Des Bulpin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Des Bulpin

| image = Bulpin 1.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Bulpin pictured in 2011

| fullname = Desmond Donaldson Bulpin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| currentclub =

| manageryears1 = 2003

| managerclubs1 = Tampines Rovers

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs2 = Philippines

| manageryears3 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs3 = Indian Arrows

| manageryears4 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs4 = India U23

| manageryears5 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs5 = Shillong Lajong

| manageryears6 = 2013-2014

| managerclubs6 = Crystal Palace (U18's; assistant Manager)

| manageryears7 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs7 = Millwall (assistant head coach)

}}

Desmond Donaldson Bulpin is a Scottish football coach who is a first-team coach at EFL Championship side Millwall. He managed the Philippines national team between 2009 and 2010.

Career

Bulpin obtained his prelim badge in 1980 with Roy Hodgson. After that, he was invited by Bob Houghton to work with the schoolboys at Bristol City.{{cite news|title=Terras Appoint Bulpin|url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2001/11/26/Dorset+Archive/5392806.TERRAS_APPOINT_BULPIN/|accessdate=20 May 2013|newspaper=Dorset Echo|date=26 November 2001}} Des was then employed by Bobby Gould at Bristol Rovers as youth team coach, later as first team coach and reserve team manager. Other managers who have employed Bulpin are Gerry Francis, Ian Holloway,{{cite web|title=Holloway returns to Plymouth role|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6956582.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 May 2013|date=21 August 2007}} Andy Kilner,{{cite web|title=Kilner leaves Stockport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/s/stockport/newsid_1626000/1626179.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 May 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011102031955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/s/stockport/newsid_1626000/1626179.stm|archivedate=2 November 2001|date=29 October 2001}} and David Burnside.

Des Bulpin has a solid record of identifying and developing young players such as Peter Crouch,{{cite web |url=http://guardian.co.uk/football/2007/nov/20/newsstory.sport3 |title= How Mystic Des saw his 'young pony' become a thoroughbred |work=The Guardian|date=20 November 2007}} Danny Dichio, Dougie Freedman, Kevin Gallen, Ledley King, Marcus Stewart, Steve Yates and many more. "Des Bulpin discovered me and along with my dad would be the biggest influence on my career," Peter Crouch says. "I remember him telling me when I was 15 that Jermain Defoe and I would play together for England when we were older and he hasn't been too far wrong. We're still in touch, and I'll always have time for Des."{{cite web |url=http://guardian.co.uk/football/2007/oct/28/newsstory.liverpool |title=Hat-trick memory keeps Crouch ready to dance back into the Liverpool limelight|work=The Guardian|date=28 October 2007}}

Bulpin's career has seen him work for football clubs such as Tampines Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Stockport County, Plymouth Argyle,{{cite web|last=Bevan|first=Chris|title=Argyle caretaker unsure on future|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/7111998.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 May 2013|date=25 November 2007}} and Leicester City. He has also had international positions in countries such as Singapore and Uzbekistan, where Bulpin was the former head coach of Tampines Rovers in the 2003 S.League season and the Uzbekistan U-17 football team. In November 2009, he was appointed as National Team Manager of the Philippines, signing an initial one-year deal.{{cite web |url=http://skysports.com/story/0,19528,11996_5690698,00.html |title=Brit takes Philippines role|publisher=Sky Sports|date=12 November 2009}} He said, "it's a massive challenge, but we have to get on with it." He also vowed to turn the team into an "organized team that pressures other teams, plays a high tempo and moves the ball quickly."{{cite news |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100104-245371/New-RP-football-coach-optimistic |title=New RP football coach optimistic |date=4 January 2010 |author=Tupas, Cedelf P. |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |accessdate=6 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107101318/http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100104-245371/New-RP-football-coach-optimistic |archive-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead }} In July 2010, he left his post with the Philippines to take over India's U-21 team which is fielded in the 2010–11 I-League season.{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-19/top-stories/28294644_1_desmond-bulpin-aiff-officials-aiff-headquarters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085223/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-19/top-stories/28294644_1_desmond-bulpin-aiff-officials-aiff-headquarters |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=Bulpin to take charge of India U-19 side, meets AIFF officials |date=19 July 2010 |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=20 July 2010 }} His fellow Scottish successor Simon McMenemy would take the coaching position and they were accredited for the renaissance of Philippine football.

