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Owen Coyle factfile
1966: July 14 - Born in Paisley, Scotland.1985: Begins his professional career with Dumbarton.1988: Joins Clydebank.1990: Moves to Airdrie for £175,000.Finishes season as top scorer in the Scottish League for the 1989-90 season.Wins promotion with Airdrie and reaches the Scottish Cup final, losing to Rangers.1992: Appears in the European Cup Winners' Cup as Rangers were competing in the European Cup.1993: Signs for Bolton for £250,000.1994: Wins one and only cap for the Republic of Ireland, coming on seven minutes from time in a friendly against Holland.1995: Wins promotion to the Premiership with the Trotters.Transferred to Dundee United for £400,000.Scores winning goal in extra-time in the play-off final against Partick Thistle to help United to promotion.1997: Joins Motherwell.1999: Signs for Dunfermline.2001: Returns to former club Airdrie after a loan spell with Ross County.2002: Airdrie go into liquidation with Coyle joining Falkirk.2003: Becomes co-player-manager at Falkirk alongside John Hughes.Returns to Dundee United as player-coach.2004: Joins the newly-reformed Airdrie as player-coach following a loan spell.2005: Takes over at Scottish First Division side St Johnstone and goes on to guide Saints to the League Cup and Scottish Cup semi-finals, while narrowly missing out on promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2006-07 season.2007: July - Signs one-year contract extension.November 22 - Signs three-year contract to become manager of Burnley.2008: Leads Burnley to League Cup wins over Chelsea and Arsenal.2009: May 25 - Takes Clarets into the Premier League with victory over Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.June: Signs contract extension at Turf Moor amid speculation linking him with Celtic vacancy.2010: January 4 - Burnley confirm Coyle has held talks with Bolton over the managerial vacancy at the Reebok Stadium.January 5 - The Clarets issue a statement saying Coyle has "reaffirmed his desire to leave Burnley" and join Bolton. The clubs begin talks over compensation.January 6 - Burnley chairman Barry Kilby voices his disappointment with events and his surprise at Coyle's "sideways" move.January 8 - Bolton confirm Coyle as their new manager.