Q:Facts: - managerclubs: swansea city -lrb- caretaker -rrb- - caps: 248 28 90 50 3 125 26 50 13 - nationalyears: 1972 1976 1976 1976 -- 1987 - birth date: 16 april 1954 - clubs: leeds loan -rrb- cardiff city swansea city barry town barry town united swansea city southampton stoke city -lrb- - nationalcaps: 1 1 1 35 - currentclub: swansea city -lrb- first team coach -rrb- - nationalgoals: 0 0 0 6 - name: alan curtis - nationalteam: wales u18 wales u21 wales u23 wales - birth place: pentre , rhondda , wales - position: forward - fullname: alan thomas curtis - totalgoals: 121 - manageryears: 2004 - years: 1979 1986 1986 -- 1989 1989 -- 1990 1990-1991 1994 -- 1980 1980 -- 1983 1983 -- 1986 - totalcaps: 633 - goals: 71 5 21 5 0 10 0 5 1 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan curtis -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
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alan thomas curtis -lrb- born 16 april 1954 -rrb- is a former wales international footballer , who played as a forward ; he is now the first-team coach at swansea city .he began his career with swansea city in 1972 , and spent the next seven years with the '' swans '' , winning promotion out of the fourth division in 1977 -- 78 and out of the third division in 1978 -- 79 .he was then sold on to leeds united , but struggled in the first division and was sold back to swansea in 1980 .he helped swansea to win promotion out of the second division in 1980 -- 81 , but a period of decline for the club followed and he moved on to southampton in november 1983 .he played on loan at stoke city towards the end of the 1985 -- 86 season , before he joined cardiff city in the summer .he helped the '' bluebirds '' to win promotion out of the fourth division in 1987 -- 88 and to also win the welsh cup in 1988 .he made another return to swansea during the 1989 -- 90 campaign , and later ended his career with non-league side barry town .during his career he also represented wales , scoring six goals in 35 international games .after retiring as a player he spent many years on the backroom staff at swansea city , and worked as caretaker-manager for a brief spell in march 2004 .