Darren Ryan (born 3 July 1972) is an English former

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Career

Ryan began his professional career with

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, as he progressed through the youth system and made four

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appearances for them from 1990 to 1992. He later had two spells with Chester City and also played for

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

and

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before drifting out of the English Football League in 1996. He has since become an established figure in Welsh football, through clubs including a successful period with professional club Barry Town and later Total Network Solutions and Newtown. He replaced his former Chester teammate

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as Newtown manager in October 2006. He remained with the club for four years, stepping down in August 2010. He joined Airbus UK as manager in March 2011 before returning to Newtown in June, but quit after just seventeen days in charge to become First Team Coach at

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. He resigned from the club on 16 January 2012 along with the rest of

Andy Preece Andrew Preece (born 27 March 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Chorley.Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 20 ...

side Airbus UK Broughton the next day. The next day he was appointed as Head Coach at Airbus UK. Ryan now works for

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training youngsters and his currently coaches the clubs under 23s.

References

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Welsh Premier profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Darren 1972 births Living people Footballers from Oswestry English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Barry Town United F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players Cardiff Grange Harlequins A.F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players English football managers The New Saints F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. managers Airbus UK Broughton F.C. managers Cymru Premier managers