Lee Carsley

Lee Carsley
Carsley playing for Everton in 2007
Personal information
Full name Lee Kevin Carsley[1]
Date of birth (1974-02-28) 28 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
England (interim head coach)
Youth career
1992–1994 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Derby County 138 (5)
1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers 46 (10)
2000–2002 Coventry City 47 (4)
2002–2008 Everton 166 (12)
2008–2010 Birmingham City 48 (2)
2010–2011 Coventry City 25 (0)
Total 470 (33)
International career
1995 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
1997 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
1997–2008 Republic of Ireland 40 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Coventry City (caretaker)
2013 Coventry City (caretaker)
2015 Brentford
2017 Birmingham City (caretaker)
2020–2021 England U20
2021– England U21
2024– England (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Kevin Carsley (born 28 February 1974) is a professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of England U21s and interim manager of the England national team.[3]

In a playing career lasting 17 years, Carsley played as a midfielder in the Premier League and Football League with Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City. Born in Birmingham, England, Carsley represented the Republic of Ireland at international level and was chosen for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

After retiring from playing in 2011, Carsley entered coaching with Coventry City. He held youth roles with Coventry, Brentford, Manchester City and Birmingham City, serving each club (bar Manchester City) as interim first team manager. Carsley joined the England youth setup as a specialist coach in 2015, before being appointed head coach of England U20 in 2020 and then being promoted to England U21 in 2021 and leading them to victory in the European Championship in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry, ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 11v11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Lee Carsley appointed as England men's interim head coach". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Alex Howell (8 July 2023). "England U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2023.