Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert John Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Madeley, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Aston Villa | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Derby County (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 111 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Blackpool | 67 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Norwich City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Barnsley | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 232 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | Wales | 15 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Owen "Rob" Edwards (born 25 December 1982) is an English-born retired Welsh international footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently first team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers, whom he also represented as a player.
Edwards began his career with Aston Villa, making his senior debut in the Premier League. He then moved to Midlands neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004, where he spent four seasons at Championship level. He helped both Blackpool and Norwich to promotions to the Premier League and featured regularly for Barnsley in the Championship before retiring due to injury in 2013.
Born in Madeley, Shropshire, Edwards started his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa, and worked his way up to his first-team debut on 28 December 2002, in a 1–0 home win over Middlesbrough. In January 2003, after playing in three consecutive matches at right-back he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Edwards went on to make nine appearances in total for the Villans, all during 2002–03. He was sent on loan to Crystal Palace in November 2003, where he spent one month, playing six games and scoring one goal in a 1–1 draw with Coventry City.
Edwards then joined Derby County on loan in January 2004, where he stayed until the end of the season. He scored one goal for the club against Gillingham on 17 January, and played ten games.
In May 2004, Edwards was told by then Aston Villa manager, David O'Leary, that he could leave the club.
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