Mark Hughes factfile

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1963: Born Wrexham on November 1.

1978: Signs schoolboy forms with Manchester United in March.

1980: Joins United as an apprentice in June, but in November signs professional terms.

1983: Makes debut for United in League Cup tie against Oxford United.

1984: Scores on international debut for Wales against England.

1985: March - Awarded PFA Young Player of the Year award.

May - Wins FA Cup winners' medal as United beat Everton 1-0.

1986: Joins Barcelona in a £2.3million deal.

1987: After an unhappy time scoring four goals in 28 games for Barca, Hughes is loaned out to Bayern Munich.

1988: Signs again for Manchester United for £1.8million.

1989: Awarded PFA Player of the Year.

1990: Wins FA Cup with United after a replay. Scored twice in the first game.

1991: March: Wins his second PFA Player of the Year Award.

May: Scores twice against Barcelona as United win European Cup Winners' Cup.

1992: Member of the United side that wins the League Cup.

1993: In the United side that wins inaugural Premiership title.

1994: April - Scores last-minute equaliser against Oldham Athletic in FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

May - 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 winners' 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: Takes temporary joint-charge of Wales with Neville Southall for the Euro 2000 game against Denmark in June, following Bobby Gould's sudden resignation.

August 3 - 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.

October 16 - Goals from Craig Bellamy and Simon Davies give Wales a 2-1 European Championship qualifying win against Italy at the Millennium Stadium.

2003: August 20 - Wales are beaten 1-0 by Serbia & Montenegro to give Italy hope of claiming top spot.

September 6 - Italy go top, beating Wales 4-0 with Filippo Inzaghi scoring a hat-trick.

September 10 - Wales guarantee themselves a play-off place after battling to a 1-1 draw with Finland. Hopes of qualifying automatically are gone.

November 20 - Wales beaten by Russia in Euro 2004 play-off but Hughes insists he wants to stay in charge.

2004: June 12 - Awarded OBE in Queen's birthday honours list.

August 18 - Wales beat Latvia 2-0 in a friendly. John Hartson and Craig Bellamy score late goals to extend Wales unbeaten record to five matches.

September 4 - Poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-1 away draw against Azerbaijan.

September 8 - A late Robert Earnshaw strike earns Wales a point in a stormy 2-2 draw against Northern Ireland.

September 13 - Hughes insists he has "no plans" to give up Wales job, despite reported interest from managerless Blackburn.

September 14 - Hughes' representative, Dennis Roach, says that Hughes would be keen to speak with Blackburn about the vacancy.

"This is the kind of job that would interest him," said Roach.

September 15 - Named manager of Blackburn.

2004-05: Steers Blackburn to safety and to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lose to Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium.

2005-06: Blackburn finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.

2007: February 22 -Rovers bow out of the UEFA Cup after a defeat in the round of 32 to German side Bayer Leverkusen.

April 15: Blackburn reach the FA Cup semi-finals for a second time under Hughes, this time losing to eventual cup winners Chelsea.

July 28: Blackburn return to the UEFA Cup after beating Vetra 6-0 on aggregate in the Intertoto Cup.

October 4: Rovers are surprisingly beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Greek side Larissa in the UEFA Cup first round.

2008: May - Rovers finish seventh in the Premier League but miss out on European qualification.

June 2: Blackburn grant permission for Hughes to talk to Manchester City regarding the managerial vacancy at Eastlands.

June 4: Appointed as Manchester City manager on a three-year contract.