David Parker (football manager)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current team
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Birmingham City Ladies | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2007 | Chicago Fire (Youth) | ||
| 2008–2009 | New York Red Bulls (Youth) | ||
| 2009–2016 | Birmingham City Ladies (Centre of Excellence) | ||
| 2010–2016 | Birmingham City Ladies Reserves | ||
| 2011–2016 | Birmingham City Ladies | ||
David Parker (born 27 April 1984) is an English football manager. He was the manager of Birmingham City Ladies in the FA Women's Super League from 2011 to 2016. Aged 26 he became the youngest manager in English football and one of the youngest ever to hold the FA – UEFA A Licence.
By the age of 21 Parker had completed his UEFA B Licence and published two articles on the football industry; his first explored the motivational techniques of Brian Clough, (2005), "A Report on the Motivational Theories of Brian Clough (1935–2004)", and the second a report investigating football finances, (2005), "Human Resource Accounting in Football Clubs: Comparative Study of Accounting Practices". These articles were completed during his time at university where he completed his degree at Birmingham University, achieving a First Class Double Honours Degree in Business and Finance. After returning from a spell coaching in the MLS, he took up a position with Amisco (Prozone) as the Head Performance Analyst (where he currently combines his role with Birmingham City Ladies). Through this role he works in association with some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League.
At the start of the 2011 FA WSL season, Parker was appointed as the Manager after a successful 2010–11 season with the Reserve team, where he led them to the FA Premier League Reserves League Title in his first season in charge.
In 2011 Birmingham City Ladies came close to winning the FAWSL at the first attempt, leading for most of the campaign before being overhauled by Arsenal on the penultimate day of the season. They also reached the Continental Cup Final but once again found Arsenal in the way at Burton Albion F.C. The season was notable for the goalscoring exploits of Rachel Williams who finished as leading scorer as well as winning the FA Players' Player of the Year Award. Due to the 2nd-place finish in the 2011 FA WSL Birmingham City Ladies qualified for a place in the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 for the first time in their history.
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