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.
Rowe began his professional career in 1973 with Colchester United, [1] before signing with Chelmsford City in 1975.
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]
Rowe is married and has two sons, Jonathan and James. [10]