Playing position Name Steve Galloway | Years Team Role Football player Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth Hannover, West Germany | ||
Steve Galloway (born 13 February 1963) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant manager of Umeå FC.
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As a player, Galloway played professionally in England, Scotland and Sweden.
Playing career
Born in Hannover, West Germany, Galloway played in English non-league football at Sutton United, before moving into the Football League with Crystal Palace in 1984. He spent two seasons with Palace – which included a loan spell at Cambridge United – before joining non-league Maidstone United in 1986. He was brought to the Umeå-based club Tegs SK for the 1987 season in Sweden. His goalscoring ability earned him a contract with Djurgårdens IF – where he stayed for two seasons which included a loan spell in Scotland with St Mirren. In 1990, he returned to Umeå to help local club Umeå FC rise in the Swedish football league.
Coaching career
Galloway has coached Umeå FC, and coached Djurgårdens IF as assistant to Andrée Jeglertz in the 2009 season.
In 2010, he became head coach for Umeå Södra.
After football
Steve filmed two seasons of the hit Swedish show Gladiatorerna as the Timekeeper. Galloway currently lives in Umeå in Sweden, and owns a sport store called Fotbollskliniken and three restaurants.