Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Thomas Schumacher | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2003 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Bradford City | 117 | (13) |
2007–2010 | Crewe Alexandra | 73 | (7) |
2010–2013 | Bury | 114 | (23) |
2013–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 64 | (5) |
2015–2017 | Stevenage | 43 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Southport | 10 | (4) |
Total | 425 | (59) | |
International career | |||
England U16 | |||
England U19 | |||
Managerial career | |||
2017 | Southport (caretaker) | ||
2021–2023 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2023–2024 | Stoke City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Steven Thomas Schumacher (born 30 April 1984) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, and was most recently head coach of Stoke City.
He graduated from the youth sides at Everton, and during his playing career his clubs included Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Fleetwood Town, Stevenage and Southport. He also had loan spells early in his career with Carlisle United and Oldham Athletic.
He started his coaching career as caretaker at Southport and later managed Plymouth Argyle. With Plymouth, Schumacher won the League One title in 2022–23. He left for Stoke City in 2023.