Tony Walmsley
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Riverside Olympic | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2012 | Central Coast Mariners (youth) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield United (Head of Academy Recruitment) | ||
| 2015– | Central Coast Mariners | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Tony Walmsley is an Australian professional football coach currently working as Technical Director and Head Coach for A-League side Central Coast Mariners.
Career
Tony Walmsley started his coaching career in 1989 when he served as player/coach for Riverside Olympic in Tasmania.[1][2] Walmsley has previously served as Academy Director for the Manchester United Youth Development Programme in Oceania.[3] He was then appointed the manager of Central Coast Mariners youth team for three seasons, where his team never finished outside the top two and won the A-League National Youth League in the 2011–12 season.[4] In September 2012 he became the Head of Academy Recruitment for English League One side Sheffield United's youth team.[5][6]
Walmsley was appointed as Technical Director of the Mariners on 19 February 2015 [7] and caretaker head coach of the Mariners from 6 March, 2015.
On 15 April 2015 Walmsley was announced as Mariners permanent Technical Director/Head Coach for the 2015-16 Season.[8]
References
- ↑ http://seniors.riversideolympic.com.au/history/
- ↑ http://www.walterpless.com.au/2010/january/life-just-below-top-flight-in-1989.html
- ↑ "Tony Walmsley to join Sheffield United". footballaustralia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Walmsley to leave Central Coast for Sheffield United". tribalfootball.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cautious Danny Wilson playing safe with Blades kids". The Sheffield Star. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Academy make key appointments". Sheffield United FC Official Web Site. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Mariners enter stage one of restructure". Football Federation Australia. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Tony Walmsley appointed as Head Coach". Retrieved 2015-04-14.
External links
- Tony Walmsley profile at Soccerway
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