Darren Powell
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For the West Indies cricketer, see Daren Powell. For the soccer coach, see Darren Powell (soccer coach).
Darren David Powell (born 10 March 1976) is an English footballer manager and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, He is the U21s head coach at Crystal Palace. During his playing career, he appeared over 250 times in the Football League and Premier League.[2] Powell was known as "a tough-tackling centre-back".[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren David Powell[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976 (age 48)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace (academy manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Hampton | ||
1998–2002 | Brentford | 128 | (6) |
2002–2005 | Crystal Palace | 55 | (2) |
2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Southampton | 43 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Derby County | 6 | (0) |
2009 | Brentford | 4 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 15 | (0) |
Total | 280 | (12) | |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Following his retirement, Powell moved to coaching and managing Hampton & Richmond Borough before taking over as an academy coach for Crystal Palace.