Tony Walmsley

Tony Walmsley is an Australian football coach currently working as Technical Director and Head Coach for A-League side Central Coast Mariners.

Career

Walmsley has previously served as Academy Director for the Manchester United Youth Development Programme in Oceania.[1] He was then appointed the manager of Central Coast Mariners youth team for three seasons, where his team never finished outside the top two and won the A-League National Youth League in the 2011–12 season.[2] In September 2012 he became the Head of Academy Recruitment for English League One side Sheffield United's youth team.[3][4]

Walmsley was appointed as Technical Director of the Mariners on 19 February 2015 [5] and caretaker head coach of the Mariners from 6 March, 2015.

On 15 April 2015 Walmsley was announced as Mariners permanent Technical Director/Head Coach for the 2015-16 Season.[6]

References

  1. "Tony Walmsley to join Sheffield United". footballaustralia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. "Walmsley to leave Central Coast for Sheffield United". tribalfootball.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. "Cautious Danny Wilson playing safe with Blades kids". The Sheffield Star. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. "Academy make key appointments". Sheffield United FC Official Web Site. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. "Mariners enter stage one of restructure". [Football Federation Australia]]. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. "CLUB STATEMENT: Tony Walmsley appointed as Head Coach". Retrieved 2015-04-14.

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