Chris Ramsey (footballer)

Chris Ramsey
MBE
Personal information
Full name Christopher Leroy Ramsey[1]
Date of birth (1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Queens Park Rangers
(Technical Director)
Youth career
1978–1980 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 (0)
1984–1987 Swindon Town 100 (5)
1987–1988 Southend United 13 (0)
1988–1991 Naxxar Lions
1991–1992 Cocoa Expos
Total 143 (5)
Managerial career
1998–2000 England U20
2001–2004 Charleston Battery
2015 Queens Park Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Leroy Ramsey MBE (born 28 April 1962) is a former professional footballer who is currently technical director at Queens Park Rangers. He played as a defender, most often as a right back, for Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Southend United, Naxxar Lions and Cocoa Expos. Ramsey coached for Tottenham Hotspur working with their academy and was appointed as first team coach where he assisted Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand. He was placed in temporary charge of Queens Park Rangers, in February 2015 following the resignation of manager, Harry Redknapp. After being temporary coach of Queens Park Rangers and following their relegation to the Championship, Ramsey was named head coach on a permanent basis in May 2015. He is nicknamed "Rambo".[1]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to football and diversity in sport.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile". www.swindon-town.fc.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B20.
  4. ^ "Honours for Olivia Colman and Bear Grylls". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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