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Darren James Patterson (born 15 October 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He was most recently the caretaker manager of Rotherham United following Andy Scott's dismissal as manager on 19 March 2012. As a player he was primarily a central defender who could also play at full back or as a defensive midfielder. He is the interim assistant manager at Bristol Rovers, where he has previously held the positions of Head of Youth, Assistant Manager and Caretaker Manager. On 10 June 2011, he became Rotherham United's assistant manager.〔http://www.rotherhamunited-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/patterson_appointed_assistant_manager_680900/index.shtml〕 ==Playing career== Patterson began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion around the time of their relegation from the First Division in 1986, but failed to make a first-team appearance and was signed by Bryan Hamilton for Wigan Athletic early in the 1989–90 season. Patterson proved a success in defence for Wigan, making 57 Third Division appearances and scored five goals before being transferred to Crystal Palace at the end of the 1991–92 season. Patterson enjoyed a longer spell at Palace and played for the club in the FA Premier League before joining Luton Town in a £230,000 deal in August 1995. During his time at Selhurst Park, he had seen Palace relegated from the inaugural Premier League in 1992–93, promoted back as Division One champions in 1993–94, and relegated back in 1994–95 at the end of a dramatic season in which Palace also reached the semi-finals of both major domestic cup competitions. He was sent off in the FA Cup semi-final for fighting with Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane. He made 66 appearances for Luton (and also had a loan spell at Preston North End) before leaving on a Bosman ruling free transfer in the Summer of 1998 to join Dundee United. At Kenilworth Road he endured the disappointment of relegation from Division One in his first season and playoff defeat in Division Two during his second. He returned south of the border in December 2000 when he signed for Division Three strugglers York City. 14 months later he signed for his final club Oxford United.〔(Career stats )〕 After his move to Crystal Palace, Patterson made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team. He went on to win 17 caps whilst at Palace, Luton and Dundee United.〔(Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Patterson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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