Chris Casper
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Chris Casper | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Christopher Martin Casper | |
Date of birth | April 28, 1975 | |
Place of birth | Burnley, England | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position | Defender | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1993–1998 1996 1997 1998 1998–2000 |
Manchester United → Bournemouth (loan) → Swindon Town (loan) → Reading (loan) Reading |
16 (1) 10 (1) 8 (0) 39 (0) |
2 (0)
Teams managed | ||
2005–2008 | Bury | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Christopher Martin "Chris" Casper (born 28 April 1975, 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.
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[edit] Playing career
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.
Casper later had several spells on loan at Bournemouth and Swindon Town before moving to Reading in 1998.
[edit] Managerial and coaching career
He was playing for Reading against Cardiff City when he suffered 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. 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.
[edit] Managerial stats
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Bury | September 19, 2005 | January 14, 2008 | 113 | 36 | 44 | 33 | 27.06 |
[edit] External links
- Chris Casper career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Casper management career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Casper at TotallyRED
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