Christian Edwards was born on 23 November 1975 and is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Cymru Premier side Cardiff Metropolitan University.
17 Facts About Christian Edwards
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Christian Edwards played mainly as a centre back but has played on the right of the defence.
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Christian Edwards made loan appearances for several other clubs before moving into non-league football.
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Christian Edwards represented Wales at full international and under-21 levels.
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Christian Edwards began his professional career at Swansea City after joining the club as a youth player.
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Christian Edwards made 112 appearances for Swansea before he moved to Nottingham Forest.
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In July 2006 Christian Edwards announced he would retire from professional football at the age of 30 but later went back on his decision and signed for Forest Green Rovers.
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Christian Edwards played just nine times for Forest Green before his departure.
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On 4 January 2007, it was announced that Christian Edwards had joined Welsh Premier League club Aberystwyth Town.
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In September 2009, Christian Edwards took over as caretaker manager of the side following the resignation of Brian Coyne, before moving into an assistant manager role with appointment of former Tranmere teammate Alan Morgan as the club's new permanent manager.
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In February 2011, Christian Edwards left his role at Aberystwyth after four years with the club.
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Christian Edwards served as the manager of Cardiff Metropolitan University, leading the club into the Welsh Premier League before being replaced by Wayne Allison in 2017.
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Allison stepped down later that year and Christian Edwards took up the role of manager .
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Christian Edwards has two 'B' caps and seven under-21 caps to his name.
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Christian Edwards was called up for a friendly against Argentina in February 2002, however he stayed on the bench.
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Christian Edwards has a degree from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff where he studied for a degree in sports coaching and obtained a first class degree.
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Christian Edwards subsequently completed a master's degree and completed a PhD.