| 1992 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | West Ham United | 70 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 20 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1996 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 50 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Halifax Town | 63 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | ||
| 2002–2004 | Sabah FA | ||
| 2004–2005 | Singapore Armed Forces FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2009–2010 | Yangon United FC (technical director) | ||
| 2010–2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2012 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2012 | Terengganu FA | ||
| 2012–2013 | PBDKT T-Team FC | ||
| 2014– | Botswana | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Peter James Butler (born 27 August 1966 in Halifax) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League.[2] He then took up coaching, first in England and then in Australia and South-East Asia. He is currently in charge of the Botswana national team.
Playing career
Butler played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bury, Southend United, West Ham United, Notts County, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion and Halifax Town.[2]
Coaching career
After a spell as caretaker manager of Halifax Town, Butler moved to Australia where he became player-manager of Sorrento FC 2000-2002, where he set up their academy. He then coached in Singapore with the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), in Malaysia with Sabah FA, in Indonesia with Persiba Balikpapan, and then back to Malaysia as coach of Kelantan FA.[3][4] In September 2009, Butler signed a one-year contract as Technical Director and Head Coach of Yangon United FC of Myanmar.[5] In September 2010 Butler became head coach of Thai Premier League team BEC Tero Sasana F.C.. He is the holder of a UEFA Pro Licence Qualification. Butler returned to Kelantan to become head coach for the second time in November 2011. He guided the team to the top of the League. However, Butler left stating he could no longer work for Annuar Musa as he was unhappy with the signing of players above his head.[6] Butler was immediately hired by Indonesian Super league side Persiba Balikpapan whom he coached in 2006-08 and led them into the newly formed ISL. He reportedly resigned from Persiba on May 2012, but his resignation is challenged by the club.[7][8]
Terengganu and T-Team
He officially took over the head coach role at Terengganu FA, from Mat Zan Mat Aris on 1 June 2012, although he had already performed his duties as Terengganu head coach before the date.[9][10] As head coach Butler reprimanded two players for returning from a night out at 3am on a morning before a match. He actions were mainly backed by the Malaysian public. However the club's management did not support his stance leading to a six-month ban, RM4,000 fine, 15 per cent cut on monthly salary and the termination of his contract.[11]
The penalties received by Butler were considered by the public to be unjust and a means of simply removing him from the club. He was left with 15 months payment on his contract outstanding.[12] The Football Association of Malaysia declared their intent to investigate the situation.[13]
On 18 October, Football Association of Malaysia's disciplinary board completely exonerated Butler of any charges, quashed the suspension imposed on him and publicly condemned the Terengganu FA of bringing shame to the FAM, the TFA were ordered to pay Butler the remaining months on his contract.[14][15]
Botswana
In February 2014, Butler was appointed manager of the Botswana national team.[16] His first International game was against South Sudan. He won the game three nil with a relatively new young inexperienced squad. He was mostly praised for giving a nineteen years old Ditsile his full debut against Burundi in the AFCON 2015 preliminaries. Botswana went on to knock out Burundi & Guinea Bisau to reach the group stages of the AFCON, with a new team giving debuts to many young players. They lost to a last minute penalty in Tunisia and gave a very strong Senegal team a fright, only losing to a late deflected goal. They have since earn credible results beating Tanzania, Lesotho and drawing against a strong Angolan team in Luanda. Butler has revitalised the Botswana team playing an exciting brand of footballconsequently coming under the radar of some of the bigger teams in African football.
When asked about Botswana in an interview, Butler said that "It’s a beautiful country, and the raw passion that Botswanans have for the game is unbelievable. In fact, most of Africa has such an incredibly deep love and enthusiasm for football. You can really feel it when you spend time here."
References
- ↑ "Kelantan, Negeri pursue Malaysia Cup history". New Sabah Times. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Peter Butler". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ Dasey, Jason (2 July 2009). "No ifs or Butts for Pete about Asia". Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ Samuel, Eric (19 September 2009). "Butler serves a bombshell, quits as Kelantan coach". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ "Bitter Butler wishes Kelantan all the best". The Malay Mail. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ "Peter Butler claims that import players selection is out of his hands". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "ANTARA News - Kaltim: Portal Berita Kalimantan Timur". Kaltim.antaranews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "Butler Bakal Dilaporkan Ke FIFA Oleh Persiba - Sports News Portal". Bolanews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ Muhammad, Zainuddin (2012-05-15). "Terengganu put faith in much-travelled Butler - Soccer - New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "Football Every Day » Coach Butler aims to turn Terengganu into an offensive force". Football.thestar.com.my. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "Butler's suspension could mean termination of his contract". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Butler waiting for FAM's call". NST. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Butler and Terengganu FA settle long-running saga amicably". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Butler's ban null and void". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Butler and TFA to settle sacking issue by Sunday". The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Butler appointed as Botswana coach". BBC. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
