Background

Eddie Howe was born on November 29, 1977, in Amersham, England. His childhood was spent in England. He completed his schooling education in his homey country of England. He had a humble upbringing and was one of five children of Anne, his mother. He was known as "the shy boy in the corner" and was lucky to have a close and caring family that would teach him life lessons.

Sports Joe asked him about his childhood, "A terrific kid in school, probably too good. I had a tight bond with my sister Rowena, Dan and Charlie, and my younger half-sibling Steve Lovell. When I look back, we were destitute in terms of money with more understanding and older eyes. Despite that, I never wanted anything. So if I had the chance to go back to my childhood, I would happily do it all again and not change a thing. I had a love of a brilliant mum, the company of brothers and one sister, which you didn't appreciate appropriately at the time, but when you have your siblings around, you watch them, learn from them, develop with them. I had brilliant grandparents too, who made up maybe for what I lacked in terms of a father figure growing up. I consider myself very fortunate to have had that, and I would say the values I got from my family still inform what I do today.

Unfortunately, I don't have any bad stories of what I was like at school. I was totally focused, very driven with my work, I wanted to be good, I wanted to be successful, and I was always trying to be as dedicated as possible."

Football Playing Career

Eddie started his career as a football player in 1995, and the first match he played was for Bournemouth. He played as a defender in the team. Soon because of his performance, he became an integral part of the team. It was later reported that Eddie was selected for the U-21 squad for the Toulon Tournament.

Eddie told Sports Joe about how he started getting interested in playing football, "With four boys in the family, kicking a ball around makes up my earliest memories. It was Steve, who also became a footballer, and I was passionate about the game. My older brothers fell out of love with it quickly, and my mum would always join us if we needed it. In Amersham and Chesham, cricket was a much bigger sport so I'd play a lot of it too and I enjoyed it. When we moved to Bournemouth, though, there was a greater emphasis on football, which suited me better as I was more passionate about it, so it wasn't a difficult decision when it came time to choose between the two. I joined a football team immediately in Bournemouth, and that was me then. I do sort of kick myself a little because I feel I wasted some good learning by not playing competitively as a younger kid."