Nicholas Robert Platnauer (born 10 June 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. A left-back, he made 443 league appearances in a 16-year professional career. He moved from Bedford Town to Bristol Rovers in 1982, before being sold to Coventry City for a fee of £50,000 in August 1983. Voted Player of the Year in 1983–84, he moved on to Birmingham City in December 1984, and helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1984–85. Loaned out to Reading in 1985–86, he helped the club to the Third Division title. In September 1986 he joined Cardiff City, and helped the Welsh club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1987–88. In August 1989 he was sold on to Notts County for a £50,000 fee, and helped the "Magpies" to win promotion out of t