James Rowberry
Welsh football coach and manager
James Rowberry (born 26 April 1985) is a Welsh football manager and former player who is assistant manager of EFL Championship side Stoke City.
He began his coaching career at an early age, and at 29 years old became one of the youngest people to ever gain the UEFA Pro Licence. Rowberry was previously manager of Newport County, having been a youth coach at Newport and Cardiff City, where he was made first-team coach in 2014.
Coaching career
Rowberry played youth football with Bristol City and Newport County, who he joined aged 16. His father Stephen played for Newport in the 1990s, and fellow Welsh manager Tony Pulis is a distant relative of Rowberry. He retired as a player aged 21, choosing to concentrate on his coaching career. He grew up a small distance from Rodney Parade, Newport's current stadium, and was the mascot of Newport aged five. Rowberry gained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2014 aged 29, making him one of the youngest people to complete the highest qualification badges in Europe. Upon gaining his badges, he was described as "one of the brightest young coaches coming through" by Football Association of Wales technical director Osian Roberts.
He joined Newport in 2009, working with the first team and development team, before moving to Cardiff City in 2013 to work with the club's academy.
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