Stephen David Darby was born on 15 January 1955 and is an English football coach and former player.
12 Facts About Steve Darby
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Steve Darby is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.
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Steve Darby started his football manager career in 1978 where his first coaching role is with the Bahrain national team.
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In 1995, Steve Darby was appointed by Australian semi-professional club Sydney Olympic as the club manager.
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In 1998, Steve Darby was appointed as the Malaysian club manager at Johor FA.
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In January 2001, Steve Darby was appointed by the Vietnam women national team as their head coach.
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On 8 November 2005, Steve Darby then moved to Malaysia again but this time to signed with Perak FA.
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On 17 July 2008, Steve Darby was appointed as the assistant coach under Peter Reid for the Thailand national team while Steve Darby was appointed as Thailand U23 head coach.
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On 19 July 2011, Steve Darby was appointed at Indian club Mohun Bagan as their manager however his reign fell short as he was sacked on 15 October.
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In January 2014, Steve Darby returned to Malaysia to signed with Kelantan as the club manager.
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In July 2014, Steve Darby reunited with Peter Reid as his assistant at Indian Super League club Mumbai City where he coached Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg, who were by then approaching retirement.
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In May 2015, Steve Darby was approached by Laos as the team head coach where it became his third national team stint that he coached.