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On 1 December 2009, Casper was appointed Assistant Manager to [[Neil Woods]] at [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]], replacing [[Brian Stein]]. Casper |
On 1 December 2009, Casper was appointed Assistant Manager to [[Neil Woods]] at [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]], replacing [[Brian Stein]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/8388884.stm|title=BBC Sport - Football - Chris Casper replaces Brian Stein at Grimsby Town|date=2009-12-01|accessdate=2010-06-30|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:08, 30 June 2010
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| Full name | Christopher Martin Casper | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
Christopher Martin "Chris" Casper (born 28 April 1975 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English football manager and former player, formerly in charge of Football League Two club Bury. He was the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system, and is the son of former Burnley striker Frank Casper. Following a stint as assistant manager of Grimsby Town, Casper returned to Manchester United as a youth coach.
Playing career
Manchester United
Casper joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1991 and signed professional terms in January 1993, making his United debut in the League Cup game against Port Vale at Old Trafford on 5 October 1994. Casper was a product of the same United youth setup that sparked the careers of players such as David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt. He served as captain of the England youth team, and was a member of the European Championship winning side in 1993. He also appeared for the England Under 21 side in Toulon in 1996. Casper later had several spells on loan at Bournemouth and Swindon Town before leaving the club in 1998.
Reading
Casper completed a move to Reading in 1998. He was playing for Reading against Cardiff City in a Division Two fixture in the 1999-2000 when he suffered a double leg fracture. This was the last professional game that Casper, then aged 24, ever played, as he later announced his retirement after failing to recover sufficiently from the injury.
Managerial and coaching career
Team Bath
While undergoing rehabilitation at the University of Bath, he coached Team Bath along with Paul Tisdale,and it was that side that reached the first round of the FA Cup in 2002-03.
Bury
He left to join Bury as youth coach before taking charge of the reserves in the 2004–05 season. At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, with six defeats from the first nine games, he replaced Graham Barrow as manager. Casper offered to resign in 2006 when Bury were thrown out of the FA Cup in the 2006–07 season for fielding an ineligible player, but this was rejected by the club's board. After a run of poor results he was fired in January 2008.
Bradford City
Five months later, he was appointed youth team coach at fellow League Two side Bradford City, taking over from Jon Pepper.[1]
Grimsby Town
On 1 December 2009, Casper was appointed Assistant Manager to Neil Woods at Grimsby Town, replacing Brian Stein.[2]
Manchester United
On 30 June 2010, Casper became youth coach at Manchester United.[3]
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bury | 
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19 September 2005 | 14 January 2008 | 113 | 36 | 44 | 33 | 27.06 |
References
- ^ "Casper gets Bradford youth role". BBC Sport. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Chris Casper replaces Brian Stein at Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ "Grimsby Town - Casper In As Man Utd Youth Guru". grimsbytown.vitalfootball.co.uk. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
External links
- Chris Casper at Soccerbase
- Chris Casper management career statistics at Soccerbase
- 1975 births
- People from Burnley
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- English footballers
- English football managers
- Manchester United F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Bury F.C. managers
- Bradford City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff