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'''Paul Burgess''' is an English [[groundskeeping|groundskeeper]] who specialises in [[turf management]] of [[football pitch]]es. He is recognised as the world leader in turf management, and has won five [[Premier League]] Groundsman of the Year awards and accolades from the Institute of Groundsmen.<ref name=myers/> |
'''Paul Burgess''' (born {{circa|1978}}}}<ref name="From Blackpool to Bernabeu"/> is an English [[groundskeeping|groundskeeper]] who specialises in [[turf management]] of [[football pitch]]es. He is recognised as the world leader in turf management, and has won five [[Premier League]] Groundsman of the Year awards and accolades from the Institute of Groundsmen.<ref name=myers/> |
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==Early life== |
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===FIFA pitch consultant=== |
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Burgess has been a pitch consultant for [[FIFA]], football's world governing body, since 2004. |
Burgess has been a pitch consultant for [[FIFA]], football's world governing body, since 2004. |
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==Personal life== |
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Burgess became a father in 2010.<ref name="From Blackpool to Bernabeu"/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 16:22, 2 February 2022
Paul Burgess | |
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| Born | c. 1978 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Years active | 1994– |
| Known for | Turf management |
Paul Burgess (born c. 1978}}[1] is an English groundskeeper who specialises in turf management of football pitches. He is recognised as the world leader in turf management, and has won five Premier League Groundsman of the Year awards and accolades from the Institute of Groundsmen.[2]
Early life
Burgess attended Montgomery High School in Bispham between 1989 and 1994. He then studied a three-year turf management course at Myerscough College in Bilsborrow.[2]
A Blackpool F.C. fan, Burgess used to sell programmes outside their Bloomfield Road ground on matchdays.[3] Over two decades later, on 22 May 2010, Burgess was working on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu pitch for the Champions League Final while the Seasiders were playing in their Championship play-off Final at Wembley.[1]
Career
Burgess began his career in July 1995 as an apprentice groundsman at Blackpool F.C.'s Bloomfield Road ground, in Lancashire, England, where he was born. In November 1996, he moved on to become assistant groundsman at Arsenal F.C. between 1996 and 1999. He was promoted to being Highbury's's head groundsman between 1999 and 2006, then at their new Emirates Stadium for three more years.[4] He continued his studies at Myerscough College via a distance-learning programme.[2]
In 2009, he was approached by Spanish club Real Madrid to improve the pitches at its Estadio Santiago Bernabeu stadium and at its training facility, Ciudad Real Madrid in Valdebebas. In all, he took care of thirteen pitches owned by the club.[5] 8.5 of them were natural grass; 4.5 were 3G surfaces.[5] He monitored the status of the pitches in real time via six computer screens, enabling him to use additional technology to control the amount of sunlight, water and warmth the grass was exposed to.[4] He was initially the club's grounds manager but became its Director of Grounds and Environment in 2018.[5] He left the club in December 2020 to pursue a new challenge.[4]
FIFA pitch consultant
Burgess has been a pitch consultant for FIFA, football's world governing body, since 2004.
Personal life
Burgess became a father in 2010.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "From Blackpool to the Bernabeu" Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport, 2 September 2010
- ^ a b c Paul Burgess – Myerscough College
- ^ "Former Blackpool man signs for Real Madrid" Archived 15 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Blackpool Gazette
- ^ a b c "Englishman leaves Real Madrid after 12 years" – 24 December 2020
- ^ a b c "Paul Burgess, Director of Grounds & Environment" – Intelligent Play