 Powell at Charlton Athletic in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher George Robin Powell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Epsom & Ewell | ||
| 1986–1987 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Crystal Palace | 3 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Aldershot (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Southend United | 248 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Derby County | 91 | (1) |
| 1998–2004 | Charlton Athletic | 200 | (1) |
| 2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | West Ham United | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Watford | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Leicester City | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 667 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | England | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2014–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 2016 | Derby County (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Southend United | ||
| 2019–2020 | ADO Den Haag (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (interim assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Sheffield Wednesday (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher George Robin Powell MBE (born 8 September 1969) is an English football coach and former player, who is currently the assistant coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
As a left back, Powell played for Southend United, Derby County, Charlton Athletic, West Ham United, Watford and Leicester City. He also made five appearances for the England national team.
With Charlton he had three spells as a player over eight seasons and in the 1999–2000 season was part of the squad that won the First Division to be promoted to the Premier League.[3]
After finishing his playing career at Leicester in 2010, Powell became first team coach. He then returned to Charlton Athletic as manager. In the 2011–12 season, Charlton were promoted to the Championship as League One champions in Powell's first full season as a manager. He has also managed Huddersfield Town from 2014 to 2015. He was assistant manager at Derby County from 2016 to 2017, including a spell as caretaker manager. He then managed Southend United from January 2018 to March 2019.
Powell served as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association from November 2005 until he retired. In October 2009 Powell was named as one of 50 ambassadors for England's 2018 World Cup bid.[4]
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Chris Powell at Soccerbase
- ^ "Powell: It's A Learning Curve For Me". lcfc.com. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "England 2018 ambassadors unveiled". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.