Steve Morrow
Irish footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Joseph Morrow (born 2 July 1970) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and manager. He was The Football Association's head of player selection and talent strategy until 2023.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Joseph Morrow | ||
Date of birth | (1970-07-02) 2 July 1970 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1987 | Bangor | ||
1987–1988 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1997 | Arsenal | 62 | (1) |
1991 | → Reading (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1991 | → Watford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1991 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1992 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1997 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 1 | (1) |
1997–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 91 | (1) |
2001 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Dallas Burn | 41 | (3) |
Total | 228 | (6) | |
International career | |||
1990–1999 | Northern Ireland | 39 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Dallas Burn (assistant) | ||
2005–2006 | FC Dallas (assistant) | ||
2006–2008 | FC Dallas | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2007 |
As a player he played most of his career at left back but he has played in three Cup-finals as a midfield marker, from 1988 until 2003, playing in the Premier League for Arsenal and in Major League Soccer for Dallas Burn. He also played in the Football League for Reading, Watford, Barnet, Queens Park Rangers and Peterborough United. He received 39 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once. He moved into management with FC Dallas and went on to work in a number of key technical roles back at Arsenal across a 12-year period.