 Eustace playing for Watford in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Mark Eustace[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Coventry City | 85 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Stoke City | 74 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Hereford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Watford | 157 | (16) |
| 2009 | → Derby County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Derby County | 48 | (2) |
| Total | 393 | (32) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2019 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2024– | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Mark Eustace (born 3 November 1979) is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
During his playing career, he played as a central midfielder for Coventry City, Stoke City, Watford and Derby County. He also spent time on loan at Dundee United, Middlesbrough and Hereford United.
After retiring as a player, Eustace served as manager of Kidderminster Harriers between 2016 and 2018, eventually leaving to become assistant manager of Queens Park Rangers in 2018. He had a brief spell as caretaker manager of QPR in 2019. Eustace served as head coach of Birmingham City between July 2022 to October 2023. He was appointed head coach of Blackburn Rovers in February 2024.
- ^ "John Eustace". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.