 Greenacre playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Mark Greenacre | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Wakefield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wellington Phoenix (assistant manager) New Zealand Football Men's U20 Head Coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Manchester City | 8 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Scarborough (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | Mansfield Town | 111 | (44) |
| 2002–2005 | Stoke City | 75 | (7) |
| 2005–2009 | Tranmere Rovers | 142 | (46) |
| 2009–2012 | Wellington Phoenix | 84 | (19) |
| Total | 457 | (126) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012– | Wellington Phoenix (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013 | Wellington Phoenix (interim) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wellington Phoenix (joint interim) | ||
| 2017 | Wellington Phoenix (co-coach) | ||
| 2017 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
| 2018 | Wellington Phoenix (interim) | ||
| 2021– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
| 2023 | New Zealand Men's U23 Olympic Qualifiers (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024 | New Zealand Men's U20's (Head Coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Mark Greenacre (born 23 December 1977) is an English football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves.
Greenacre began his career with Manchester City in 1996. Whilst at Maine Road he was sent out on loan to Cardiff City, Blackpool, Scarborough, Northampton Town and Mansfield Town in order to gain first team experience. However, he failed to make the grade at Manchester City and so joined Mansfield Town on a permanent transfer. He became a prolific scorer for the "Stags" scoring 58 goals for the club in three seasons. This led to Division One side Stoke City signing him in August 2002. However, despite arriving with high expectations he struggled to cope with the higher level and managed just 9 goals in three seasons at the Britannia Stadium.
He left for Tranmere Rovers where he found his level and in four seasons at Tranmere Greenacre scored 53 goals. After his contract expired at Rovers he decided to join New Zealand based, A-League side Wellington Phoenix. He played three seasons for Wellington helping the club to three consecutive finals series places before retiring in 2012.