Venus, Mark

 

 

 

 

Position: Defender/Midfield.
Born: Hartlepool, 6 April 1967.

Senior Debut: Peterborough United (H) Fourth Division, 22 March 1988.

Career

Hartlepool Schoolboys, Hartlepool United juniors cs 1984, professional Mar 85, Leicester City Aug 85, WOLVES Mar 88, Ipswich Town Jly 97, Cambridge United Jly 03, Hornchurch loan 2003, Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) Mar 04, Hibernian player assistant manager Mar 04, West Bromwich Albion assistant manager Oct 06 to Jne 09, Celtic assistant manager Jne 09 to March 10, Middlesbrough assistant manager Oct 10, caretaker manager Oct 13 to Nov 13, Coventry City technical director Jne 15 to Mar 17, caretaker manager Spt 16, Blackburn Rovers assistant manager Jne 17 to Jne 22, Sunderland assistant manager Spt 22 to Dec 23, Birmingham City assistant manager Jan 24, caretaker manager feb 24 to Mar 24.

Highlights

Ipswich Town: Premier League relegated 2001/02, New Division One promoted [play-offs] 1999/00; League Cup semi-final 2000/01.
Leicester City: First Division relegated 1986/87.
Wolves: Third Division promoted [champions] 1988/89; Fourth Division promoted [champions] 1987/88.

Note: During the 2023/24 season Venus was Birmingham City’s fifth (out of six) manager of the season. The Blues were relegated. 

Stats

Appearances 619.
Goals: 30.
Sent-off: 2.

First Team Record

FL FAC FLC AMC FMC AIC PO Tot
A S S G A S S G A S S G A S S G A S S G A S S G A S S G A S S G
1987/88 4 4
1988/89 31 4 5 1 1 1 7 38 5
1989/90 44 2 1 4 1 50 2
1990/91 6 6
1991/92 46 1 3 1 51 1
1992/93 12 1 1 13 1
1993/94 38 1 5 2 2 42 1 1
1994/95 35 4 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 2 1 47 5 1 5
1995/96 19 3 2 1 3 1 24 3 7 1
1996/97 36 4 1 2 39 4 4
Total 271 16 17 7 15 1 1 17 1 1 1 7 2 6 1 2 1 318 18 19 10

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