Craig Dalrymple

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Craig Dalrymple
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Dalrymple in 2011
Personal information
Full name Craig Dalrymple
Date of birth (1973-12-30) 30 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Melton Mowbray, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ridge Meadows Soccer Club (sporting director)
Youth career
YearsTeam
1986–1992 Ipswich Town
1992–1993 Capilano University(CCAA)
1994–1995 Simon Fraser University (NAIA)
1995–1998 Vancouver 86ers 41 (4)
1999–2005 Surrey United Premier
Managerial career
2002–2003 BCSA Provincial Team (U16 head coach)
2009–2010 Portsmouth (U16 head coach)
2010–2011 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (U23 head coach)
2011–2020 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (U15, U16, U18, U23 head coach)

Craig Dalrymple (born 30 December 1973) is an English former footballer and the currently serves as Inter Miami CF's academy director.

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Playing career

Dalrymple was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. Darylmple began his career was a midfielder with Ipswich Town's academy. Craig went on to spend six years with the Tractor Boys without making a first team appearance. [1]

Following his time at Ipswich, Craig went on to play for a number of clubs and institutions including a stint with the Vancouver Whitecaps in their previous incarnation as the Vancouver 86ers. [2]

Coaching career

On 25 September 2018, Dalrymple was announced as interim head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Before rejoining the Whitecaps, Darlymple held a number of technical, coaching and scouting positions within the game.

Dalrymple was promoted to the Technical Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in January 2014 after serving many roles within the MLS club including U15, U16, U18, U23 head coach, head of player development, assistant Technical Director, and head of recruitment.

Prior to joining the Whitecaps FC Darlymple's spent a one-year stint as a youth coach with Portsmouth working with the academy players, and 10 years as technical director of Surrey United Soccer Club in Surrey, British Columbia.

Dalrymple is a fully licensed coach holding several coaching 'badges' include the UEFA Pro License from the English FA, 'A'-level licence certification from the UEFA, the USSF and the CSA. [3] He also holds the Academy Directors Licence from the English FA, and was most recently one of only 20 MLS coaches that completed the French Football Federation Elite Formation Coaching Licence.

In 2007, Dalrymple was also employed in the role of scout for the Canadian U-20 soccer team. Dalrymple began at the Vancouver Whitecaps in May 2010. Dalrymple was the Whitecaps Residency head coach in the 2010 USL Premier Development League campaign, succeeding interim head coach Colin Miller.

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References

  1. Ipswich Town Player Statistics
  2. "Craig Dalrymple Bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. "Whitecaps Technical staff Roster". Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.