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Moyes closes in on personal milestone

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David Moyes is closing in on a personal milestone of 1000 games as a manager.

The manager told reporters “I know I’m very close. I’m looking forward to it. It was a great achievement by Steve  Bruce and it’s a great achievement by so many managers.

 To get to this point is an achievement, to get to 1,000. I know I’ve got it coming, hopefully, if I can see through the next few games and the owners let me get to that point!”

As it stands the manager’s away trip to Belgium on 4th November against Genk will mark his 1000 game .

Moyes took over as Preston North End manager in January 1998, replacing Gary Peters as the club struggled in Division Two and were in danger of relegation.

He had spent much of his playing career preparing for management, taking coaching badges at just 22 years of age and compiling notes on managers he had played under, their techniques and tactics.

Moyes joined Everton as manager in March 2002 and in January 2012, Moyes became the fourth manager, after Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and Harry Redknapp, to record 150 wins in the Premier League.

In  May 2013, following Ferguson’s retirement at Manchester United and with his own contract expiring at the end of the season, Moyes informed Everton that he would leave the club to succeed Ferguson. Three days after being named as Ferguson’s successor at Manchester United,

He replaced Sir Alex Ferguson as manager of Manchester United in 2013 signing a six-year contract but was sacked in April 2014 and in November the same year was appointed as the new head coach of La Liga club Real Sociedad but was again fired .

In July 2016, he was appointed as the replacement for Sam Allardyce as manager of Sunderland, returning to the Premier League for the first time since his sacking as United boss in April 2014. He resigned after Sunderland was relegated.

Theb came West Ham – an agreement to let him leave – before his second coming.

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