Chris Davies (footballer)

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Chris Davies
Personal information
Full name Chris Davies
Date of birth (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Watford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 Reading
International career
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

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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References

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  2. ↑ Bradbury, Sean (31 May 2012). "Brendan Rodgers' back room staff at Liverpool FC". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Francis Kelly (17 August 2012). "Sport Talks: Chris Davies". The Epinal. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Pearce, Bob; Vladimirov, Mihail (5 September 2014). "Interview with LFC's Head of Opposition Analysis". The Tomkins Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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  6. ↑ Kelly, Francis (16 August 2014). "Liverpool have an offensive mentality". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Jimmy Areabi (31 May 2012). "Rodgers not joining Liverpool alone". Live 4 Liverpool. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool coaches Sean O'Driscoll and Gary McAllister leave club". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Former Academy player Chris Davies is announced as a new First Team Coach at Reading Football Club".
  10. ↑ "Celtic name Chris Davies as Brendan Rodgers' assistant". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "I'll never forget Brendan Rodgers' Celtic unveiling, says Chris Davies". The Herald. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "How Brendan Rodgers got his mojo back". The Sunday Times. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Unbeaten Celtic break 100-year-old record with 63rd straight game without defeat". The Independent. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Brendan Rodgers Named Leicester City Manager". Leicester City Football Club. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "LCFC Statement - Brendan Rodgers". Leicester City Football Club. 2 April 2023.
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