Lee Kevin Carsley was born on 28 February 1974 and is a former professional footballer who is head coach of England U21.
35 Facts About Lee Carsley
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Lee Carsley held youth roles with Coventry City, Brentford, Manchester City and Birmingham City and served each club as interim manager of the first team.
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Lee Carsley joined the England youth setup as a specialist coach in 2015, before being appointed head coach of England U20 in 2020 and then being promoted to England U21 in 2021.
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Lee Carsley made 30 appearances during his first season in the top-flight as the club consolidated its position with a 12th-place finish.
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Lee Carsley remained at Pride Park until March 1999 and departed Derby having made 166 appearances and scored five goals for the club.
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Lee Carsley made 55 appearances and scored 13 goals during just over 18 months at Ewood Park.
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Lee Carsley recalled in 2013 that he enjoyed working under Brian Kidd and living in the town.
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In December 2004, Lee Carsley scored the winner in the 200th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool, a strike which won him Everton's Goal of the Season award.
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Lee Carsley continued to perform well and Everton finished 4th, gaining entry to the third qualifying stage of the Champions League.
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Lee Carsley was fit to resume pre-season training but strained medial ligaments in a pre-season friendly away to Fenerbahce in late July 2005.
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Lee Carsley turned down the offer of a new contract and departed Goodison Park at the end of the season, after making 199 appearances and scoring 13 goals during just over six years with Everton.
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Lee Carsley signed for hometown Championship club Birmingham City in May 2008.
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Lee Carsley made 44 appearances and scored two goals to help the Blues to a second-place finish and promotion straight back to the Premier League.
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Lee Carsley won the Players' and Junior Blues' Player of the Season awards.
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Lee Carsley departed St Andrew's at the end of the campaign and made 53 appearances and scored three goals during his time with the Blues.
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Lee Carsley returned to former club Coventry City, then in the Championship, in July 2010, signing a one-year contract.
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Lee Carsley was appointed club captain by manager Aidy Boothroyd.
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On 7 April 2004, Lee Carsley declared that he would take a break from international football in order to focus on his family and winning his place back in the Everton team.
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In September 2005, Lee Carsley announced that "as soon as I am playing again, I will be straight on the phone saying I want to be considered for the Ireland squad".
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From that point on, Lee Carsley was a regular in Steve Staunton's selections, though Ireland failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
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Lee Carsley worked on his coaching badges while a player at Everton and in July 2011, Lee Carsley was appointed coach of Coventry City's U18 team.
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Lee Carsley led them to runners-up spot in the Premier Academy League and was promoted to coach the Development Squad and assist with the club's first team in May 2012.
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In July 2013, Lee Carsley joined League One club Sheffield United as "Assistant Manager-Technical", working alongside his former Everton teammate David Weir, who had taken charge of the Bramall Lane club a month earlier.
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In September 2015, Lee Carsley began coaching the England U19 team under his former Coventry City manager Aidy Boothroyd.
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In 2016, Lee Carsley was revealed to be a full-time "out of possession" coach for all the England teams between U15 and U21 level.
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On 29 August 2017, it was announced that Lee Carsley had been named as the England U21 team's part-time specialist national coach.
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On 29 August 2016, Lee Carsley was appointed as Manchester City U18 manager in August 2016.
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Later that season, Lee Carsley took sole caretaker charge when Robins left the club on 14 February 2013, until Steven Pressley's appointment on 8 March.
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Lee Carsley was appointed Development Squad manager at Championship club Brentford in mid-October 2014, replacing Jon De Souza.
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On 28 September 2015, Lee Carsley was promoted to head coach of the first team following the departure of Marinus Dijkhuizen, with his former Derby County and Coventry City teammate Paul Williams promoted from logistics manager to assistant head coach.
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On 23 June 2017, Lee Carsley returned to Birmingham City to take over the role of Head Professional Development Coach.
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Lee Carsley followed Cotterill out of the club after Cotterill's sacking in March 2018.
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In September 2020, Lee Carsley was announced as head coach of England U20.
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On 27 July 2021, Lee Carsley was appointed head coach of England U21.
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Lee Carsley grew up in Sheldon in east Birmingham and attended Cockshut Hill Secondary School in nearby Yardley.