Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Neil Carnell | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Southern Suburbs | |||
Robertsham Callies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1997 | Wits University | 59 | (7) |
1997–1998 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | (0) |
1998–2003 | VfB Stuttgart | 82 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (1) |
2005–2009 | Karlsruher SC | 93 | (8) |
2009–2010 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | (0) |
2010 | Hansa Rostock II | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Supersport United | 12 | (0) |
Total | 303 | (19) | |
International career‡ | |||
1993–1994 | South Africa U-20 | 6 | (0) |
1997–2010 | South Africa | 42 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2021 | New York Red Bulls (assistant) | ||
2020 | New York Red Bulls (interim) | ||
2022–2024 | St. Louis City | ||
2024- | Canada (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2010 |
Bradley Neil Carnell (born 21 January 1977) is a South African football coach and former footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently the coach of Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
Born in Johannesburg, Carnell attended Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg. The old Parktown boy played for Southern Suburbs and Robertsham Callies juniors as a goalkeeper and he was later converted to a defender. He was regularly selected to play at district levels being coached by former Southampton, Hereford United and Cheltenham Town winger and former Wits University manager Terry Paine. [1]
Carnell made his professional debut at the age of 16 in 1993 playing for Wits University. He played for Kaizer Chiefs (1997–98), VfB Stuttgart (1998–2003) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (2003–05). His greatest success came at Stuttgart where he helped win the league silver in 2003. He was selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
According to media reports, he was involved in an on-field altercation with a fellow player (goalkeeper Markus Miller) during a German league match in Frankfurt during September 2007. [2]
In July 2009 he moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock. On 13 July 2010, he signed for SuperSport United F.C. [3]
He announced his retirement from football on 27 August 2011.
On 28 March 2017, Carnell was announced as the new assistant coach of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. On 5 September 2020, a day after the firing of Chris Armas, he was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 regular season.
On 5 January 2022, Carnell was announced as the first head coach of St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer. [4] On July 1, 2024, Carnell was fired by St. Louis City SC amid a disappointing second season. [5]
Carnell was named an assistant coach for Canada men's national soccer team for its September 2024 International Series in the United States, which featured friendlies against Mexico and the United States. [6]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
New York Red Bulls (interim) | 5 September 2020 [7] | 19 November 2020 [8] | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 42.86 |
St Louis City SC | 5 January 2022 | 1 July 2024 [9] | 62 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 35.48 |
Total | 76 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 36.84 |
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