Christopher Robert Brown (born 21 February 1992) is an English former professional

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who coached for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

as the club's Youth Development Phase as the Lead Coach from Under 13s to Under 16s, then progressing within the club to their Professional Development Phase Lead Coach (Youth Team Manager). Brown managed the Under 18s coach for seven years. Brown is now working with

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

within their academy. He will be working at the Championship club, who are Category 2 status, with the Under 15 and Under 16 teams.

Career

Brown made his debut on 1 September 2009, for

in their 2–1 home defeat to

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in the

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, replacing

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in the 85th minute as a substitute. In August 2010, Brown was loaned to

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side Ashton United, before being loaned out again to Hyde in March 2011. He signed for

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...

in June 2011 and left the club in September 2013 by mutual consent. In October, he joined

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

. In November 2013, he joined Rochdale Academy staff as the club's Youth Development Lead Coach, after working part-time in the club younger age groups. After spending three years in the role, Rochdale appointed him Youth Team Manager (May 2016).

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Profile
at rochdaleafc.co.uk * Living people 1992 births English men's footballers Rochdale A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players Rochdale A.F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders Footballers from Stockport {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub