Paul Nevin

Football player and manager (born 1969)

Paul Nevin

Nevin in 2016

Personal information
Full name|  Paul Richard Nevin[1]
Date of birth|  (1969-06-23) 23 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth|  Lewisham, England
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Stoke City (assistant manager)
Youth career
|  Shrewsbury Town
College career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  University of Evansville|  |
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Shrewsbury Town|  |
1991–1992|  Carlisle United|  8|  (0)
1992–1994|  Yeovil Town|  35|  (3)
Managerial career
2006|  New Zealand Knights
2007–2012|  Aspire Academy Qatar
2020–2023|  West Ham (assistant)
2021–2024|  England (assistant)
2023–2024|  Strasbourg (assistant)
2024–2025|  England U20 (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Richard Nevin (born 23 June 1969) is a football coach and former player. He is currently interim head coach of England U20s and assistant manager at Stoke City.[2]

## Playing career

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Nevin began his playing career at Shrewsbury Town, before playing college soccer whilst studying at the University of Evansville in the United States.[1][3] In 1991, Nevin returned to England, making eight Football League appearances for Carlisle United, as the club finished bottom of the Football League.[4] Following his spell at Carlisle, Nevin joined Yeovil Town for two seasons, making 48 appearances in all competitions,[5][6] before retiring from football at the age of 24, due to injury.[7]

## Coaching career

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Nevin began his coaching career at Fulham in the United Kingdom, where he spent eight years in several roles, including academy and reserve team manager. He then accepted an invitation to improve the fortunes of the struggling New Zealand Knights, who competed in the Australian Hyundai A League. Nevin was appointed as manager following the departure of former coach John Adshead at the completion of the 2005–06 A-League season.[8]

Following his tenure in New Zealand, Nevin then took up a position at Aspire Academy in Qatar in 2007. He was responsible for developing players for Qatar's junior and senior national teams, while also being involved in coach development. Nevin has coached in Africa, China and Brazil, and was also a regular guest presenter on the Al Jazeera Sports Channel.

Following a successful five years in the Middle East, Nevin returned to the Premier League as head of coaching at Norwich City. This spell at the club also saw him promoted to the role of First Team Coach. In 2014, Nevin was approached by the Premier League to become head of academy coach development, a role that saw Nevin work with all the Premier League and Category One clubs, and support each of them with their Coach Development programmes. Nevin has also worked with the FA as a coach with the youth national teams.[9]

In October 2018, Nevin was temporarily appointed to Gareth Southgate's England national team coaching staff as part of the FA's BAME coaching initiative across all national teams.[10] Nevin remained with the Three Lions through to their third-place finish at the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.

In February 2020, Nevin was appointed as first team coach at West Ham United.[11]

On 31 August 2021, it was confirmed that Nevin had returned to the England coaching staff alongside his West Ham duties.[12]

Nevin left West Ham in July 2023 to join Strasbourg.[13]

On 23 August 2024, Nevin was placed in charge of England U20s on an interim basis.[2] Nevin joined Stoke City on 1 January 2025 as assistant manager to Mark Robins.[14]

## Honours

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England

* UEFA Nations League third place: 2019[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Paul Nevin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
2. ^ a b "Ashley Cole to assist Lee Carsley during his time as England interim manager". 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
3. ^ "Paul Nevin ready for an 'immense' experience with the England squad in November". The Football Association. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
4. ^ "Former Carlisle United player joins Gareth Southgate's England coaching team". News & Star. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
5. ^ "Paul Nevin". ytfc.digital. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
6. ^ "Yeovil Town: Paul Nevin Profile". Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website). Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
7. ^ "New West Ham coach Paul Nevin outlines role in setup". Evening Standard. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
8. ^ "Knights, Nevin part company". A-League official website. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.[permanent dead link‍]
9. ^ "Nevin accepts sanction and moves on". New Zealand Knights official website. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
10. ^ "PAUL NEVIN, TERRY CONNOR AND SOL CAMPBELL TO SUPPORT ENGLAND TEAMS". The FA. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
11. ^ "West Ham appoint Kevin Nolan and Paul Nevin as first-team coaches". BBC Sport. 6 February 2020.
12. ^ "Nevin rejoins England staff". 31 August 2021 - via EnglandFootball.com.
13. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (6 July 2023). "David Moyes loses second West Ham assistant as Paul Nevin departs". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
14. ^ "Robins appointed Manager of the Potters". Stoke City. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
15. ^ "Nations League: England beat Switzerland 6-5 on penalties after 0–0 draw". BBC Sport. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

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* Nevin (2006)
* Simmonds (a.i.) (2006)
* Herbert (a.i.) (2006–07)

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