Christopher James Bolder (born 19 August 1982) is an English former professional

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and the manager of

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side

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. Bolder was a

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in career that lasted from 2001 until 2017, although he only played professionally in

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for

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

between 2001 and 2004, having initially come through the youth ranks at

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

. Following his release from Grimsby, Bolder moved into Non-League football and turned out for

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and

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as well as notably spending seven seasons over two spells with

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

. He later played for

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where in his final two seasons he also acted as assistant manager. He returned to North Ferriby as manager but after the club was liquidated he took over as manager of the Ferriby's

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in 2019.

Playing career

Grimsby Town

Bolder and brother

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were part of the junior setup at

, and both left the club at a young age to pursue career's in the higher divisions. Chris left Hull in the summer of 2001, to sign a professional contract with

, who at the time were several divisions higher than Hull. He made the move to

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with fellow City youngster

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, and the pair slotted into the club's reserve squad. Bolder failed to make an appearance in his first season with The Mariners, and did not make his debut until nearly 18 months later playing against his brothers team

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in a 3–1 victory on

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2002. He went on to make a handful of appearances that season but was unable to help Grimsby in there relegation battle, and they dropped down into the

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. He was to make only seven showings the following season and was released in May 2004 following another relegation.

Non-league

Bolder first joined

following his release from The Mariners. He went on to spend seven seasons in total with

over two spells which were separated with a season at

in 2008. He later joined

Personal life

Bolder is the younger brother of fellow footballer

Adam Bolder Adam Peter Bolder (born 25 October 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for North Ferriby. He played in the Football League for Hull City, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Brad ...

Coaching career

In December 2015, Bolder was appointed assistant manager of

under Steve Kittrick, still registered as a player. In April 2017, he retired as player after collapsing during a game due to breathing difficulties. He continued at the club in his role as assistant manager. On 28 November 2017, Bolder left his position as assistant manager of

to become manager of

. He was sacked in October 2018 after a period with bad results. In January 2019, he returned to

as assistant manager, once again under Steve Kittrick. The duo was sacked for the second time on 16 March 2019. On 6 May 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of

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under Kittrick again, but Bolder left after only one week to return to

as their new manager for the 2019/20 season.Chris Bolder named first manager of North Ferriby FC
nonleaguedaily.com, 14 May 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolder, Chris 1982 births Living people Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English footballers Hull City A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Ossett Town F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Association football midfielders