Geraint Williams

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Geraint Williams
Personal information
Full name	David Geraint Williams
Date of birth	January 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) (age 46)
Place of birth	Cwmbran, Wales
Height	5ft 8inches
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colchester United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1985 1985-1992 1992-1998 1998-2000	Bristol Rovers Derby County Ipswich Town Colchester United	141 0(8) 277 0(9) 217 0(3) 039 0(0)
National team
1988-1996	Wales	013 0(0)
Teams managed
2003 2006-	Colchester United (caretaker) Colchester United
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

David Geraint Williams (born 5 January 1962 in Cwmbran) is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales.

Amongst the clubs he played for were Bristol Rovers, Derby County, Ipswich Town and finally Colchester United. Geraint played in centre midfield and was considered a steady, defensive midfielder. When he retired from playing he stayed at Layer Road to become assistant manager in 2000. In July 2006, Geraint took charge of the U's, replacing out going manager Phil Parkinson.

Colchester were among most people's favourites to be relegated from the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season, as they had the smallest ground, fan base and resources in the division - it was also their first season in the second tier of the English league. After a slow start, they entered a run of consistent good form and were in the challenge for a playoff place. They finished 10th in the Championship - above more favoured sides such as Crystal Palace, Leicester City and most notably the relegated Leeds United.

He had managed Colchester on a four-week caretaker basis during the 2002-03 season.

He is a big fan of another championship team, Cardiff City.

[edit] Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Colchester United		January 29, 2003	February 25, 2003	5	2	0	3	40.00
Colchester United		July 28, 2006	Present	43	18	17	8	41.86

[edit] External links

• Geraint Williams management career stats at Soccerbase
• Pride of Anglia webpage for Geraint Williams
• Championship Manager of the Month for September 2006

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