FORMER Cherries player and manager Tony Pulis has announced his retirement from the professional game.

Arguably best known for his spell as Stoke City manager, Pulis managed a total of 10 clubs during a 28-year-long managerial career.

He took charge of 819 games in the dugout, winning 292 times.

Born and raised in Newport, south Wales, Pulis has been based in Bournemouth following the end of his playing career at the Vitality Stadium.

He lifted his only trophy as a player as a Cherry, helping the side to the Third Division title in 1987 with his combative performances in midfield.

Across two spells with Cherries, Pulis made 104 appearances in red and black after first arriving from home town club Newport County in 1986.

He was then sold to Gillingham for £10,000, before returning as player-coach under Harry Redknapp.

When Redknapp joined West Ham in the summer of 1992, Pulis was appointed as his replacement.

He returned to Gillingham after recording two consecutive 17th placed finishes in the third tier with Cherries, before going on to manage elsewhere.

In his second spell at Stoke, he took the Potters to the Premier League, as well as an FA Cup final, where they were defeated by Manchester City in 2011.

Live on Sky Sports, Pulis shared: “I'm 65 now. I had a really good run at it, management has passed me by now.

“I'm quite happy to help people, quite happy to give a little bit of advice here and there.

“I've always based my home down in Bournemouth. I had three wonderful children and never spent enough time with them but I've got seven grandchildren now.”

“It's lovely to see them and be able to go out and watch the boys play football, and we have two in America and we visit them as much as possible.

“I play a bit of golf here and there, nice and relaxed.”