   anthony richard "tony" pulis (born 16 january 1958) is a welsh football manager and former footballer who was most recently manager of crystal palace. pulis obtained his fa coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his uefa 'a' licence aged 21 â making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification. his son, anthony, is a professional footballer and played at stoke. pulis had a seventeen-year career as a defender where he played for bristol rovers, newport county, bournemouth and gillingham. he also had a short spell in hong kong with happy valley. pulis took his first steps into management at bournemouth, where he was a player/coach and then harry redknapp's assistant. he then took 
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