Kit Symons facts for kids
Symons (front) as manager of Fulham in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Jerry Symons | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Portsmouth | 160 | (10) |
| 1995–1998 | Manchester City | 124 | (4) |
| 1998–2001 | Fulham | 102 | (13) |
| 2001–2005 | Crystal Palace | 49 | (0) |
| Total | 435 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2001 | Wales | 37 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Crystal Palace (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Fulham | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Jerry "Kit" Symons (born 8 March 1971) is a football coach and former player. He played as a defender. He was most recently an assistant manager for the Greek team Atromitos.
Kit Symons started his playing career with Portsmouth. He then played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Fulham, and Crystal Palace. He also played 36 times for the Wales national team, scoring two goals.
After he stopped playing, he mostly worked as a coach. He was briefly the manager of Fulham. He also had short periods as a "caretaker manager" (a temporary manager) for Crystal Palace and Colchester United. He has often worked as an assistant to his former teammate Chris Coleman. They worked together at Fulham, Wales, Sunderland, Hebei FC, and Atromitos.
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Playing Career Highlights
Kit Symons was born in Basingstoke, England. He played over 100 league games for each of his first three clubs. These clubs were Portsmouth, Manchester City, and Fulham.
He played for Fulham until December 2001. Then, he joined Crystal Palace. He finished his playing career there after playing 60 games for the club.
Playing for Wales
Kit Symons was able to play for Wales because his father was from Cardiff. He played 36 games for the Wales team and scored two goals.
His first game for Wales was against the Republic of Ireland on 19 February 1992. His last game was on 6 October 2001 against Belarus.
Coaching and Management Roles
After his playing career, Kit Symons moved into coaching. He became a caretaker manager at Crystal Palace. A caretaker manager is someone who takes charge of a team temporarily.
He later became both a player and assistant manager at Crystal Palace. The club then won promotion to the Premier League.
Moving to Other Clubs
Kit Symons left Crystal Palace in October 2007. He then joined Colchester United in January 2008 as an assistant manager. He became Colchester's caretaker manager in September 2008. He led the team to two wins in five games. However, he left the club when a new manager was appointed.
Returning to Fulham and Wales
Symons later worked for Fulham as a senior scout and academy coach. In January 2012, he joined the Wales national team coaching staff. He worked under the team manager, Chris Coleman.
In September 2014, Symons became Fulham's caretaker manager. This happened after the previous manager left. After a series of good results, he was made the full-time manager of Fulham in October 2014. Symons said that Fulham was "very close to my heart."
In July 2015, Symons left his role with the Wales national team. He wanted to focus completely on his job at Fulham. However, he was dismissed by Fulham on 8 November 2015.
Later Coaching Roles
Symons rejoined Wales as a coach in August 2016. He left this role in November 2017 when Chris Coleman resigned. Soon after, Symons became assistant manager at Sunderland when Coleman became their manager. They both left Sunderland after the team was relegated. In June 2018, Symons again joined Chris Coleman as his assistant manager at Hebei China Fortune in China.
Managerial Record
Kit Symons has managed teams for a total of 78 games. He won 27 of these games, drew 20, and lost 31.
