Gary Rowett

Gary Rowett
Rowett with Birmingham City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gary Rowett[1]
Date of birth (1974-03-06) 6 March 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Cambridge United 63 (9)
1994–1995 Everton 4 (0)
1995Blackpool (loan) 17 (0)
1995–1998 Derby County 105 (2)
1998–2000 Birmingham City 87 (6)
2000–2002 Leicester City 49 (2)
2002–2004 Charlton Athletic 13 (1)
2005–2007 Burton Albion 43 (1)
Total 381 (21)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Burton Albion
2014–2016 Birmingham City
2017–2018 Derby County
2018–2019 Stoke City
2019–2023 Millwall
2024 Birmingham City (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Rowett (born 6 March 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently interim manager of EFL League One club Birmingham City.

As a player, he was a defender, and played in the Premier League for Everton, Derby County, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic. He also played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Blackpool, Birmingham City and Burton Albion. His professional career ended in 2004, through a knee injury.

In May 2009, he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Peschisolido at Burton, and took over as manager in 2012. He was appointed the manager of Birmingham City in October 2014 and served until December 2016. He became Derby County manager in March 2017, and joined Stoke City in May 2018. After failing to mount a promotion challenge, he was sacked in January 2019 and was appointed manager of Millwall that October, before leaving by mutual consent four years later. He rejoined Birmingham City in March 2024 as an interim manager until the end of 2023–24 season.

  1. ^ a b c "Gary Rowett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.