Please answer the following question: Facts:   - clubs: wrexham quay nomads newtown airbus uk halkyn united connah 's quay nomads cwmbran town connah 's    - caps: 0 70 3 38 51    - position: defender    - currentclub: airbus uk    - height: 5 10    - years: 1997-1999 1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003 - 2005-2006    - youthclubs: wrexham      - pcupdate: 29 november 2008    - birth date: 14 december 1977    - fullname: andrew thomas    - name: andy thomas    - birth place: chester , england    - goals: 0 3 1 0 0   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of andy thomas -lrb- footballer , born 1977 -rrb- .
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andrew thomas -lrb- born 14 december 1977 in chester -rrb- is an english footballer , currently a defender with welsh side airbus uk .thomas began his career as a trainee with wrexham , playing in the uefa cup winners ' cup in the 1995-96 season against fc petrolul ploieşti .he turned professional in august 1996 , but failed to make any further first team appearances and was released in 1997 .he joined connah 's quay nomads and began a lengthy career in welsh football .he moved to cwmbran town in the 1999-2000 season , but played just twice before returning to connah 's quay .in 2001 he joined newtown , moving to airbus uk in august 2003 .at the end of this first season with airbus , they won the cymru alliance and with it promotion to the welsh premier league .he spent the 2005-06 season on a dual registration with both airbus uk and cymru alliance side halkyn united .in november 2007 , thomas was appointed as assistant manager of airbus uk .