Facts: - clubs: tottenham hotspur lincoln city rushden & diamonds mansfield town - caps: 0 351 12 201 - position: goalkeeper - years: 1995 2009 -- 2014 -- 1997 1999 -- 2008 2008 -- 2009 - height: 6 1 - youthclubs: tottenham hotspur - youthyears: 1995 -- 1997 - pcupdate: 17:30 , 10 may 2014 -lrb- utc -rrb- - birth date: 03 september 1978 - fullname: alan marriott - name: alan marriott - birth place: bedford , england - goals: 0 0 0 1 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan marriott -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
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alan marriott -lrb- born 3 september 1978 in bedford , bedfordshire -rrb- is an english footballer , formerly playing for mansfield town and now a free agent .