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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Bell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-08-05)5 August 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | China U-20 women (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1987 | VfL Hamm | ||
| 1987–1989 | Mainz 05 | 40 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1996 | TuS Koblenz | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2000 | VfL Hamm | ||
| 2000–2001 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2001–2005 | Mainz 05 II | ||
| 2005 | Preußen Münster | ||
| 2006–2011 | TuS Koblenz (youth coach) | ||
| 2008–2010 | TuS Koblenz (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | ||
| 2013–2015 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||
| 2015–2016 | Avaldsnes IL | ||
| 2016–2017 | SC Sand | ||
| 2017–2019 | Republic of Ireland women | ||
| 2019 | Huddersfield Town (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2024 | South Korea women | ||
| 2024 | Aberdeen F.C. Women | ||
| 2024– | China U-20 women | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin Bell (born 5 August 1961) is an Englishfootball manager and former player, who is managing theChina U-20 women. He previously coached theSouth Korea women's national team when he led the team to the 2022 Women's Asian Cup where his team finished runner ups toChina. He earned reputation when he won the2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League with1. FFC Frankfurt.
Colin is originally from Leicestershire and has 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
Bell began his career atLeicester City, but did not break into the first team and left for Germany aged 20. Bell played forVfL Hamm and1. FSV Mainz 05, featuring in the2. Bundesliga for the latter.
Bell retired to take up coaching in 1989. He managedTuS Koblenz for seven years, before joining the coaching staff of1. FC Köln in 1996. In 1999, he took on his most high-profile role to date, managingDynamo Dresden, but was not successful – the team failed to qualify for the restructuredRegionalliga, and dropped to theOberliga (level four) for the first time. He was sacked before the end of the season. After spells managingSV Waldhof Mannheim,1. FSV Mainz 05's reserve team, andSC Preußen Münster, he worked at TuS Koblenz as assistant manager and youth coach.
In 2011, he signed forSC 07 Bad Neuenahr in Germany'sWomen's Bundesliga.[2] Two seasons later, Bell became the manager of1. FFC Frankfurt.[3] The team won theFrauen DFB Pokal in2014 and theUEFA Women's Champions League in2015.[4][5]
In December 2015, he left 1. FFC Frankfurt to coachAvaldsnes IL.[6]
In July 2016, he returned to Germany to coachSand.[7]
On 8 February 2017, Colin Bell was appointed the Senior International Manager of theRepublic of Ireland, replacingSue Ronan. He took up his new position from 13 February 2017.[8]
On 29 June 2019, he was appointed as the Assistant Head Coach atEFL Championship clubHuddersfield Town.[9]
On 18 October 2019, he was appointed as the manager of theSouth Korea women's national team, with a contract to run up to and including the2022 Women's Asian Cup. He became the first ever manager to guide South Korea to the final of a Women's Asian Cup, guiding South Korea to the final of the 2022 edition, where South Korea finished runners-up after losing toChina.
as of September 2024, he is managing theAberdeen F.C. Women
On 8 October 2024, Bell was appointed as the manager of theChina women's national under-20 football team.[10]
1. FFC Frankfurt
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