Darren Hare

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Darren Hare
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-02) 2 April 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Canterbury, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ashford United (interim assistant manager)
Youth career
1982–1983 Dover
1982–1983 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1984 Dover Athletic
1984 Gravesend & Northfleet
1984–1986 Dover Athletic
1986 Ashford Town 5 (3)
1986 Thanet United 3 (0)
1986–1988 Ashford Town 60 (30)
1988 Canterbury City 8 (3)
1988–1989 Dover Athletic
1989–? Hastings Town
c.1994 Canterbury City
1996–? Folkestone Invicta
1997–1998 Canterbury City
2005 Herne Bay
2005 Sittingbourne
2005–? Herne Bay
Managerial career
Canterbury City
1996 Folkestone Invicta
2004 Gillingham (caretaker)
2014 Gillingham (co-caretaker)
2016–2017 Hastings United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darren Hare (born 2 April 1967) [1] is an English football coach and former player, who is interim assistant manager of Ashford United.

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Career

Born in Canterbury, he began his career playing for the youth teams of Dover and Gillingham and went on to play for a number of Kent-based non-league teams, including Ashford Town (where he was club leading scorer for two seasons), [2] Thanet United, [1] Canterbury City, Herne Bay and Sittingbourne. He also managed Canterbury and Folkestone Invicta, and worked as Youth Development Officer for the Kent County Football Association. [1] [3]

Hare later became Head of Youth Development for Gillingham. [1] In December 2004 he served as acting manager after the resignation of both Andy Hessenthaler and caretaker manager John Gorman. [4] The following year he left Priestfield Stadium to become Head of Education and Welfare in the academy system at Crystal Palace, [5] [6] and made a brief playing comeback at the age of 38. [7]

In 2007, he joined Dover Athletic as assistant to Hessenthaler, the club's new manager, who is also his brother-in-law. [3] [5] When Hessenthaler began his second period as manager at Gillingham in May 2010, Hare also returned to Priestfield, as youth team manager. [8]

Hare was appointed as manager of Hastings United of the Isthmian League South Division in May 2016. [9] He led the side to the play-offs during his one season in charge, but Hasings were defeated by Dorking Wanderers in the semi-finals on penalties following a 1–1 draw. [10] He resigned from the role in May 2017, citing a desire to concentrate on his family and business interests. [11]

In October 2018 he rejoined Dover and Andy Hessenthaler, taking on the position of joint first team coach. [12] In November 2020, Hare resigned from his position due to personal reasons. [13]

On 29 November 2022, Hare was appointed first team coach of Isthmian League South East Division club Faversham Town to new manager Sammy Moore. [14] In March 2024, he joined Ashford United as interim assistant manager until the end of the season. [15]

Personal life

Hare is married to Alison, a nurse, and has three children, Josh, Chloe and James. Josh is a footballer who as of 2022 plays professionally for Dagenham & Redbridge. [16] [17]

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  14. ↑ "TOWN GET MOORE IN". www.favershamtownfc.co.uk. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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