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Steve Darby

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Steve Darby
Personal information
Full name Stephen David Darby
Date of birth (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 70)
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 (assistant)
2009 Thailand U23
2011 Mohun Bagan
2014 Kelantan
2014 Mumbai City (assistant)
2015–2016 Laos

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]

Managerial career

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Bahrain

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Darby started his football manager career in 1978 where his first coaching role is with the Bahrain national team.

Australia

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Darby relocated to Australia and by 1981 he was director of soccer coaching in Tasmania.[2] In March 1987 he joined the ACT Academy of Soccer;[3] he later became director of soccer coaching for Australian Capital Territory's teams. In February 1989, he was appointed coach of the women's Australia B (Gold team) for the Oceania Cup held in Brisbane in March.[4] His team defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 in their first game.[5] They drew 0–0 against Australia A (Green team), but lost against both Chinese Taipei (0–4) and New Zealand (0-2).[6] Australia B finished equal third with Australia A – their playoff game was washed out and abandoned.[6] By August Darby was the Australia's Female Socceroos' coach.[7] He was arguing for "total freedom of choice in the selection of my immediate staff" and a contract system for players.[7]

Sydney Olympic

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In 1995, Darby was appointed by Australian semi-professional club Sydney Olympic as the club manager.

Johor FA

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In 1998, Darby was appointed as the Malaysian club manager at Johor FA.

Vietnam women

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In January 2001, Darby was appointed by the Vietnam women national team as their head coach.

Home United

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In September 2002, S.League club Home United hired Darby as their manager. In his time at the club, he steered Home United to win the cup double in 2003 which is the 2003 S.League and the 2003 Singapore Cup. Darby also steered them to win the 2005 Singapore Cup.

Perak FA

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On 8 November 2005, Darby then moved to Malaysia again but this time to signed with Perak FA.

Thailand

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On 17 July 2008, Darby was appointed as the assistant coach under Peter Reid for the Thailand national team while Darby was also appointed as Thailand U23 head coach.

Mohun Bagan

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On 19 July 2011, Darby was appointed at Indian club Mohun Bagan as their manager however his reign fell short as he was sacked on 15 October.

Kelantan

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In January 2014, Darby returned to Malaysia to signed with Kelantan as the club manager.

Mumbai City

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In July 2014, Darby reunited with Peter Reid as his assistant at Indian Super League club Mumbai City where he coached Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg, who were by then approaching retirement.[8]

Laos

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In May 2015, Darby was approached by Laos as the team head coach where it became his third national team stint that he coached.

Personal life

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Darby married Australian soccer player, Anissa Tann, in November 1994.[9] The couple were divorced before March 2003.[10]

Honours

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As Manager

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Home United

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References

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  1. ^ "Darby: I never set targets!". 247Sports.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Soccer: Top league sides might have to face the Devils". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 16, 778. 3 September 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Under 20s get it all together". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 778. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Women's team prepares". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 477. 3 February 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Cooke, Graham (27 March 1989). "Gold team carries Australia's hopes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 528. p. 20. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b Garin, Erik; Morrison, Neil; Tanaka (28 May 2015). "Women's Oceania Cup 1989". rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b Cooke, Graham (4 August 1989). "New attitude, new status". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 658. p. 14. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Anissa Tann-Darby". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Cockerill, Michael (19 March 2003). "Top Matilda Tests Positive to Steroids". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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