Place of birth Anglesey, Wales 1996–1999 Wales U18 1996–1999 Wales U16 | Years Team Name Osian Roberts | |
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Current team Wales (assistant manager) | ||
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Osian Roberts is a Welsh football coach who is assistant manager of the Welsh national team. He has been described as "the most influential man in Welsh football."
Contents
- Osian roberts trio prague jazz boat august 2013
- S4c new series byd p l droed osian roberts
- Early and personal life
- Football
- Television
- References
S4c new series byd p l droed osian roberts
Early and personal life
Roberts was born in Anglesey, and was brought up in Bodffordd on the island.
Football
Roberts was a central midfielder, and captained the Welsh Schools side. He played in North Wales for Bangor City, before moving to the United States at the age of 19 after receiving a scholarship to attend Furman University. He later played in the American Professional Soccer League for the New Mexico Chiles, where he was player-manager.
After returning to Wales, he became Anglesey’s Football Development Officer in 1991.
Roberts resigned as manager of Porthmadog to take up his position as technical director of the Welsh national team. He has also coached the Wales under-16, Wales under-18 and Wales B teams, as well as helping coach the women's under-17 team.
On 21 July 2015, Roberts was promoted to assistant manager of the Welsh national team.
Television
A documentary series about Roberts called Byd Pêl-droed Osian Roberts was shown on S4C .