Colwyn Rowe
English footballer and coach
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Colwyn Roger Rowe (born 22 March 1956) is an English football coach and former professional player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colwyn Roger Rowe | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Colchester United | 12 | (2) |
| 1975–1976 | Chelmsford City | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Lowestoft Town | |||
| 1980 | Ipswich Wanderers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Woodbridge Town | ||
| 2004 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
| 2004–2006 | Jordan U17 | ||
| 2006–2008 | Botswana | ||
| 2008 | Al Ahly Youth | ||
| 2011–2012 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Rowe began his professional career in 1973 with Colchester United,[1] before signing with Chelmsford City in 1975.
Coaching career
After retiring as a professional player, Rowe began work as a professional football coach. He was a manager of several semi-professional teams in England, including Lowestoft Town, Ipswich Wanderers, Woodbridge Town, and Heybridge Swifts.[2] Rowe was responsible for setting up the PASE scheme, a football academy for aspiring footballers to train full-time alongside education with Ipswich Wanderers and also Woodbridge Town.[3] In 2004 Rowe ran a FA course for coaches from war-torn Iraq.[4] In 2005, he helped to set up the youth programme of the Jordan national side.[5] He became the manager of the Botswana national team in August 2006,[6] before leaving in June 2008.[7][8] In June 2008 he became the technical director and football manager of the Al Ahly youth section.[8]
He was manager of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from February 2011 to April 2012.[9]
