Danny Stone (footballer)

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Danny Stone
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Cooper Stone [1]
Date of birth (1982-09-14) 14 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Orange County SC
Youth career
0000–2001 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 Notts County 21 (0)
2003–2004 Southport 19 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2018 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
2018–2020 OKC Energy (assistant)
2021–2023 Phoenix Rising (assistant)
2024 Phoenix Rising
2024 Orange County SC (interim)
2025– Orange County SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024

Daniel John Cooper Stone (born 14 September 1982) is an English professional football manager and former footballer, who is the manager of Orange County SC. He has previously managed Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. As a player he made his professional debut for Notts County before moving to America to work as a coach.

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Playing career

Born in Liverpool, Stone spent time in America growing up, attending Corona del Sol High School. [3] He returned to England to start his football career with Blackburn Rovers before joining Notts County in 2001, where he went on to make 27 appearances in all competitions over two seasons. [4] In the summer of 2003, he was released by the club. [5] Later that summer he joined Southport and made 20 appearances in his first season at the club but left after making just one appearance the following season. [1]

Coaching career

In 2010, Stone started working for the Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club before moving to work with Colorado Rapids in 2014. In 2017, he worked as the Rapid's assistant coach before being appointed as assistant coach OKC Energy in 2018. [6] In 2021, he moved to join USL Championship club Phoenix Rising, working as assistant coach before being named as the club's first team manager in January 2024. [3] Phoenix Rising parted ways with Stone in June 2024. [7]

Stone joined the staff of Orange County SC in August 2024. [8] After head coach Paul Hardyman was sacked, Stone was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. [9] Stone was named permanent head coach of Orange County on 12 December 2024. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Details: Danny Stone". southportfootballclub.co.uk. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. "Danny STone Football Player Statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Danny Stone Named Head Coach of Phoenix Rising FC". Phoenix Rising FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. Danny Stone at Soccerbase
  5. "Player lay-offs no cause for alarm - agent". independent.co.uk. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. "DANNY STONE NAMED ASSISTANT COACH". energyfc.com. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. Hill, T. "Phoenix Rising Parts Ways With Head Coach Danny Stone". PHXRisingFC.com. Phoenix Rising . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. "Technical staff reinforcements are on the way, and they're tough as Stone 🪨". Twitter.com. Orange County SC . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. "ORANGE COUNTY SC PARTS WAYS WITH HEAD COACH PAUL HARDYMAN". Orange County SC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. "ORANGE COUNTY SC ANNOUNCE DANNY STONE AS HEAD COACH FOR 2025 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Orange County SC . Retrieved 13 December 2024.