Craig Shakespeare
Craig Robert Shakespeare (born 26 October 1963) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently assistant manager of Leicester City.
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Shakespeare with Leicester City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Craig Robert Shakespeare | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1989 | Walsall | 284 | (45) |
| 1989–1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | West Bromwich Albion | 112 | (12) |
| 1993–1997 | Grimsby Town | 106 | (10) |
| 1997–1998 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Telford United | 1 | (1) |
| 2000 | Hednesford Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 525 | (68) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | West Bromwich Albion (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Leicester City (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hull City (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2017 | Leicester City (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Leicester City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Watford (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aston Villa (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Norwich City (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Leicester City (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A midfielder, he began his playing career with Walsall, where he made over 350 appearances. After a brief spell with Sheffield Wednesday, he also made over 100 appearances for both West Bromwich Albion and Grimsby Town. He also played for Scunthorpe United before finishing his career in non-league football with Telford United and Hednesford Town.
As a coach, Shakespeare has previously worked at West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City and Hull City. He was briefly caretaker manager at West Brom in 2006 and took a similar role at Leicester in February 2017 before he was appointed manager in March. He was appointed permanent manager of Leicester City on 8 June 2017 after signing a 3-year deal. He has since served as assistant manager for Everton, Watford, Aston Villa and the England national team.