- Jon Richardson
Football player infobox| playername= Jon Richardson
fullname = Jonathan Richardson
nickname = Rico
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|8|29|df=y
cityofbirth =Nottingham
countryofbirth =England
height = 5' 11" (180cm)
currentclub = Worcester City
clubnumber =
position = Central defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Exeter City
years = 1994–2000
2000–2002
2002–2006
2006–2008 2008–
clubs = Exeter City
Oxford United
Forest Green
Exeter City Worcester City
caps(goals) = 273 (11)
063 0(2)
126 0(7)
037 0(0) 000 0(0)
pcupdate =19 May 2008
ntupdate =Jon Richardson (born
29 August 1975 inNottingham ) is a professional footballer, who is currently playing for Worcester City. A central defender, he was originally a trainee at Exeter City, making his debut in 1994. He impressed straight away, and went on to make almost 250 league appearances for the Grecians over the next 6 years, many of which were as club captain.In 2000, after a disappointing season, City manager
Noel Blake decided to clear out much of the squad, and, to many people's surprise, Richardson was one of the players to go. He got a decent move, though, joining then Second Division sideOxford United for £5,000.He was a first-team regular in his first season at Oxford, but despite personally putting in reasonable performances, Oxford were relegated, adrift at the bottom of the league with only 27 points. The following season, new manager Mark Wright attempted to rebuild the squad, and in doing so brought in a couple of centre-backs (
Phil Bolland andScott Guyett ) from his former club, Southport. This limited Rico's appearances and he found himself on the bench for most games. Even whenIan Atkins replaced Wright after only 6 months, he couldn't find a place in the team, and was released the following summer.At this point he joined Forest Green, where he remained until May 2006, when he was released on a free transfer before linking up with the Grecians once again. He was largely used as a backup during his time at Exeter, which ended after he turned down a new one year contract offered to him in 2008 and decided to concentrate on his physiotherapy degreecite news
title = Rico Prepares for new career
url = http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=137332&command=displayContent&sourceNode=137087&contentPK=20752777&folderPk=79935&pNodeId=137010
publisher = Express and Echo
date =2008-05-31
accessdate = 2008-06-02] . He later signed forConference South sideWorcester City .References
External links
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