Craig Short

Where is Craig Short now?

Former Premier League defender Craig Short retired from playing in 2007 after a successful spell at Sheffield United where he helped them achieve promotion back to the top-flight.

Starting his professional playing career in 1997 with Scarborough, he went onto make nearly 600 first-team appearances for seven clubs over a 20-year period and was once the most expensive defender in British football when he signed for Derby County from Notts County for £2.5 million in 1992.

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Upon retiring from playing Short returned to the sailing business on Lake Windermere that he had set up whilst still an active player but returned to football in 2008 when he joined Hungarian side Ferencvaros as player-coach. He played one game for the side before he was appointed as manager of the side but unfortunately had to leave as he didn’t have the necessary coaching badges.

In 2010 he returned to former club Notts County as manager but was sacked after only five months with his side managing only 16 points from their opening 13 games.

A year later he joined former club Derby County as head of recruitment for their academy and lead youth development phase coach but left in June 2013 when he was appointed first-team coach at Blackburn Rovers.

After two and half years in the role Short left Ewood Park when manager Gary Bowyer and his backroom team were sacked after a poor start to the 2015-16 season with only three wins.

He then returned to former club Derby County where he spent five years coaching their under-21’s and under-23’s sides before moving to Oxford United in 2020 in his current role as first-team coach.

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Craig Short: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionDefender
Appearances181
Goals7
Yellow Cards30
Red Cards4
Premier League Teams Played forBlackburn Rovers, Everton

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 25 February 2021 by Admin