Darren Hare

Darren Hare
Personal information
Date of birth2 April 1967
Place of birthCanterbury, England
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Gillingham (Youth team manager)
Youth career
1982–1983Dover
1982–1983Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1984Dover Athletic
1984Gravesend & Northfleet
1984–1986Dover Athletic
1986Ashford Town
1986Thanet United3(0)
1986–1988Ashford Town
1988Canterbury City8(3)
1988–1989Dover Athletic
1989–?Hastings Town
c.1994Canterbury City
1996–?Folkestone Invicta
1997–1998Canterbury City
2005Herne Bay
2005Sittingbourne
2005–?Herne Bay
Teams managed
–Canterbury City
1996Folkestone Invicta
2004Gillingham (caretaker)
2014-Gillingham (co-caretaker)[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Darren Hare (born 2 April 1967)[2] is an English former footballer turned coach, currently working as youth team manager at Gillingham F.C.

Born in Canterbury, he began his career playing for the youth teams of Dover and Gillingham and went on to play for a number of Kent-based non-league teams, including Canterbury City, Herne Bay and Sittingbourne. He also managed Canterbury and Folkestone Invicta, and worked as Youth Development Officer for the Kent County Football Association.[2][3]

Hare later became Head of Youth Development for Gillingham.[2] In December 2004 he served as acting manager after the resignation of both Andy Hessenthaler and caretaker manager John Gorman.[4] The following year he left Priestfield Stadium to become Head of Education and Welfare in the academy system at Crystal Palace,[5][6] and made a brief playing comeback at the age of 38.[7]

In 2007 he joined Dover Athletic as assistant to Hessenthaler, the club's new manager, who is also his brother-in-law.[3][5] When Hessenthaler began his second period as manager at Gillingham in May 2010, Hare also returned to Priestfield, as youth team manager.[8]

Personal life

Hare is married to Alison, a nurse, and has three children, Josh, Chloe and James. The children were born following "pioneering" treatment after Hare's fertility was affected by a childhood bout of mumps.[9] Josh is a professional footballer who plays for Gillingham.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (5 January 2015). "Gillingham are being led by a team of coaches, consisting of Steve Lovell, Andy Hessenthaler, Darren Hare and Mark Patterson". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Darren Hare". Official Margate F.C. history website. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hess drafts in Hare for Whites". yourcanterbury.co.uk. KOS Media. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff 3–1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Gills youth boss could leave club". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hare Looking To Spot New Stars". Crystal Palace FC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "August News Archive". Southern Football League. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Hare takes charge of youth". Gillingham FC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Epstein, Angela. "We wish we'd had the MMR". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  10. ↑ Tucker, Craig (21 July 2014). "Gills youngster Josh Hare ready to challenge experienced Matt Fish for right-back slot". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (17 July 2012). "Gillingham youth boss Darren Hare believes third year scholars Jake Hessenthaler and Josh Hare have it all to prove". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 January 2015.