Osian Roberts
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Anglesey, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
|
Wales (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bangor City | |||
| Furman University | |||
| New Mexico Chiles | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| New Mexico Chiles | |||
| 1996–1999 | Wales U16 | ||
| 1996–1999 | Wales U18 | ||
| 1999 | Wales B | ||
| 1999–2007 | Porthmadog | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Osian Roberts is a Welsh football coach who is assistant manager of the Welsh national team. He has been described as "the most influential man in Welsh football."[1]
Early and personal life
Roberts was born in Anglesey,[1] and was brought up in Bodffordd on the island.[2]
Football
Roberts was a central midfielder,[1] and captained the Welsh Schools side.[2] He played in the Northern League for Bangor City,[1] before moving to the United States at the age of 19 after receiving a scholarship to attend Furman University.[1] He later played in the American Professional Soccer League for the New Mexico Chiles, where he was player-manager.[2]
After returning to Wales, he became Anglesey’s Football Development Officer in 1991.[1]
Roberts resigned as manager of Porthmadog to take up his position as technical director of the Welsh national team.[1] He has also coached the Wales under-16, Wales under-18 and Wales B teams, as well as helping coach the women's under-17 team.[1]
On 21 July 2015, Roberts was promoted to assistant manager of the Welsh national team.[3]
Television
A documentary series about Roberts called Byd Pêl-droed Osian Roberts was shown on S4C .[2][4]
References
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- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh football managers
- People from Anglesey
- Bangor City F.C. players
- New Mexico Chiles players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Association football midfielders
- Welsh expatriate footballers
- Welsh expatriate football managers
- Welsh expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
