Graeme Dell

Graeme Dell (April 8, 1964-) was employed as The Football Association's National Futsal Coach and has been in that position since The FA started their Futsal programme in 2003 when he lead the first ever England Futsal team in the 2004 UEFA Futsal Championships. He since stepped down on March 25 2008cite news
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Early life and education

He was born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire on 08 April 1964. Dell was educated at The Chalfonts County Secondary School.

Career

At the age of 21yrs and 4 months he remains the youngest coach to be awarded The FA Full Coaching Licence. Since that time his reputation has grown as both a football and more latterly a futsal coach.

His coaching experience across all levels of the game followed a short playing spell at Watford F.C. as a youngster and then on the non-league circuit.

He has held the post of Youth, Reserve and First team coach at Wycombe Wanderers F.C. as well as Chief 1st X1 Scout and Centre of Excellence Director at Queens Park Rangers F.C. under the guidance of Don Howe. He has coached abroad on various assignments for several National Federations. In the early 1990's Dell worked as a regional coach for The FA as part of their Centres of Excellence Programme where he was involved in the player review and selection process for each years intake of The FA National School at Lilleshall, eventually becoming part of Technical Director Keith Blunt's Final assessment staff.

Amongst the coaches he has worked for include Sir Bobby Robson, Roy Hodgson, Don Howe, Les Reed and England's most successful youth team Coach to date Ted Powell.

In 2001 he was selected by the British Olympic Association as their representative at the National Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece.

He has coached the British Universities (BUSA) National Football team at seven FISU World University Games (Universiade) in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2007 and two FISU World University Futsal Championships in 2005 & 2007. In 2007 he was awarded an honorary Life Membership of the British Universities Sports Association for over 20 years contribution to student sport.

His expertise as a progressive, innovative coach and player educator is broadly recognised throughout football having coached in over 300 international fixtures. He is one of Britain’s most experienced international coaches across all sports. Media reports suggest he is a no nonsense, focused and disciplined coach receiving wide acclaim from players and coaches alike.

Dell's experience as a coach is matched by his his expertise as an administrator which was also recognised when he was chosen to work with team England at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002 and in the Team England Holding Camp in Melbourne in 2006.

Although less widely reported, Dell is a self-made businessman who has amassed a reputation within commerce from his highly successful business background where he is recognised as an astute tactician, logical and meticulous thinker who harbours a passion for design and architecture.

In 2005 he was awarded an honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society for Manufactures and Arts (RSA).

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