Chris Casper
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Christopher Martin Casper (born 28 April 1975) is an English football manager and former player who is the academy manager at Premier League side Burnley. As a player he was a defender who played in the Premier League for Manchester United and in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth, Swindon Town and Reading. An injury forced him to retire from playing in 2000 at the age of 24. Casper proceeded into management and took charge of Team Bath in 2002 before moving to Football League Two club Bury for three years. At the time, he was the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system. However, a run of poor form in 2008 led to his departure from Bury. Casper then took backroom jobs at Bradford City and Grimsby Town, before joining the Premier League as a club support manager.
Career
- 1975Born
- 1992Joined England national under-18 association football team
- 1993Joined Manchester United F.C.
- 1995Joined England national under-21 association football team
- 1996Joined AFC Bournemouth
- 1997Joined Swindon Town F.C.
- 1998Joined Reading F.C.
- 1998Joined Reading F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Burnley
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football