Bradley Neil Carnell (born 21 January 1977) is a South African football coach and former footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently the coach of Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
 Carnell with Karlsruher SC in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley Neil Carnell | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southern Suburbs | |||
| Robertsham Callies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Wits University | 59 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | VfB Stuttgart | 82 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Karlsruher SC | 93 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hansa Rostock II | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Supersport United | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 303 | (19) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–1994 | South Africa U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–2010 | South Africa | 42 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2021 | New York Red Bulls (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | New York Red Bulls (interim) | ||
| 2022–2024 | St. Louis City | ||
| 2024- | Canada (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2010 | |||
Early career
editBorn in Johannesburg, Carnell attended Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg. The old Parktown boy played for Southern Suburbs and Robertsham Callies juniors as a goalkeeper and he was later converted to a defender. He was regularly selected to play at district levels being coached by former Southampton, Hereford United and Cheltenham Town winger and former Wits University manager Terry Paine.[1]
Playing career
editCarnell made his professional debut at the age of 16 in 1993 playing for Wits University. He played for Kaizer Chiefs (1997–98), VfB Stuttgart (1998–2003) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (2003–05). His greatest success came at Stuttgart where he helped win the league silver in 2003. He was selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
According to media reports, he was involved in an on-field altercation with a fellow player (goalkeeper Markus Miller) during a German league match in Frankfurt during September 2007.[2]
In July 2009 he moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock. On 13 July 2010, he signed for SuperSport United F.C.[3]
He announced his retirement from football on 27 August 2011.
Coaching
editOn 28 March 2017, Carnell was announced as the new assistant coach of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. On 5 September 2020, a day after the firing of Chris Armas, he was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 regular season.
On 5 January 2022, Carnell was announced as the first head coach of St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer.[4] On July 1, 2024, Carnell was fired by St. Louis City SC amid a disappointing second season.[5]
Carnell was named an assistant coach for Canada men's national soccer team for its September 2024 International Series in the United States, which featured friendlies against Mexico and the United States.[6]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 29 June 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| New York Red Bulls (interim) | 5 September 2020[7] | 19 November 2020[8] | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 42.86 |
| St Louis City SC | 5 January 2022 | 1 July 2024[9] | 62 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 35.48 |
| Total | 76 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 36.84 | ||
Honours
editVfB Stuttgart
References
edit- ^ "Bio / Offering". bradleycarnell.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Prügel-Skandal!" (in German). Bild. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ^ "United sign new players". Supersport United. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Bradley Carnell to be first head coach of St. Louis City SC". St. Louis CITY SC. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "St. Louis MLS team fires coach Bradley Carnell in 2nd season". AP News. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's International Series in USA". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Vazzano, Andrew (5 September 2020). "Bradley Carnell Named Interim Head Coach". New York Red Bulls FC. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Bradley Carnell Shares Message After Move to Assistant Coach". New York Red Bulls FC. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Parts Ways With Head Coach Bradley Carnell". St. Louis CITY SC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Stuttgart 1–1 Auxerre (Aggregate: 3 – 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Stuttgart 2–0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 – 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
edit- Bradley Carnell at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Official website
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