It was on season 2 if I recall correctly, when I was still learning about the game. I gave up on the new role and concentrated on getting him to to at least 5 stars for each new season. During seasons 2/3/4 he was always on 6 or 7 stars.
Wow didn't realise that, thanks for pointing it out. He had the Corner ability from the start and always had him on corners and free kick duties, once he scored a hat-trick from free-kicks, I'm sure that's not a record but it was cool to see.
Because of his Corner ability, he was prolific with his assists, he always had the top assist record on the league with each season that passed, only the last few seasons I couldn't train him to 5 stars and his level dropped, I think it cost me a few trophies in the last few seasons (if you look at my league position stats). But I was reluctant to drop him, always played him for 90 minutes.