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Neil Critchley
English football manager (born 1978)
Neil Critchley
Neil Critchley (born 18 October 1978) is an English football manager and former player who is assistant coach of Premier League club Ipswich Town. He played one match in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, then of the First Division. Critchley has previously managed Liverpool under-18s, standing in for Jürgen Klopp for two of Liverpool's cup fixtures in the 2019–20 season. He guided Blackpool to promotion, via the playoffs, from League One to the Championship in 2020–21, his first full season in charge of the club. After a short stint as assistant head coach to Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa in 2022, Critchley was appointed head coach of Queens Park Rangers. He was sacked after two months, having won one game from his first twelve. Critchley returned to Blackpool in May 2023, but was sacked the following August. As of 2020, he is one of sixteen coaches worldwide to have obtained UEFA's elite badge.
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