Colin Bell (footballer, born 1961)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sand (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1987 | VfL Hamm | ||
| 1987–1989 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 40 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1996 | TuS Koblenz | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2000 | VfL Hamm | ||
| 2000–2001 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2001–2005 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | ||
| 2005 | Preußen Münster | ||
| 2006–2011 | TuS Koblenz (Youth coach) | ||
| 2008–2010 | TuS Koblenz (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bad Neuenahr (women) | ||
| 2013–2015 | 1. FFC Frankfurt (women) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Avaldsnes IL (women) | ||
| 2016– | Sand | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Colin Bell (born 5 August 1961) is an English football manager and former footballer, who currently manages Sand.
Playing career
Bell began his career at Leicester City, but did not break into the first team, and left for Germany aged 20. Bell played for VfL Hamm and 1. FSV Mainz 05, featuring in the 2. Bundesliga for the latter.
Coaching career
Bell retired to take up coaching in 1989. He managed TuS Koblenz for seven years, before joining the coaching staff at 1. FC Köln in 1996. In 1999 he took on his most high-profile role to date, managing Dynamo Dresden, but was not successful – the team failed to qualify for the restructured Regionalliga, and dropped to the Oberliga (level four) for the first time. He was sacked before the end of the season. After spells managing SV Waldhof Mannheim, 1. FSV Mainz 05's reserve team, and SC Preußen Münster, he worked at TuS Koblenz as assistant manager and youth coach.
In 2011, he signed for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in Germany's Women's Bundesliga.[1] Two seasons later, Bell became the manager of 1. FFC Frankfurt.[2] The team won the Frauen DFB Pokal in 2014 and the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2015.[3][4]
In December 2015, he left 1. FFC Frankfurt to coach Avaldsnes IL.[5]
In July 2016, he returned to Germany to coach Sand.[6]
References
- ↑ Juchem, Markus (6 April 2011). "Colin Bell neuer Trainer beim SC 07 Bad Neuenahr" (in German). womensoccer.de. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ "Colin Bell neuer Trainer beim 1. FFC Frankfurt" (in German). Sportal. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Aloia, Andrew (26 March 2015). "Colin Bell: From Leicester City to Frankfurt women's head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Juchem, Markus (14 May 2015). "Frankfurt's Colin Bell: My coaching philosophy". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (1 December 2015). "Equalizer Soccer – Bell leaves UWCL holders Frankfurt for Avaldsnes". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ Walsh, Jonathan (12 July 2016). "Colin Bell becomes new SC Sand head coach". Vavel. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- Colin Bell at fsv05.de (German)
- Colin Bell profile at Fussballdaten