Steve Darby

Steve Darby

Infobox Football biography
playername = Steve Darby


fullname = Steven David Darby
nickname = Darbs
dateofbirth = 1955
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Perak FA (manager)
position = Goalkeeper
years =
clubs = Liverpool
Tranmere Rovers
caps(goals) =
manageryears =
1995–1998
1998–2000
2002–2005
2005–
managerclubs = Bahrain
Sydney Olympic
Johor FA
Home United FC
Perak FA

Steven David Darby, better known as Steve Darby, is an English football manager currently coaching Perak FA, a team playing in the Malaysia Super League. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.

Playing career

Darby started out as a goalkeeper for Liverpool's youth team, but never made it into the first team and subsequently ended up on Tranmere Rovers' books, before playing for teams in the United States and Australia.

Coaching career

Darby obtained his UEFA A Licence in 1979. He became an official FIFA Instructor for the Oceania region in 1981 and was National Development Manager for the Australian Soccer Federation between 1990-1995.

He then moved on to coach Sydney Olympic, but left in 1998 to coach Johor FA, where he enjoyed a successful spell, winning Malaysia FA Cup. He left the club in 2001 to take charge of the Vietnamese women's football team, whom he led to a gold medal in the SEA Games.

After that, he was appointed youth team coach for Sheffield Wednesday under Terry Yorath, but remained there only for a season before taking over the reigns at Singapore's Home United FC. In his four year tenure as Home United boss, Darby led them to a league and cup double in 2003 and also a semi-final spot in the AFC Cup in 2004.

At the end of his Home United FC contract, Darby was heavily linked to the vacant India manager's post. However, he did not take up that job, choosing instead to join Perak FA despite having offers from two other Malaysian clubs and a Vietnamese club.

He led Perak FA to a second in the league last toughing 2006-07 season and has likely to guided Perak FA to a successful championship challenging position for the this season.

Trivia

* Holds a Bachelor (Hons) in Physical Education from the University of Leeds
* Speaks Arabic, French, Vietnamese and a little Malay
* Still makes occasional appearances as an ESPN Star Sports pundit despite coaching Perak FA, a team based roughly 500 kilometers north of ESPN's Singapore studios.

External links

* http://www.yob4ever.com/v2/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=21
* http://www.espnstar.com/studio/studio_coldetail_1464322.html


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