Full name Gareth Owen 1989–2001 Wrexham Place of birth Chester, England Name Gareth Owen | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1971-10-21) 21 October 1971 (age 44) | ||
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Gareth Owen (born 21 October 1971) is a Welsh footballer, who played as a midfielder for various English and Welsh clubs between 1989 and 2011.
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Career
Owen spent twelve years as a professional at Wrexham, and was rewarded by a testimonial match against Manchester United in 2000 which drew a crowd of 13,000 to the Racecourse Ground. He then spent two years at Doncaster Rovers before moving to Connah's Quay Nomads. He joined Airbus UK Broughton in August 2005 as Player-Manager.
In July 2008 he moved to Rhyl on a one-year deal to play under his former assistant manager at Airbus, Allan Bickerstaff. In May 2009 he was named as the Welsh Premier League's Player of the Season. He remained at the club for three years before returning to Airbus in June 2011 as head coach.
He also works in North Wales as Football Development Officer with Flintshire County Council, where one of key roles is to develop women's football in the region.
He was appointed head coach at Airbus UK in 2011 but left the club in January 2012 when Andy Preece's management team was appointed.
International
Owen was capped by Wales at Under 21 level and 'B' international level. He was called up to the full international team in 1998 but did not play.