Gary Rowett

Gary Rowett

Rowett in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gary Rowett
Date of birth	6 March 1974
Place of birth	Bromsgrove, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Birmingham City (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1994	Cambridge United	63	(9)
1994–1995	Everton	4	(0)
1995	→ Blackpool (loan)	17	(0)
1995–1998	Derby County	105	(3)
1998–2000	Birmingham City	86	(6)
2000–2002	Leicester City	49	(2)
2002–2004	Charlton Athletic	13	(1)
2005–2007	Burton Albion	43	(1)
Total		380	(22)
Teams managed
2012–2014	Burton Albion
2014–	Birmingham City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gary Rowett (born 6 March 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player. He was appointed manager of Birmingham City in October 2014.

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. In May 2009 he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Peschisolido at Burton, and took over as manager in 2012.

Playing career

He started his career at Cambridge United as product of their youth system. He was part of the Cambridge team which achieved fifth place in the 1991–92 Second Division, which remains the club's best league finish to date. They were also play-off semi-finalists that year. He was also part of their best ever League Cup run, when they reached the quarter-finals the following season. After three seasons at the Abbey Stadium he earned a move to the Premiership with Everton in March 1994 for £200,000. Everton won the FA Cup in his first season, but Rowett was not involved in the final against Manchester United. After failing to break into the first team, Rowett went on loan to Blackpool before being sold to Derby County in part-exchange for Craig Short.^[1] Rowett spent three seasons at Derby, followed by a two-year spell with Birmingham City, where he helped the club reach the play-offs, and also played for Leicester City and Charlton Athletic. A persistent knee injury put an end to his career in the Football League, though he did play for Burton Albion before retiring.

Management career

In May 2009, Rowett was named as assistant to newly appointed manager Paul Peschisolido at Burton Albion.^[2] Rowett was put in temporary charge of Burton, assisted by Kevin Poole, following Peschisolido's sacking in March 2012.^[3] On 10 May, Rowett was announced as the permanent manager of Burton Albion.^[4] In his first season, he led Burton to fourth place in League Two, losing in the play-off semi-final to Bradford City,^[5] and followed up with a sixth-place finish in 2013–14 and a 1–0 defeat to Fleetwood in the play-off final.^[6]

Whilst in charge of Burton, Rowett oversaw their best ever League Cup performance, as they reached the third round in 2012–13 before being eliminated by Bradford City. They equaled this achievement two years later under his successor Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Unfortunately, he was also in charge for their two worst defeats in the Football League, both 7–1. The first was against Bristol Rovers in April 2012, while he was still temporary manager, and the second against Port Vale in April 2013.

In September 2014, with Burton near the top of League Two, Rowett rejected the opportunity to manage Championship strugglers Blackpool; he said he felt it was not the right job for him at the present time.^[7] On 27 October, he was appointed manager of his former club, Birmingham City – one place above Blackpool at the bottom of the Championship table. He was joined at Birmingham by Burton backroom staff members Kevin Summerfield as assistant manager, Mark Sale as first-team coach and Poole as goalkeeping coach. All three are also former Birmingham City players.^[8] Rowett guided Blues from 21st in the championship to 10th at the end of his first season, earning many plaudits for the remarkable turnaround in form.

Media career

Rowett reviewed Birmingham City matches with Tom Ross on radio station BRMB, and for the 2008–09 season, summarised matches involving Derby County for BBC Radio Derby.^[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 April 2016.^[10]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Burton Albion	17 March 2012	27 October 2014	142	63	34	45	44.4
Birmingham City	27 October 2014	Present	83	33	24	26	39.8
Total			225	96	58	71	42.7

References

1. Ridley, Ian (13 August 1995). "Club-by-club guide: The prospects, the players to watch, the arrivals and departures". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
2. "Peschisolido named Burton manager". BBC Sport. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
3. "Pesch told: You're fired". Burton Mail. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. "Burton Albion name Gary Rowett as permanent manager". BBC Sport. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
5. Woodcock, Ian (5 May 2013). "Burton 1–3 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
6. Maiden, Phil (26 May 2014). "Burton 0–1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
7. "Gary Rowett: Burton manager 'turns down' Blackpool offer". BBC Sport. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
8. "Gary Rowett: Birmingham City appoint Burton boss as manager". BBC Sport. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
9. "Radio Derby signs ex-Rams star". BBC. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
10. "Managers: Gary Rowett". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

External links

• Gary Rowett career statistics at Soccerbase