Adam Owen

Adam Owen Ph.D (born 5 September 1980 in Wrexham) is a Welsh football coach. Owen currently works for Lechia Gdańsk, Poland as Director of Performance & Assistant Manager working alongside manager and Polish football legend Piotr Nowak. Owen attained a doctorate in Sport Science through Lyon.1 University (Claude Bernard) in France, having previously completed his M.Phil degree in Sport & Exercise Science. Owen has produced many contemporary research publications & book chapters becoming a leading researcher in the area of 'Football Science'. Owen also holds the UEFA Professional Coaching Licence.

As a player Owen started at then English League One club Wrexham having been signed by Brian Flynn. Upon leaving his hometown club as a player, he started coaching in their Academy programme. After obtaining a BSc (HONS) degree in Sport & Exercise Science from Glyndwr University (formerly NEWI) and the UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence, Owen continued his playing career in the League of Wales with Newtown, Airbus UK Broughton F.C. and Connahs Quay Nomads. During the 2001/2002 season Owen represented the Welsh University team in the British University Games playing against England & Scotland.

During the 2003/2004 season Owen moved to Celtic as a coach for the Under-17 & Under-19 teams. After a year at Parkhead he progressed to working with the reserve team squad whilst playing in the Scottish Third Division for East Stirlingshire.

Owen then left his position at Celtic F.C to undertake a first team role at Sheffield Wednesday to firstly work under Paul Sturrock, and later Brian Laws as Head of Physical Performance within the English Championship.

During the March 2007, he then moved back to Scotland to join the management team at Rangers F.C working with Walter Smith, Ally McCoist and Kenny McDowall. Whilst working at Rangers F.C, Owen completed the UEFA Professional Coaching Diploma, becoming one of the youngest to do so. Owen had been described as a key member of the back room staff at Rangers F.C with his coaching & training methods receiving positive exposure as the club performed well through the Champions League campaigns resulting in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. In addition to club football, Owen continues to work at International level for the senior men's Welsh National Football team and was part of the successful Euro 2016 campaign as they reached the semi-final stage, having worked under Brian Flynn, Gary Speed & currently Chris Coleman.

Owen left Rangers F.C to join Sheffield United in June 2013, taking the post of "Head of Performance", working alongside manager David Weir. Owen played a leading part in the development of the Professional football scholarship known as the 'Wrexham Glyndwr Football Academy' (GWFA), the first of its kind in the UK. The scholarship concept had been initiated between Wrexham F.C & Glyndwr University.

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Owen joined historical Swiss club Servette based in Geneva, Switzerland as Assistant Manager & Head of Performance where he remained for the duration of his 3 year contract. Upon leaving Servette F.C. Owen moved in June 2017 to take his new position at Ekstraclasa club side Lechia Gdańsk.