Stephen David Darby (born 15 January 1955) is an English football coach and former player. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.[1]

Steve Darby
Personal information
Full name Stephen David Darby
Date of birth (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Managerial career
Years Team
1978–1979 Bahrain
1995–1998 Sydney Olympic
1998–2000 Johor
2001–2002 Vietnam Women
2002–2005 Home United
2005–2008 Perak
2008 Thailand
2009 Thailand U23
2011 Mohun Bagan
2014 Kelantan
2014 Mumbai City
2015–2016 Laos

Career edit

Darby was appointed as Kelantan FC's coach. This was the third Malaysian team that he coached, after Johor and Perak. He became the assistant coach of Mumbai City FC in 2014 in the inaugural Indian Super League. At Mumbai, he coached Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg, who were by then approaching retirement.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Darby: I never set targets!". 247Sports.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ Murray, Trevor (17 August 2015). "Interview with ex-Mumbai City coach Steve Darby: Nicolas Anelka gives 100 percent every time". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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