Spotlight on Kyle Lightbourne
Posted: 2009-03-29
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Previous Club(s): PHC, Scarborough, Walsall, Coventry, Stoke City
Favourite Other Team: Arsenal
Favourite Athlete: Tiger Woods
Most Difficult Opponent: Tony Adams, former Arsenal captain
Most Memorable Performance:
Scoring the winning goal against El Salvador in a World cup qualifier in 1992 at National Stadium and match for Walsall against Luton when I scored two two goals
Your Biggest Thrill:
Playing at Wembley for Stoke City aganist Bristol City in the Auto Windscreen Shield final in 2000. We won 2-1.
Biggest Disappointment:
Not sticking with it at Coventry. I choose to move on but looking back I should have stuck it out a bit more.
Most Underrated Participant in Your Sport: Jared Peniston, Lionel Furbert, Jevon Sealey and former England players Darren Bradley (Walsall) Vinney Jones
Favourite Food:
Peas and rice, fish, coleslaw, potato salad and rice, all those Bermuda dishes that are going to put on the pounds!
Best Place Visited:
Iceland. It was the most interesting.
Miscellaneous Likes:
Playing golf, relaxing and watching sports on TV and going back to England for breaks and watching football games.
Miscellaneous Dislikes:
People who beg for money on the street.
Favourite TV Shows:
I hardly get time to watch TV
Favourite Singers:
I like local artist Collie Buddz who has done well for himself. I listen to all types of music, reggae at times and rap at times. I don’t have a favourite.
Favourites Other Sports:
Golf and cricket (Played three times for Somerset in Cup Match)
Biggest Influence On Career:
Leroy (Nibs) Lewis at PHC was a big influence and in my later years Paul Taylor, the general manager at Walsall
Sporting Ambition:
To one day coach a team in the English Football League. I’m doing a lot of the groundwork here.
Who Would You Most Like To Meet:
Barack Obama, the US president
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