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Nicholas Marc Long Pronounced Nikolas Mark Long

Bio
Nicholas Marc Long is an up and coming proffesional footballer/Manger from Reading, England. And is currently on trial periods at various clubs througout the United Kingdom.

Life
Nicholas was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading, England on the 22nd February 1993. He is of Irish, Welsh and English heritage. He lived with his mother, father and brother for a mear 8 months in Reading, when his family then relocated to PontyPridd, Wales, so they could be closer to family. This soon changed as soon after settling down the family then moved back to there hometown of Reading due to family issues in Wales. Nicholas grew up in the Early area of Reading, and quickly became facinated by football, at the age of four, he joined a youth football training camp in the local area, so that he could learn the beasics of football as soon as possible. By the age of five he joined his first competitive team, local side Woodley Hammers. This was Nicholas's longest serving club as he played there up to the tender age of thirteen. He appeared in majority of matches for the first team throughout his time at Hammers. He featured in his favourable position of Right Midefield and shone through in this position. Towards the end of his time at Hammers he encountered problems with the management team, due to lack of play time and appearances, due to this Nicholas soon quit his mothering club, but not before making his mark on the club, scoring a phenominal nine goals in just one season at under fourteen level. By the time he left the club he had already picked up a number of awards, including, Player Of The Season, Players Players Of The Season, and Most Improved Player on two occasions. Nicholas then took a year out of competitive fotball so that he could focus on his secondary school work. This didnt last long though, as just mear weeks after his fourteenth birthday, Nicholas signed on to local side, Early Predators. This was his first time appearing at 11 aside level, giving him the oppurtunity to shine. However Nicholas had a dissapointing season at Predators, scoring a mear one goal, however he appeared in every single game, which yet again showed the potential he showed at such a young age. Towards the end of the season things went down hill for the club, as the management team began to crumble, and inevitbaly causing the club to fold at the end of the season, this again put Nicholas out of competitive football for few motnhs. This however turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as soon after the year of 2008 began, Nicholas impressed at a training session for local side Reading Rangers, this would be the club that took Nicholas to the highest level in his near future. After dazzling the management team at training session Nicholas soon signed a one year contract at the club, and began his adventure of a lifetime. He showed promising potential in his first match for the club as he started and played the whole game, in which he notched the valuable assist which led to the winning goal, from that moment on, Nicholas started every match for Rangers, and became a favoured player amongst the team. He continued on this sucess throughout the season right to the end scoring just one goal again, but having notched more than half the assists for the whole team. Unsuprisingly Nicholas signed on again for the 2008/2009 season, which turned out to he his most sucessfull season to date. Nicholas started the season on fantastic form, notching two assists in the opening game of the season, he continued this fanatic form up too september 2008, when he recieved his first major trial, he recieved a trial at the lileshall academy of football in Glasgow, Scottland. However all did not go to plan as a mear month before the scheduled trial date, Nicholas suffered a devistating injury that nearly ended his season. Whilst playing for Reading Rangers in late september 2008 Nicholas was involved in a collision with an oposing player, in which the opositional players studs landed against Nicholas's right knee, the impact of this destroyed the cartiledge in his knee keepigng him out of action for a month and shattering his chances of attending his trial. This hit Nicholas hard as he worked hard all season for this moment and it had been taken, however he vowed to return and prove he is good enough, and he did just that, just over a month later Nicholas was back in first team action and better thn ever he finsihed off the 2008/2009 season with three goals and a bag full of assists, he was proving just how good he really was. This display of pure talent earned him a spot in the local paper, as he was featured in an article in the sport section, about his recent season and trial and his amazing come back from injury. This pushed Nicholas even harder as he once again vowed to fight for his chance in proffesional football. He once again signed on for the 2009/2010 season with Reading Rangers, making this his second longest serving club. Early on he impressed the management side, as they went on too describe him in his second newspaper article as 'A lad who just sweats pure talent' The comment was made by an opossition manager who had noticed him throughout last season, and had since recomended him too many clubs throughout the local area, this lit the touch paper on a rocket of a season for Nicholas, as it was filled with Hope, Anger, and frustration. Early on in the season Nicholas was noticed by Coca Cola League Two outfit Cheltenham Town, where he was offered to trial with the club in 2009. He gladly accepted and a date was set for late 2009, however again Nicholas suffered the plague of inury and four months before the scheduled trial, Nicholas suffered his most horrific injury to date.Again in compertition with another team Nicholas was involved in a collision with an oposing player and ended with him landing on his left ankle awkwardly, this resulted in Ripped ligaments and a cracked 5th head metatarcil in his foot. This meant Nicholas would be out of action for three months and would possibly miss his trial, but determined not too be disapointed again, and after months of heavy physiotherapy work, Nicholas attended his trial at Cheltenham Town and sucessfully recieved a call back for early 2010. But before he could even blink and smile about his callback he recieved another trial at League Two outfit, Bouremouth AFC. This came as great hope for the youngster who had shown so much promise, and it was all now paying off, he immediatley returned to action for Reading Rangers and dazzled until the end of 2009, where he took a month away from Rangers, to focus more on his fourthcoming trials. Before he knew it the time had come for the Cheltenham Town callback date, he went on to impress the coaching team, throughout the trial and was told to await confromation from the club very soon regarding what would happen next. During this period Nicholas had an uncusessful trial at Bouremouth AFC and returned back to Reading Rangers to pick up his form again, early on into 2010 Nicholas recieved heartbreaking news that Cheltenham Town had decided not to persue him any furhter, this shook Nicholas's confidence on and off the pitch and resulted in deteriaration on performances for Rangers, and saw him demoted to substitute for three matches. In this time Nicholas looked at his options and decided to look into a career of Proffessional Football Coaching, and or Proffessional Football Management. For the rest of the season he recieved top coaching oppurtunities from the likes of the England U21 management team, and the Wales U20 Coaching Team. Nicholas now plans to continue playing football in Reading untill September 2011, where he then plans on attending College in the United States Of America, on a Coaching Scholarship. Until then Nicholas resides in Reading, England and lives with his father, after his parents divorced his mother and brother still currently live in Reading, England. He will finish his current college course in England and then fly to America next year alone for the duration of his course, where after he plans to return to England and coach/Manage in the various english leagues.