Louis Carey

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Louis Carey
Personal information
Full name Louis Anthony Carey [1]
Date of birth (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers (assistant)
Youth career
000?–1995 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2004 Bristol City 312 (5)
2004–2005 Coventry City 23 (0)
2005–2014 Bristol City 247 (7)
2015 Shepton Mallet 9 (1)
Total591(13)
International career
1998 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Forest Green Rovers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis Anthony Carey (born 22 January 1977) is a professional football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.

Contents

He played as a central defender, mostly for Bristol City. Carey, who was born in Bristol, was eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and played once for the Scotland U21 team. [3]

Career

Carey is a Bristol City supporter and came up through the ranks at Bristol City made his City debut in October 1995, [3] and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four-year deal in July 2000. [3] He was part of the side that won the 2003 Football League Trophy Final. [4]

Carey spent 6 months at Coventry City under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions, [5] before then Bristol City manager Brian Tinnion signed him back after his contract was cancelled. [3]

On 4 August 2012, Carey was given a testimonial against local rivals Bristol Rovers, which City won 3–0. [3] Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City on 15 March 2008. [3]

In July 2013, Carey was three games shy of equalling John Atyeo's appearance record for the club, [6] which he equalled in December 2013. [7] On 29 December 2013, Carey made his 646th appearance for Bristol City to become the club's new record holder. [8]

He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season. [9]

On 16 January 2015, Carey signed for Western Premier League side Shepton Mallet on a one-year deal.

Having been employed as the under-16s coach at Southampton, [10] in July 2023, he departed Southampton to join Forest Green Rovers as assistant head coach. [11]

Career statistics

Sources: [12] [13]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 1995–96 Division Two 160000000160
Bristol City 1996–97 Division Two 430103000470
Bristol City 1997–98 Division Two 37020202 [lower-alpha 1] 0430
Bristol City 1998–99 Division One 410103000450
Bristol City 1999–2000 Division Two 22000205 [lower-alpha 1] 0290
Bristol City 2000–01 Division Two 463602000543
Bristol City 2001–02 Division Two 370102000400
Bristol City 2002–03 Division Two 26110005 [lower-alpha 1] 1322
Bristol City 2003–04 Division Two 44120201 [lower-alpha 1] 0491
Total3125140160133556
Coventry City 2004–05 Championship 230103000270
Total23010300270
Bristol City 2004–05 League One 140000000140
Bristol City 2005–06 League One 38310101 [lower-alpha 1] 0413
Bristol City 2006–07 League One 38230105 [lower-alpha 1] 0472
Bristol City 2007–08 Championship 33000103 [lower-alpha 2] 1371
Bristol City 2008–09 Championship 280202100321
Bristol City 2009–10 Championship 372202000412
Bristol City 2010–11 Championship 210000000210
Bristol City 2011–12 Championship 200100000210
Bristol City 2012–13 Championship 160100000170
Bristol City 2013–14 League One 2010001 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total247711071102759
Shepton Mallet 2014–15 Western League Premier Division 9100000091
Career total5911326026123266616
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Bristol City

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN   1-85291-651-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bristol City official profile".
  4. ↑ "Bristol City sink Carlisle". BBC. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Louis Carey at Soccerbase
  6. ↑ "Louis Carey: Bristol City defender unfazed by John Atyeo's record". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record brings mixed emotions". BBC Sport. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bristol City 4–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record holder one of four to leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Video: Louis Carey Exclusive Interview". Bristol City FC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "David Horseman named FGR head coach". Forest Green Rovers FC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Louis Carey | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2013/2014 | 1995-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  13. ↑ "1ST TEAM match reports". www.pitchero.com.
  14. ↑ "Bristol City 2–0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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