1. Jody Steven Morris was born on 22 December 1978 and is an English professional football coach and former player.
22 Facts About Jody Morris
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Jody Morris was most recently the head coach of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
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Jody Morris won several trophies at Chelsea, including the UEFA Super Cup in 1998 and FA Cup in 2000.
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Jody Morris was then named assistant manager to Frank Lampard at Derby County in 2018 and Chelsea in 2019.
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Jody Morris came through the youth ranks at Chelsea, alongside his close friend John Terry.
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Jody Morris was briefly made captain of the club by manager Gianluca Vialli.
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Jody Morris never regained his position as a first team regular at Chelsea, finding himself behind players, such as Roberto Di Matteo, Dennis Wise, Didier Deschamps and Emmanuel Petit.
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Jody Morris was offered a new five-year contract with Chelsea in 2003, but chose to turn it down.
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Jody Morris joined Leeds United instead, but made only 12 appearances for the club.
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Jody Morris signed a new one-year deal in June 2006, with the club having an additional one-year option.
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Jody Morris then had a brief trial period at Charlton Athletic, and trained with League Two side Brentford, in a bid to earn himself a contract at the West London club.
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Jody Morris scored a goal on his debut against Dundee.
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Jody Morris played in the club's Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Rangers in April 2008 but was one of two Saints players to miss in the penalty shoot-out.
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Jody Morris was part of the title-winning team that in May 2009 gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League after a seven-year absence.
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Jody Morris signed a new contract with Saints in October 2009, while Derek McInnes praised his influence on the squad.
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Jody Morris signed a one-year contract with Bristol City in June 2012, reuniting him with Derek McInnes.
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Jody Morris had his contract terminated with Bristol City on 31 January 2013 having only made four league appearances for the club.
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In May 2018, Jody Morris became assistant to former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard at Derby County.
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Jody Morris returned to Chelsea in July 2019 as part of the first-team coaching staff following the appointment of Lampard as head coach.
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On 31 January 2023, Jody Morris was appointed manager of Swindon Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Jody Morris grew up in Hammersmith, London, a mile-and-a-half away from Chelsea's Stamford Bridge.
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In 2006, Jody Morris drove down a one-way street the wrong way while three times over the drink-drive limit.