Garry Monk

Garry Monk
Monk playing for Swansea City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Garry Alan Monk[1]
Date of birth (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Cambridge United (head coach)
Youth career
0000–1995 Torquay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Torquay United 5 (0)
1996–2004 Southampton 11 (0)
1998Torquay United (loan) 6 (0)
1999Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
2001Oxford United (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 15 (0)
2003–2004Barnsley (loan) 14 (0)
2004 Barnsley 3 (0)
2004–2014 Swansea City 220 (3)
Total 281 (3)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Swansea City
2016–2017 Leeds United
2017 Middlesbrough
2018–2019 Birmingham City
2019–2020 Sheffield Wednesday
2024– Cambridge United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry Alan Monk (born 6 March 1979[1]) is an English football manager and former professional player who is head coach of EFL League One club Cambridge United.

Monk, a centre back, began his playing career with Torquay United before joining Southampton. In nearly eight years, he rarely appeared for the club, instead spending time on loan at Torquay United, Stockport County, Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley. In 2004 he signed for League Two club Swansea City, and over the next ten years played for them in all four divisions of fully professional football, for the majority of that time as captain, made 270 appearances in all competitions, and was a member of their 2013 League Cup final-winning team.

He began his managerial career with Swansea City, and later took charge of Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Cambridge United in March 2024.

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.