Colwyn Rowe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colwyn Roger Rowe | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Colchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Colchester United | 12 | (2) |
1975–1976 | Chelmsford City | ||
Managerial career | |||
Lowestoft Town | |||
1980 | Ipswich Wanderers | ||
2003–2004 | Woodbridge Town | ||
2004 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
2004–2006 | Jordan U17 | ||
2006–2008 | Botswana | ||
2008 | Al Ahly Youth | ||
2011–2012 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Colwyn Roger Rowe (born 22 March 1956) is an English football coach and former professional player.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Rowe began his professional career in 1973 with Colchester United,[1] before signing with Chelmsford City in 1975.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring as a professional player, Rowe began work as a professional football coach, and has coached in numerous countries around the world. He began his career as manager of several semi-professional teams in England, such as Lowestoft Town, Ipswich Wanderers, Woodbridge Town, and Heybridge Swifts.[2] Rowe was responsible for setting up the PASE scheme a football academy for aspiring footballers to train full-time alongside education with Ipswich Wanderers and also Woodbridge Town.[3] In 2004 Rowe ran a FA course for coaches from war-torn Iraq.[4] In 2005, he helped to set up the youth programme of the Jordan national side.[5] He became the manager of the Botswana national team in August 2006,[6] before leaving in June 2008.[7][8] In June 2008 he became the Technical Director & Football Manager of the Al Ahly youth section.[8]
He became manager of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in February 2011, leaving that role in April 2012.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Rowe is married and has two sons, Jonathan and James.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colchester United:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Rowe's the Man for Woodbridge". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 May 2003. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ King, Elvin (22 November 2002). "Whitton can set the PASE thanks to Rowe". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "United for development". The Football Association. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Where are they now: Colwyn Rowe". BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Rowe is new Botswana coach". BBC. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Tshepho Bogosing (4 June 2008). "Botswana sack coach Rowe". BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ a b King, Elvin (6 July 2008). "Rowe leaves Botswana coaching post". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ Henderson, Mel (10 October 2006). "Coach Colwyn is the toast of Botswana". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Men's association football wingers
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Lowestoft Town F.C. managers
- Ipswich Wanderers F.C. managers
- Botswana national football team managers
- Footballers from Ipswich
- Expatriate football managers in Botswana
- English expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team managers
- English Football League players
- English football manager stubs