Colwyn Roger Rowe (born 22 March 1956) is an English

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coach and former professional player.

Career

Playing career

Rowe began his professional career in 1973 with

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, before signing with

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in 1975.

Coaching career

After retiring as a professional player, Rowe began work as a professional football coach, and has coached in numerous countries around the world. He began his career as manager of several semi-professional teams in England, such as Lowestoft Town, Ipswich Wanderers, Woodbridge Town, and Heybridge Swifts. Rowe was responsible for setting up the PASE scheme a football academy for aspiring footballers to train full-time alongside education with Ioswich Wanderers and also Woodbridge Town. In 2004 Rowe ran a FA course for coaches from war-torn Iraq. In 2005, he helped to set up the youth programme of the Jordan national side. He became the manager of the Botswana national team in August 2006, before leaving in June 2008. In June 2008 he became the Technical Director & Football Manager of the

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youth section. He became manager of

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in February 2011, leaving that role in April 2012.

Personal life

Rowe is married and has two sons, Jonathan and

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References

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