David Parker (football manager)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 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 Manager 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 FA – UEFA A License.
Coaching career
Early years
By the age of 21 Parker had completed his UEFA B License and published two articles on the football industry; his first explored 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 (where he currently combines his role with Birmingham City Ladies).
Birmingham City Ladies
At the start of the 2011 FA WSL season, Parker was appointed as the Manager[3] after a successful 2010–11 season with the Reserve team, where he led them to the FA Premier League Reserves League Title.[4]
Honours
Managerial
Birmingham City Ladies Reserves (2010–2011)
- FA Women's Premier League – Reserve League (1): 2010–11
- Birmingham City Ladies (2011–present)
- Women's FA Cup – Winner (1): 2012
- FA Women's Super League – Runners Up (1): 2011, 2012
- FA WSL Continental Cup – Runners Up (1): 2011, 2012
Managerial statistics
- As of 04 July 2014
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | ||||
| Birmingham City Ladies Reserves | |
27 July 2010 | 15 May 2011 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 69 | 38 | 66.67 |
| Birmingham City Ladies | |
14 April 2011 | 80 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 147 | 84 | 58.75 | |
| Total | 104 | 63 | 20 | 21 | 216 | 122 | 60.58 | |||
Individual records
- Longest unbeaten run (10) – FA WSL
- Most consecutive wins (5) – FA WSL
- Most goals scored in a season (29) – FA WSL
- Biggest winning home victory (4–0) – FA WSL
- Biggest winning away victory (4–0) – FA WSL
References
- ↑ "Birmingham City | Ladies Team | Ladies News | Ladies News | LADIES LOOK TO MAINTAIN UNBEATEN RUN". Bcfc.com. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "Prozone: Latest News: PROZONE & AMISCO join forces to advance sports performance analysis". Prozonesports.com. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "David Parker, Birmingham City". Birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "Blues Reserves Receive their Trophy". Birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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