Gary Rowett, England football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Gary Rowett is an English professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leicester City.

Gary grew up on the Isle of Wight. His father served as governor of Camp Hill prison, bringing the family to the Island during Gary’s youth. He attended Solent Middle School before moving on to Cowes High School, where his footballing talent quickly stood out. He played for Gurnard Youth.

As a player, he was a defender, and played in the Premier League for Everton, Derby County, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic. He also played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Blackpool, Birmingham City and Burton Albion. His professional career ended in 2004, through a knee injury.

In May 2009, he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Peschisolido at Burton, and took over as manager in 2012. He was appointed manager of Birmingham City in October 2014 and served until December 2016. He became Derby County manager in March 2017, and joined Stoke City in May 2018. After failing to mount a promotion challenge, he was dismissed in January 2019. He was appointed manager of Millwall in October 2019, before leaving by mutual consent four years later. He rejoined Birmingham City in March 2024 as interim manager until the end of the season. In December 2024, he joined Oxford United but was dismissed a year later in December 2025.