Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren David Powell[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 March 1976||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace (under-21s manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Hampton | ||
1998–2002 | Brentford | 128 | (6) |
2002–2005 | Crystal Palace | 55 | (2) |
2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Southampton | 43 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Derby County | 6 | (0) |
2009 | Brentford | 4 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 15 | (0) |
Total | 280 | (12) | |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Darren David Powell (born 10 March 1976) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently the Under-21s head coach at Crystal Palace. During his playing career, he appeared over 250 times in the Football League and Premier League.[2] Powell was known as "a tough-tackling centre-back".[3]
Following his retirement, Powell moved to coaching and managing Hampton & Richmond Borough before taking over as an academy coach for Crystal Palace.