Darren Bazeley

Darren Bazeley
Personal information
Full name Darren Shaun Bazeley[1]
Date of birth (1972-10-05) 5 October 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
New Zealand (Head coach)
Youth career
1986–1991 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1999 Watford 283 (21)
1999–2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 80 (4)
2002–2004 Walsall 100 (0)
2005–2007 New Zealand Knights 41 (0)
2007–2008 Waitakere United 17 (1)
Total 456 (26)
International career
1992 England U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 New Zealand U17
2013–2015 Wanderers SC
2013–2017 New Zealand U20
2015–2017 New Zealand (assistant)
2018–2019 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
2020 Newcastle Jets (assistant)
2020–2022 New Zealand U20
2020–2022 New Zealand (assistant)
2020–2022 New Zealand U23 (assistant)
2023– New Zealand
2022– New Zealand U23
2022–2023 New Zealand (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:55, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Darren Shaun Bazeley (born 5 October 1972) is an English football coach and former player. He played as either a right full back or right-sided midfielder. He is currently head coach of the New Zealand team and head coach of the national U-23 and Olympic sides.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 30 May 2023.