Chris Casper
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| Chris Casper | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Casper | |
| Date of birth | April 28, 1975 (age 31) | |
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bury | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1993-1998 1996 1997 1998 1998-2002 |
Manchester United → Bournemouth (loan) → Swindon Town (loan) → Reading (loan) Reading |
2 (0) 16 (1) 10 (1) 8 (0) 39 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005- | Bury | |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Chris Casper (born 28 April 1975, Burnley, Lancashire) is an English football manager, currently in charge of Football League Two club Bury. He is the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system, and is the son of former Burnley striker Frank Casper.
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. 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.
He was playing for Reading when a career-ending tackle from Richard Carpenter of Cardiff City left him with a double leg fracture, forcing him to retire at 24 years old. While undergoing rehabilitation at the University of Bath, he coached the Team Bath side that reached the first round of the FA Cup.
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.
[edit] External links
- Chris Casper career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Casper management career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Casper at TotallyRED
| Bury F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Fettis | 2 Scott | 3 Kennedy | 4 Fitzgerald | 5 Challinor | 6 Woodthorpe | 7 Flitcroft | 8 Mattis | 9 Tipton | 10 Youngs | 11 Barry-Murphy | 12 Bishop | 14 Baker | 15 Brass | 16 Adams | 17 Buchanan | 18 Pugh | 19 Goodfellow | 22 Pittman | 23 Parrish | 24 Speight | 25 Schmeichel | 26 Quigley | 28 Hurst | 30 Grundy | — Blinkhorn | Manager: Casper |
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