Gregor Rioch was born on 24 June 1975 and is an English football coach and former player.
12 Facts About Gregor Rioch
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Gregor Rioch's father is former Scotland International and Arsenal FC manager Bruce Rioch.
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Gregor Rioch moved to Peterborough United in 1995, before joining Hull City a year later and becoming the club captain at the age of 22.
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Gregor Rioch played 19 games for Shrewsbury Town that got promotion from the Conference back into the Football League via the play-offs.
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Gregor Rioch returned to Northwich Victoria for a second spell in March 2003, this time on loan.
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Gregor Rioch took the final game of the season as a caretaker manager following the sacking of Shaun Teale.
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Gregor Rioch finished an 11-year playing career with a short spell with Leigh RMI before going into management abroad.
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Scotland selected Gregor Rioch for one of their youth sides, but he was ineligible to play for the national team because neither Greg nor his parents were born in Scotland, even though his father had captained Scotland.
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Gregor Rioch obtained a UEFA A licence coach at the age of 23 and became the holder of the UEFA Pro Licence coaching award in July 2011.
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Gregor Rioch spent two years as the youngest manager in Denmark at the age of 29 before returning to England in 2006 to coach Manchester City's under-17s, then their reserves.
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On 10 December 2013, it was announced that Gregor Rioch had joined Wigan Athletic as the club's new Academy Manager, and would be responsible for the club's young players between the ages of 9 and 21 years of age.
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On 11 August 2023 it was announced that Gregor Rioch had been appointed as Sporting Director at Wigan Athletic, acting as the strategic lead for recruitment and all the club's football departments.