David Parker (English football manager)

David Parker
Personal information
Date of birth 27 April 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 27)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Club information
Current club Birmingham City Ladies
Teams managed
Years Team
2006–2007 Chicago Fire (Youth)
2008–2009 New York Red Bulls (Youth)
2009– Birmingham City Ladies (Centre of Excellence)
2010–2011 Birmingham City Ladies Reserves
2011– Birmingham City Ladies

David Parker (born 27 April 1984) is an English football manager. He is the Head Coach of the Birmingham City Ladies[1] in the FA Women's Super League. Aged 26 he became the youngest manager in English football and one of the youngest ever to hold the prestigious FA - UEFA A License.

Contents

Coaching career

Early years

By the age of 21 Parker had already completed his UEFA B License and published two articles on the football industry. His first exploring the motivational techniques of Brian Clough, (2005), A Report on the Motivational Theories of Brian Clough (1935–2004), and the second a report investigating football finances, (2005), Human Resource Accounting in Football Clubs: Comparative Study of Accounting Practices. These articles were completed during his time at university where he completed his degree at Birmingham University, achieving a First Class Double Honours Degree in Business and Finance . After returning from a spell coaching in the MLS, he took up a position with Amisco (Prozone)[2] as the Head Performance Analyst[3] (where he currently combines his role with Birmingham City Ladies). Here Parker advises and supports many of the top teams in the Premier League in the art of Performance Analysis. Typical specialist knowledge in this role includes a Pre and Post match environment, where clubs will analyse individual player and team performances, as well as advising in player recruitment.

Birmingham City Ladies

At the start of the 2011 FA WSL season, Parker was appointed as the Head Coach[4] after a successful 2010-11 season with the Reserve team, where he led them to the FA Premier League Reserves League Title.[5]

Honours

Managerial

Birmingham City Ladies Reserves (2010–2011)
Birmingham City Ladies (2011)

Managerial statistics

As of 11th September 2011
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA Win %
Birmingham City Ladies Reserves 27 July 2010 15 May 2010 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000006900000069 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000006667000066.67
Birmingham City Ladies 14 April 2011 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000005882000058.82
Total &1000000000000004200000042 &1000000000000002600000026 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000090000009 &10000000000000105000000105 &1000000000000005600000056 &1000000000000006189999961.90

Individual Records

References

  1. ^ http://www.bcfc.com/page/LadiesNews/0,,10412~2408632,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.prozonesports.com/news-article-prozone-amisco-join-forces-to-advance-sports-performance-analysis.html
  3. ^ http://www.sport-universal.com/contactus/contactus.html
  4. ^ http://www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk/managerCoachingTeam/david_parker.html
  5. ^ http://www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk/news/blues_reserves_receive_their_trophy.html
Birmingham City L.F.C. – current squad