| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Emblen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Zealand, Colorado Rapids (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Tonbridge Angels | 99 | (12) |
| 1992–1993 | Sittingbourne | 54 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Millwall | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 89 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Crystal Palace | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 114 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Norwich City | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Walsall | 75 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 32 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Waitakere United | 42 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Western Springs | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Waitakere United (player-coach) | ||
| 2012 | New Zealand U23 | ||
| 2012–2013 | New Zealand (assistant coach) | ||
| 2013–2017 | Western Springs | ||
| 2014 | New Zealand (interim head coach) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Colorado Rapids (assistant coach) | ||
| 2019–2022 | New Zealand (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil Emblen (born 19 June 1971) is an English former professional footballer who is the assistant coach of Colorado Rapids and New Zealand.
He has served as assistant head coach of New Zealand under Ricki Herbert and of Anthony Hudson, and was briefly the interim head coach prior to Hudson's appointment. He was the head coach of the New Zealand U23's during the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He spent the majority of his career in English football with Millwall, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Walsall, before moving to New Zealand.