Where is Richard Shaw now?
Former Crystal Palace and Coventry City defender Richard Shaw retired from playing in 2008 after spending two years playing at Millwall.
Starting his professional career with The Eagles in 1987 he went onto make over 700 first team appearances for just four clubs experiencing two relegations and a promotion with Palace as well as their Player of the Year award in 1995. He also won this award during his time playing for Coventry and Millwall.
Upon retiring from playing, Shaw returned to Milwall in a coaching role before joining Coventry City as the club’s assistant manager in 2012.
When manager Andy Thorn was sacked after a poor start to the 2012-13 season, Shaw was appointed as caretaker manager until the club found a replacement but left when new manager Mark Robins brought in his own backroom staff.
In February 2014 he joined former club Crystal Palace as head coach of their under-16’s academy team where he spent two and a half years before moving up the age groups to work as a coach for the under-23’s team.
He left Palace in October 2019 and spent a year in the United States as director of football of Winter Park Academy before returning to England where he is currently assistant coach of the Watford under-23’s team.
Shaw also coached the Canada men’s national side in the summer of 2023 when they competed in the CONCACAF Nation’s League Finals.
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Richard Shaw: Premier League Statistics
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Defender |
| Appearances | 253 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 17 |
| Red Cards | 1 |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Coventry City, Crystal Palace |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 22 September 2023 by Admin