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

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who coached for

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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 a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

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 Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. Having been founded as Hurst in 1892, they folded in 1892, before being reformed in 1909. ...

, 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 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 mid-19th cen ...

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 River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...

. 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
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