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Colwyn Rowe

Colwyn Rowe
Personal information
Full name Colwyn Roger Rowe
Date of birth (1956-03-22) 22 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Position(s) 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

Colwyn Roger Rowe (born 22 March 1956) is an English football coach and former professional player.

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]

Personal life

Rowe is married and has two sons, Jonathan and James.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Colchester United:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Rowe's the Man for Woodbridge". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 May 2003. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ King, Elvin (22 November 2002). "Whitton can set the PASE thanks to Rowe". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "United for development". The Football Association. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Where are they now: Colwyn Rowe". BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Rowe is new Botswana coach". BBC. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  7. ^ Tshepho Bogosing (4 June 2008). "Botswana sack coach Rowe". BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  8. ^ a b King, Elvin (6 July 2008). "Rowe leaves Botswana coaching post". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ Soccerway profile
  10. ^ Henderson, Mel (10 October 2006). "Coach Colwyn is the toast of Botswana". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.


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