Personal information | |||
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Full name | Barry Simmonds | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights |
Barry Simmonds is a professional football coach, director of football, administrator and former player notable for holding senior management positions at clubs and governing bodies in the UK and abroad. As a coach he managed New Zealand Knights in the Australian A-League prior to its licence being transferred to new ownership and renamed Wellington Phoenix.[1] He was the Director of Football Recruitment and on the Executive Board at Norwich City FC for the Premier League promotion winning 2014–2015 season. He was appointed having held a similar post at Fulham FC over several years. In 2017 he rejoined Crystal Palace FC. Simmonds had been engaged in previous roles at the London-based Premier League club.[2]