Steven Reid

Millwall

Born in Kingston upon Thames, London, Reid attended St. Agatha's Catholic Primary School and Richard Challoner School in the same outer London area. He started his career at Millwall, and made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season at the age of 17. He was part of the successful 2000–01 team that gained promotion to the English First Division. Reid gained a reputation for his strong, driving runs and phenomenal long range shooting ability, memorably scoring from 35 yards against Norwich City on the opening day of the 2001–02 season to set Millwall on their way to a 4–0 victory.

Blackburn Rovers

On 29 July 2003, Reid signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, for a fee of £2.5 million. He made his debut on 23 August as a 76th-minute substitute for Vratislav Greško, and was sent off in the 88th minute of a 2–2 draw away to Bolton Wanderers. He made 19 appearances through the 2003–04 season, though a hamstring injury would rule him out of action for three months during this time. A change of management in September 2004 saw Mark Hughes replace Graeme Souness as Blackburn boss, a move which would also signify a change for Reid. Despite playing the majority of his career as a wide midfielder, Hughes moved Reid to centre midfield for the match against Everton on 6 March 2005. Reid went on to star in a 1–0 victory for Blackburn, creating the winning goal, and has since claimed the central midfield position. Reid scored…

Reid was born in London with Jamaican heritage from his father's side of the family, and Irish heritage from his mother's side, as her father was from Ballinasloe in County Galway. Reid played for the England under-16 team before switching to the Republic of Ireland from under-21 level onwards. On 15 August 2001, Reid made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in a 2–2 friendly draw with Croatia at Lansdowne Road, in which he was substituted at half time for Steve Finnan. In his next match the following 13 February, he scored a 20-yard volley after three minutes of a 2–0 win over Russia at the same venue. Reid was a late call-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad due to Mark Kennedy's injury; Reid was driving to the airport to go on holiday to Barbados when he was called up. On 16 May, in a warm-up game, he came on as a half-time substitute for Jason McAteer and scored a consolation goal in a 2–1 loss to Nigeria. At the finals in Japan and South Korea, he made two substitute appearances in group-stage draws with Cameroon and Germany, as the Irish reached the last 16. Reid played 23 games for the Republic of Ireland and was the captain for their 16 August 2006 friendly match against the Netherlands, a 4–0 loss. He retired from international football on 13 July 2010 in order to concentrate on his club career, and said that October that he could return if Ireland needed cover in the midfield department.

On 25 June 2015, Reid was appointed in the role of first-team coach at Championship club Reading. He left on 27 July 2017, in a bid to pursue new challenges. That September, he joined Crystal Palace, in the same position that he held at Reading. Reid left the club the following August, with manager Roy Hodgson indicating that Reid had cited personal issues and wished to take time away from football. He then briefly coached at AFC Wimbledon, leaving in December 2018. On 18 April 2019, he was appointed to assist caretaker manager Jimmy Shan at West Bromwich Albion. He worked for West Brom until the end of the 2018–19 season, before joining Steve Clarke's backroom staff at the Scotland national team in May 2019. Reid left the position with Scotland in August 2021, after becoming a first team coach with Nottingham Forest. On 16 September 2021, Reid was appointed interim manager of the club, following the dismissal of Chris Hughton. Two days later in his only game, he led the club to their first win of the season, 2–0 at Huddersfield Town. In October 2022, Reid revealed that he had left his job as Nottingham Forest assistant manager in order to begin studying to qualify as a counsellor. In July 2023, Nottingham Forest announced that Reid had returned to the club, returning to his role as a first team coach. He left again in September 2024.

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