Osian Roberts
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Anglesey, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Wales (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bangor City | |||
| Furman University | |||
| New Mexico Chiles | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| New Mexico Chiles | |||
| 1996–1999 | Wales U16 | ||
| 1996–1999 | Wales U18 | ||
| 1999 | Wales B | ||
| 1999–2007 | Porthmadog | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Osian Roberts is a Welsh football coach who is assistant manager of the Welsh national team. He has been described as "the most influential man in Welsh football."
Roberts was born in Anglesey, and was brought up in Bodffordd on the island.
Roberts was a central midfielder, and captained the Welsh Schools side. He played in North Wales for Bangor City, before moving to the United States at the age of 19 after receiving a scholarship to attend Furman University. He later played in the American Professional Soccer League for the New Mexico Chiles, where he was player-manager.
After returning to Wales, he became Anglesey’s Football Development Officer in 1991.
Roberts resigned as manager of Porthmadog to take up his position as technical director of the Welsh national team. He has also coached the Wales under-16, Wales under-18 and Wales B teams, as well as helping coach the women's under-17 team.
On 21 July 2015, Roberts was promoted to assistant manager of the Welsh national team.
A documentary series about Roberts called Byd Pêl-droed Osian Roberts was shown on S4C .
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