David Busst: Difference between revisions

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|6|30|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>

| position = [[Defender (association football)|DefenderCentre-back]]<ref name=Hugman/>

| currentclub = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]<br> (Footballfootball Communitycommunity Managermanager)

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Busst played as a defender, and started his career at [[non-leagueLeague football|non-leagueLeague]] side [[Moor Green F.C.|Moor Green]] in Birmingham, before moving to [[FA Premier League]] side [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in August 1992.<ref name="epl"/>{{ref label|note1|A|b}} He made his professional debut in an [[FA Cup]] match against Norwich City on 13 January 1993, and his Premier League debut three days later against the same side.<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/david-busst-24457/ |title=David Busst |publisherwebsite=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> Busst made ten league appearances in his first professional season,<ref name="epl">{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.career-history.html/david-busst |title=Player Profile – David Busst |publisher=FA Premier League |accessdate=15 June 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and went on to make 50 league appearances in total for the club, scoring 4 goals.<ref name="epl"/>

His professional playing career came to an end on 8 April 1996, whilstwhile playing for Coventry against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Two minutes into the match, having ventured forward after his team won a corner, Busst collided with United players [[Denis Irwin]] and [[Brian McClair]], resulting in extensive compound fractures to both the [[tibia]] and [[fibula]] of his right leg.<ref name="injury">{{cite news | title=Cantona keeps United on top as Busst injury casts shadow | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/04/09/sfgmau09.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229005527/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1996%2F04%2F09%2Fsfgmau09.html | last=Davies | first=Christopher | worknewspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=9 April 1996 | accessdate=18 October 2007 | archivedate=29 February 2008 | location=London | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The match had to be delayed for nine minutes, due to Busst needing to be removed from the field on a [[stretcher]], and blood was cleaned off the grass with water and sand.<ref name="injury"/> Manchester United's [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] [[Peter Schmeichel]] vomited on the pitch upon seeing the injury.<ref name="interview">{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2353993/Busst-counts-his-blessings-and-looks-ahead.html | title=Busst counts his blessings and looks ahead | date=18 January 2005 | accessdate=18 October 2007 | author=Philip, Robert | worknewspaper=The Daily Telegraph | location=London}}</ref> It was rumoured that Schmeichel had counselling for the effect of seeing the injury, but he said that this was not so.<ref name=schmeichel>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/peter-schmeichel-one-one |title=Peter Schmeichel: One-on-One |website=FourFourTwo |date=1 August 2003 |author= }}</ref> The injury is often cited as one of the worst in the history of football.<ref name="worst-birminghammail"/><ref name="worst-bleacherreport"/><ref name="worst-mirror"/> The subsequent injuries suffered by [[Eduardo da Silva]], [[Luc Nilis]] and [[Preston Burpo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldsoccertalk.com/2010/05/29/dane-richards-challenge-breaks-preston-burpos-ankle/9222/ |title=Dane Richards Challenge Breaks Preston Burpo's Leg |publisher=World Soccer Talk |date=29 May 2010 |accessdate=15 June 2013 |first=Daniel |last=Feuerstein}}</ref> have been compared to Busst's injury by many observers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://champions-league-betting.com/worst-injuries.html |title=All-time Worst Football Injuries |publisher=UEFA Champions League Betting |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> though Busst's is generally considered as by far the worst.

Busst's injuries were so bad that at one point he ran the risk of having his leg amputated.<ref name="interview"/> While in hospital, Busst contracted [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus|MRSA]], which caused further damage to the tissue and muscle in the injured part of his leg.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2259653,00.html | title=Eduardo's biggest pain will be fear his career is over | author=Busst, David | date=25 February 2008 | accessdate=25 February 2008 | worknewspaper=[[The Guardian]] | location=London}}</ref> Despite having 22 [[surgery|operations]], Busst remained a member of the official Coventry squad for a further seven months, but never played professionally again, and he retired from the game on 6 November 1996 on medical advice, as his doctors had warned him that he would never regain full fitness to play professional football. It was not the break itself that ended his career, but the following infections.<ref>{{cite news | title=Busst backs Eduardo to play again | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7263029.stm | publisherwebsite=[[BBC]] Sport | date=25 February 2008 | accessdate=25 February 2008 }}</ref> Just weeks before his retirement, Busst had been hoping to return to training the following spring and be ready for first team action by the start of the [[1997-98 in English football|1997–98 season]].<ref name="busst rtr">{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/busst-back-on-road-to-recovery-1358837.html |title=Busst back on road to recovery | location=London | worknewspaper=The Independent | date=17 October 1996 |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>

His [[testimonial match]], played on 16 May 1997 against Manchester United, was a sell-out.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/testimonial-for-david-busst-1261841.html | location=London | worknewspaper=The Independent | title=Testimonial for David Busst | date=16 May 1997}}</ref> [[England national football team|England]] internationals [[Paul Gascoigne]] and [[Les Ferdinand]] and best friend [[Jonny Hansen (footballer| Jonny Hansen]] guested for Coventry in the game, which was also notable for being the last game that United captain [[Eric Cantona]] played before he announced his retirement as a player two days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/eric-cantona-20-facts-697672 |title=Eric Cantona: 20 facts |publishernewspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=24 November 2012 |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>

==CoachingPost-retirement career==

Since his retirement, he has worked for Coventry's backroom staff, working for their Football in the Community programme, of which he became director.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sbitc.org/about_us.html | title=About Us | workpublisher=Sky Blues in the Community | accessdate=15 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430025709/http://sbitc.org/about_us.html | archivedate=30 April 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> A year after the testimonial match, Schmeichel bumped into Busst at Old Trafford and they had a long chat; Busst said that he was happy, working with kids in Coventry.<ref name=schmeichel/>

Busst also trained as a coach, earning [[UEFA]] coaching badges.<ref name="watn">{{cite web |url=http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/BUSST+David/4042 |title=BUSST, David – Footballers |publisherwebsite=Where Are They Now? |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> Busst went on to manage the non-leagueLeague sides [[Solihull Borough F.C.|Solihull Borough]] (from 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+A+CAREER+BUSST+FOR+DEFENDER.-a060514740 |title=Football: A CAREER BUSST FOR DEFENDER. |publishernewspaper=TheDaily Mirror |location=London |date=2 February 2000 |accessdate=15 June 2013 |via=TheFreeLibrary.com}}</ref> until 2003) and [[Evesham United F.C.|Evesham United]] (from 2003<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gresleyfc.com/news/article/1491 |title=David Busst – new manager at Evesham |publisher=This is Worcestershire |date=8 November 2003 |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/9375388.West_quits_Evesham/ |title=West quits Evesham |publishernewspaper=Worcester News |date=21 November 2011 |accessdate=15 June 2013 |first=Michael |last=Reeves}}</ref>) He briefly acted as defensive cover in 2008 for [[Midland Football Combination|Midland Combination]] Premier Division side [[Highgate United F.C.|Highgate United]], where his brother Paul was the club's assistant manager.<ref name="watn"/>

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