Eddie Howe — Playing career & background
Eddie Howe
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England · Age 48
84/ 100
Very high level
91st percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
48
29 NOV 1977
Appointed
8 NOV 2021
Tenure
4Y 11M
4 years, 11 months
Contractⓘ
Expiry not publicly disclosed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
16 years
Since 2011
In coaching
16 years
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: —Updated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review
Playing career
A career shortened by injury, moving into coaching in his early thirties.
Clubs played for
- AFC BournemouthCentre-back
- PortsmouthCentre-back
- Swindon TownCentre-back
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Available shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Eddie Howe (status: PLACEHOLDER).