James Shan (born 28 October 1978) is an English football coach who is the Under-18 Head Coach at the Aston Villa Academy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordesley Green, England[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa (U18 Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Paget Rangers | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2018 | West Bromwich Albion (U23 manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | West Bromwich Albion (first team coach) | ||
| 2019 | West Bromwich Albion (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kidderminster Harriers (interim manager) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Solihull Moors | ||
| 2021–2022 | Rochdale (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2024– | Aston Villa (U18 Head Coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editShan spent a three-month period in the youth set-up at Walsall at the age of 15. Following his spell at Walsall, Shan dropped down into non-league as a youth player, attending trials at Torquay United and Sheffield Wednesday.[2] Shan also played for local club Paget Rangers.[3]
Coaching career
editShan was a part of the coaching staff at childhood club Birmingham City, coaching various age groups in the club's academy set-up.[1]
In 2006, Shan joined the coaching staff of West Bromwich Albion, working with the club's under-7s age group.[4] He later worked as manager of the under-18, under-21 and under-23 sides,[5][6] before joining the first-team coaching staff at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4][7][8] In March 2019 he was appointed caretaker manager following the sacking of Darren Moore,[9] leading the club to a 3–0 victory against Swansea City in his first game in charge.[10] In April 2019 it was announced that Shan would remain as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]
On 28 June 2019, Shan left West Bromwich Albion following Slaven Bilić's appointment as head coach.[12]
On 6 December 2019, Shan was appointed as the interim manager of Kidderminster Harriers in the National League North,[13] leaving on 11 February 2020.[14] The following day he was announced as new manager of Solihull Moors of the National League.[15] He was linked with a move to Sheffield Wednesday following their appointment of Darren Moore,[16] and a day later he was relieved of his duties with Solihull Moors.[17]
He was appointed assistant manager of Rochdale in July 2021.[18] He left the club in August 2022.[19]
On 30 September 2022 it was announced by Darren Moore that Shan had joined Sheffield Wednesday as a member of their technical team.[20] He left Sheffield Wednesday on 19 June 2023, with manager Darren Moore and the rest of his backroom staff.[21]
On 21 September 2023, he re-united with Moore once again as part of the new coaching staff at Championship side Huddersfield Town.[22]
In March 2024, Shan joined Swindon Town as assistant first-team coach.[23]
On 12 July 2024, Shan joined Aston Villa Academy as the Under-18 Head Coach.[24]
Personal life
editAs of March 2019 Shan has three sons.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 9 March 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion (caretaker) | 9 March 2019 | 28 June 2019 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.33 | [25] |
| Kidderminster Harriers (interim) | 6 December 2019 | 11 February 2020 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27.27 | [26] |
| Solihull Moors | 12 February 2020 | 10 March 2021 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 37.50 | [27] |
| Career total | 55 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 40.00 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "West Brom coach Jimmy Shan looking for bragging rights over family and friends at St Andrew's". Express & Star. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "A catch-up with... Jimmy Shan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Paget Rangers F.C. [@PagetRangers] (13 March 2019). "Congratulations to ex-Paget player Jimmy Shan for his first win as caretaker manager of @wba" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "James Shan - First-Team Coach - Coaching Staff - West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Suart, Paul (24 November 2015). "Continuity the key for West Brom U21s, says boss James Shan". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "West Brom U23 boss James Shan welcomes senior players' input - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "James Shan ready for pressures of first team coaching at West Brom". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Matt (14 May 2018). "'Gutted' James Shan hails incredible West Brom caretaker Darren Moore". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Wilson, Matt (13 March 2019). "West Brom v Swansea preview: Proud moment for proud father James Shan". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Stone, Simon (14 March 2019). "West Brom manager: James Shan set to remain as caretaker boss for Saturday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion: Jimmy Shan to stay in charge for rest of season". BBC Sport. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Shan: West Brom part company with first-team coach after Slaven Bilic arrival". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Shan appointed". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Maher, Matt. "Jimmy Shan leaves Kidderminster Harriers". www.expressandstar.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Shan: Solihull Moors appoint former West Brom coach as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Crann, Joe. "Reports suggest Adam Reach rival interest and potential new coach for Sheffield Wednesday". www.thestar.co.uk.
- ^ "Club Statement: Jimmy Shan & Richard Beale". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Jimmy Shan Appointed As Assistant Manager". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Match Report | Swindon Town 3-0 Rochdale". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday bring in new face as former West Bromwich Albion man comes on board". www.thestar.co.uk/.
- ^ "Club statement". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Huddersfield appoint former Sheff Wed boss Moore". BBC Sport. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Jimmy Shan joins as Assistant Head Coach". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Villa appoint James Shan as Under-18 Head Coach". Aston Villa Football Club. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "2018–19 West Bromwich Albion Fixtures & Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Kidderminster Harriers FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Solihull Moors FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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