Curtis Fleming

St Patrick's Athletic

Fleming played for the Dublin-based youth club Belvedere, and was signed by Brian Kerr for St. Patrick's Athletic in the summer of 1987. He was one of a number of young players signed as Kerr sought to build a squad that could challenge for honours. In his first season, he ousted former international player Eamonn Gregg from the first eleven and quickly established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the league. He won four caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 side and was the only home based player when playing for the Republic of Ireland under-23 side against Northern Ireland in 1989. He was transferred to Swindon Town in March 1989 but returned in the summer having not played for the first team. After finishing second in his first season, Fleming won the league with St. Pat's in 1989–90 season and earned the moniker Black Pearl of Inchicore Mark II (See Paul McGrath and Paul Osam). In November 1990 he was awarded the FAI's Under-21 Player of the Year award. He also played in the European Cup and UEFA Cup while at Richmond Park.

Middlesbrough

Despite signing for Shamrock Rovers Fleming moved to England in the summer of 1991 to join Middlesbrough on a £50,000 transfer. He helped Lennie Lawrence's side gain promotion to the newly formed Premier League in his first season. After being relegated, it took 'Boro' until 1995 to be promoted again, this time with Bryan Robson in charge they won the first division title. As…

Fleming was born in England to a Jamaican father and Irish mother, and moved to Ireland when he was a few months old. He made his international debut for Ireland in Prague against the Czech Republic national team on 29 April 1996 (and in the process netting St. Patrick's Athletic another £50,000 as part of his transfer deal). He would go on to win 10 caps under Mick McCarthy.

Fleming later coached at youth level at Middlesbrough and joined Livingston in June 2007, as assistant manager to Mark Proctor. In July 2011, Fleming joined former club Crystal Palace, managed by former Eagles teammate Dougie Freedman, as Development Coach. In July 2012, Fleming was promoted to the role of first team coach at Crystal Palace, yet moved on four months later to join Freedman in a similar role at Bolton Wanderers. In February 2016, Fleming joined former Boro teammate Craig Hignett at Hartlepool United as Assistant Manager. After less than a year at Hartlepool he was headhunted by Ian Holloway in December 2016 and moved to Queens Park Rangers as Assistant Manager. He moved to Middlesbrough as First Team coach in 2018 and left the club after the departure of Tony Pulis in May 2019. In 2019, he was appointed as the reserve team coach of Indian club Punjab FC for 2019–20 season. On 15 June 2020, he was appointed as the head coach of the main team. On 28 July 2021 Fleming was appointed as a temporary coach for Championship side Bristol City to stand in for Paul Simpson who took time off to receive treatment for renal cell carcinoma. On 22 September 2021 Fleming was appointed as assistant manager at Ashton Gate on a permanent basis. Following the sacking of Nigel Pearson, Fleming took charge of Bristol City as the interim manager. Fleming took charge of Bristol City against Sheffield Wednesday winning 1-0. Fleming resigned on the day of the appointment of Liam…

St Patrick's Athletic

League of Ireland Premier Division: 1989–90 Middlesbrough

Football League First Division: 1994–95 FA Cup runner-up: 1996–97 Football League Cup runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98