Jed Davies

Jed Davies
Personal information
Full name Jed Cynan Davies
Date of birth (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Teams managed
Years Team
2013-2014 Oxford University A.F.C (Head Coach)
2016- Ottawa Fury FC (Assistant Coach)

Jed Davies (born 6 January 1988) is a Welsh[1] professional football coach, who works for Ottawa Fury as a first team assistant coach.

Coaching career

Clubs and National Teams

Davies worked at Oxford University A.F.C[2][3] alongside Mickey Lewis and Jon Collins from 2013 to 2014 before going on to work with Magnus Pehrsson, Manager of the Estonia national football team from 2015.[4][5][6][7]

On 9 August 2016, Davies was hired by Ottawa Fury F.C. alongside Bruce Grobbelaar and Martin Nash as a first team assistant coach, working under head coach Paul Dalglish.[8]

Coach Education

He was one of the company founders of Inspire Football Coach Education UK, a coach education company that has featured the likes of Dick Bate, Raymond Verheijen, FC Barcelona's Albert Capellas, Brian Ashton and many other reputable presenters.[9]

Davies himself has presented for a number of clubs and coach education companies and events such as the World Football Academy Expert Meeting, owned by Dutch coach Raymond Verheijen. Verheijen (former Wales Assistant Manager) referred to Davies as one of the "next generation" of coaches who he appreciated as an educator of football tactics.[10]

Published Books

In 2013 Davies published Coaching the Tiki-Taka Style of Play,[11] a book positively reviewed by Eddie Howe among many others.[12] Eddie Howe commented how the book was one of "Inspiration, different ideas and new angles that can make you better" during his Soccer AM interview on Sky Sports.

The Philosophy of Football: In Shadows of Marcelo Bielsa[13] was published in 2016. The book included insights from Mark Sampson, Chris Davies and those close to the working methods of Marcelo Bielsa.[14]

Personal life

Davies has a BA(Hons) degree from University of the West of England where he studied Architecture from 2009-2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Youth Spotted By Soccer Coach". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Profiles OUAFC". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Goal.com". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "JustKickinitPod.com". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ottawa Fury Announce New Coach". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Football Soccer Camps". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "ThisisAnfield.com". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ottawa Fury Announce New Coach". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Inspire Coach Education". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Raymond Verheijen on Jed Davies". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Coaching the Tiki-Taka Style of Play. Soccer Tutor. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eddie Howe reading Coaching The Tiki-Taka Style of Play by Jed Davies". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  13. ↑ The Philosophy of Football: In Shadows of Marcelo Bielsa. RocketBird LNDN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  14. ↑ BluePrintforFootball.com. BluePrintforFootball. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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