From the autumn of 2010, Bulpin was head coach of Indian Arrows, the national under-21 team in India, who fielded a team in the I-League.{{cite web |title=India National Football Team: The Tactical Dilemma |url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/india-national-football-team-the-tactical-dilemma/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |last=Sengupta |first=Somnath |date=10 May 2011 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102203409/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/india-national-football-team-the-tactical-dilemma/ }} The average age of the team was 19 years.{{cite web |url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/the-curious-case-of-des-bulpin-and-the-all-indian-xi |title=The Curious Case of Des Bulpin and the All Indian XI |work=inbedwithmaradona.com |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207130634/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/the-curious-case-of-des-bulpin-and-the-all-indian-xi/ |archive-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=dead }} Six players of this team are currently in the national men's squad, coached and managed by Bob Houghton.{{cite web|url=http://sportskeeda.com/2011/03/29/interview-of-jeje-lalpekhlua-india%E2%80%99s-latest-football-sensation|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719183707/http://sportskeeda.com/2011/03/29/interview-of-jeje-lalpekhlua-india%E2%80%99s-latest-football-sensation|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2012|title=India's latest football sensation|work=sportskeeda.com|date=29 March 2011}} On 23 April 2011, Bob Houghton handed in his immediate resignation as the India national team coach, which the AIFF accepted and then confirmed that Bulpin would remain in his position. He left Indian Arrows and his role with the under-23 team in August 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/13/2617566/i-league-sukhwinder-singh-to-lead-india-u-23-for-england |title=I-League: Sukhwinder Singh To Lead India U-23 For England Tour, Desmond Bulpin Being Relieved of His Duties|publisher=Goal|date=19 August 2011}} Bulpin joined Shillong Lajong as head coach in June 2012, having signed a two-year contract.{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong FC appoints Scottish football coach Desmond Bulpin|url=http://www.shillonglajong.com/shillong-lajong-fc-appoints-scottish-football-coach-desmond-bulpin|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630080010/http://www.shillonglajong.com/shillong-lajong-fc-appoints-scottish-football-coach-desmond-bulpin|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2013|publisher=Shillong Lajong F.C|accessdate=20 May 2013|date=8 June 2012}}{{cite web|title=Des Bulpin signs for Shillong Lajong|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/news/detail/item812826/|publisher=Fox Sports Asia|accessdate=20 May 2013|date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629073951/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/news/detail/item812826/|archive-date=29 June 2013|url-status=dead}} He left the club in January 2013 after Shillong won three of their 17 league matches under his management.{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong FC part ways with Desmond Bulpin|url=http://www.shillonglajong.com/shillong-lajong-fc-part-ways-with-desmond-bulpin|publisher=Shillong Lajong F.C|accessdate=20 May 2013|date=22 January 2013|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314184302/http://www.shillonglajong.com/shillong-lajong-fc-part-ways-with-desmond-bulpin/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Bulpin parts ways with Shillong Lajong|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/i-league/36483709_1_shillong-lajong-pailan-arrows-desmond-bulpin|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123624/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/i-league/36483709_1_shillong-lajong-pailan-arrows-desmond-bulpin|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|access-date=20 January 2014|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|location=Shillong|publisher=The Times of India|date=22 January 2013}}

Bulpin was appointed as manager of Crystal Palace's under-18 team in the summer of 2013.{{cite news|last=Woosnam|first=Matt|title=Woosie's Words: New season, new staff|url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/sport/football/eagles/10633385.Woosie_s_Words__New_season__new_staff/?ref=rss|accessdate=26 August 2013|newspaper=Epsom Guardian|date=24 August 2013}}