Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chris Davies | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Reading | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Wales U17, Wales U18, Wales U19 | ||
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Reading (Academy) | ||
2005–2007 | Leicester City (Academy) | ||
2007–2009 | Hawke's Bay United (Academy) | ||
2010–2012 | Swansea City (Assistant Coach) | ||
2012–2015 | Liverpool (Assistant Coach) | ||
2016 | Reading (First Team Coach) | ||
2016–2019 | Celtic (Assistant Manager) | ||
2019–2023 | Leicester City (Assistant Manager) |
Chris Davies (born 27 March 1985) is a Welsh association football coach, who was most recently the assistant manager of Premier League club Leicester City.
Davies signed with Reading, aged 16, where he captained the youth team coached by Brendan Rodgers. [1] He was also capped for the Wales Under-17, 18 and 19 team. [2]
Despite appearing regularly for the Reading reserve team, Davies was forced to retire from professional football in 2004, aged 19, due to injury. [3]
In 2004, Davies began his UEFA coaching licences while also attending Loughborough University and working in various youth coaching roles. He would go on to gain first-class honours in Sport Science. [4]
In 2010, aged 25, Davies was recruited as an assistant coach by Swansea City. [5] In his first season, Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League. [6]
Davies moved with Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool in June 2012, [7] and left his position at Liverpool on 8 October 2015. [8] During his time at Liverpool, Davies completed his UEFA Pro Licence in 2015. [3]
Davies rejoined Reading on 1 January 2016 as their first team coach. [9] At 30-years-old, Davies became the youngest first team coach in the club's history. [9]
In June 2016, Davies moved to Celtic, becoming assistant manager to Rodgers. [10] In their first season in charge, Celtic won the domestic treble for only the fourth time in the club's history, [11] as they reshaped the squad with youthful flair. [12] Celtic would go on to break their own 100-year-old record for successive domestic games unbeaten, going 69 matches without defeat. [13]
In February 2019, Davies moved with Rodgers to Leicester City, again as his assistant manager. [14] He left the club together with Rodgers in April 2023. [15]
Davies was born in Watford, to an English mother and Welsh father. He has one elder brother, Robert.
Davies is married to Danielle Davies whom he attended the same primary school with. They have 3 children.
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