Les Reed (football manager)

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Les Reed
Reed in August 2017
Personal information
Full name Leslie Arnold Reed
Date of birth (1952-12-12) 12 December 1952 (age 71)[1]
Place of birth Wapping, London, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–19?? Cambridge United 0 (0)
19??–19?? Watford 0 (0)
19??–19?? Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
Teams managed
2006 Charlton Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leslie Arnold Reed (born 12 December 1952) is an English football coach. He is the technical director of the Football Association (FA) since February 2019.[2] He formerly served as technical director of the FA between 2002 and 2004. He was the manager of Charlton Athletic between 14 November and 24 December 2006. From April 2010 and November 2018, Reed was Head of Football Development and the Vice-Chairman of Football at Southampton.[3]

Reed was born in Wapping, London. He was signed as a player for the clubs Cambridge United, Watford and Wycombe Wanderers but never played. He played as a centre forward.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Manager profile: Les Reed". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "Les Reed appointed as FA technical director". The Football Association. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Southampton: Vice-chairman Les Reed leaves the club". BBC Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. McKenzie, Andrew (14 November 2006). "Who is Les Reed?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

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