Factfile: Stoke City appoint Mark Hughes as manager in three-year deal
The former Manchester United striker has returned to management
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Your support makes all the difference.Stoke City have appointed Mark Hughes as their new manager. Here, we take a closer look at the Welshman.
1963: Born Wrexham on November 1.
1980: Signs professional terms with Manchester United.
1983: Makes debut for United against Oxford.
1984: Scores on international debut for Wales against England.
1985: May - Wins FA Cup winner's medal as United beat Everton.
1986: Joins Barcelona in a £2.3million deal. Fails to settle, however, and is loaned out to Bayern Munich.
1988: Signs again for Manchester United for £1.8million.
1991: May: Scores twice against Barcelona as United win European Cup Winners' Cup.
1993: In the United side that wins inaugural Premiership title.
1994: United win the league and FA Cup double with Hughes a pivotal part of the side.
1995: Signs for Chelsea for £1.5million.
1997: Wins fourth FA Cup winner's medal after Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0.
1998: Wins second European Cup Winners' Cup medal with Chelsea. Moves to Southampton before start of 1998-99 season.
1999: Appointed Wales manager for the last two European Championship qualifiers.
November 25 - Agrees four-and-a-half-year deal as Wales manager, the first 18 months of which is to be served on a part-time basis.
2000: March 14 - Joins Everton on a 14-month deal, scoring one goal in 15 appearances.
October 24 - Joins Blackburn on a free transfer, helping them to secure promotion to the Premiership.
2001: June - Wales fail to qualify for 2002 World Cup after winning just two of their last 12 games.
Scores two goals in 25 appearances as Rovers maintain their top-flight status and win the Worthington Cup and a place in Europe.
2002: May 13 - Told his contract will not be renewed by Blackburn and retires at the age of 38.
2003: Wales guarantee themselves a Euro 2004 qualifying play-off place after a 1-1 draw with Finland. They are beaten by Russia in play-off but Hughes insists he wants to stay in charge.
September 15 - Named manager of Blackburn.
2005-06: Blackburn finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
2007: Blackburn return to the UEFA Cup, but are surprisingly beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Greek side Larissa in the first round.
2008: June 4 - Appointed as Manchester City manager on a three-year contract.
September 1 - Abu Dhabi United Group reach a takeover agreement with City, making the club the richest in world football. The new owners announce they want a top-four finish. City outbid Chelsea to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho in a British record £32.5million deal.
2009: January 3 - City suffer humiliating FA Cup third-round defeat, losing 3-0 at home to Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.
May 24 - City finish 10th in the Barclays Premier League in Hughes' first season in charge.
July - The £12m capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa sparks a multi-million pound spending spree, which also saw acquisitions including Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott.
November - Pressure mounts on Hughes following City's run of seven straight Barclays Premier League draws.
December 19 - City terminate Hughes' contract, despite a 4-3 defeat of Sunderland. Roberto Mancini is immediately installed as his successor.
2010: July 29 - Appointed manager of Fulham on a two-year contract.
2011: May - Fulham finish eighth in the Premier League and qualify for the Europa League via the fair play league.
June 2 - Quits as Fulham manager.
2012: January 10 - Appointed QPR manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
May - Keeps QPR in the Premier League despite suffering a 3-2 defeat to Man City on the last day of the 2011/12 season.
July/August - Embarks on a signing spree, bringing in the likes of Robert Green, Park Ji-Sung, Julio Cesar and Esteban Granero.
November 4 - A 1-1 draw with Reading extends QPR's winless start to the 2012/13 campaign to 10 matches.
November 17 - A 3-1 home defeat by relegation rivals Southampton increases the pressure on Hughes.
November 23 - Sacked by QPR on the eve of their clash with Manchester United.
2013: May 30: Appointed manager of Stoke.
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