Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel John Cooper Stone [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Phoenix Rising (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Notts County | 21 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Southport | 19 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2024– | Phoenix Rising | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel John Cooper Stone (born 14 September 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Phoenix Rising. As a player he made his professional debut for Notts County before moving to America to work as a coach.
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]
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]
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