Given the question: Neil A. Holding (born (1960-12-15) 15 December 1960) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s '80s and '90s and coach of the 1990s playing at representative level for Great Britain England and Lancashire and at club level for St. Helens and Rochdale Hornets as a Stand-off/Five-eighth or Scrum-half/Halfback i.e. number 6 or 7 and coaching at club level for Rochdale Hornets Oldham and Bradford Northern. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
The answer is:
Athlete