Inside England manager Lee Carsley's family life including wife Louisa and three Children

Carsley will manage his first game for England this weekend against Ireland.

By: irishmirror.ie

Sep 04 2024
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It is a homecoming of sorts for Lee Carsley when he takes to the Aviva Stadium sideline as England take on Ireland in the UEFA Nations League.

Long tipped to take over from Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager, Carsley is now acting as interim manager for the England Senior Football team.

Having enjoyed plenty of success with the Three Lions at underage, Carsley managed the side to an Under-21 European Championship last year.

Following Gareth Southgate's departure, Carsley has been drafted in as manager for the England Senior team on an interim basis.

He gets his tenure underway against Ireland this Saturday, with the former midfielder lining out for the Boys in Green 40 times during his playing days.

Here is everything you need to know about Carsley.

Where is he from and what age is Lee Carsley?

Lee Carsley is 50-years-old and was born in Birmingham on 28 February 1974.

Wife and family life

Carsley is managed to wife Louisa and the pair have three children together. One of their children, Connor, lives with Down's Syndrome and ex-footballer Lee has done plenty of fundraising for Down's Syndrome charities over the years.

"When you’re affected by something like Down’s syndrome you want to do more. Luckily enough I can auction a pair of football boots and get money pretty quickly," Carsley said back in 2008.

“If I didn’t have a son with Down’s, would I be raising money for it? Probably not. A lot of the lads here do fundraising for cancer because I’m sure it has hit some of their families.

“Before we had Connor we lived in a bubble. We didn’t have money problems and I was not worrying about whether we could afford to eat or book nice holidays. So yes, it was a life changing experience.

“You realise there is a whole world out there which doesn’t revolve around big houses or fast cars.”

Professional Career and playing for Ireland

Carsley had a well-respected professional career that saw him play for five clubs. Coming through the youth ranks, Carsley spent the first five seasons of his professional career with Derby County, lining out 166 times for the side and established himself as a Premier League regular.

The midfielder had spells with Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City before settling in Everton, where he spent seven seasons and played nearly 200 games.

Carsley rounded off his club career with spells at Birmingham City and Coventry before hanging up the boots in 2011.

With his mother hailing from Co. Cork, Carsley qualified to play for Ireland and made his debut back in 1997 and was part of the 2002 World Cup squad under Mick McCarthy.

He played his final game for the Boys in Green in 2008 against Brazil.

Ireland links

Carsley appeared to be the leading candidate to replace Stephen Kenny in the Ireland hot seat but has revealed that conversations remained informal with the FAI.

Speaking at his unveiling as English manager he said: "It was quite an informal conversation.

"It wasn’t that I was offered the job or wanted the job or turned the job down or anything like that.

“It was far from that. It was quite an informal conversation.It was after the Under-21 Euros and so it was at a point where similar to anyone who wants a meeting or a catch-up I try to be as accommodating as I can.

“At the start of my career, someone’s advice was that if someone wants to meet you, make sure you go and meet them and pay them that respect. So I was really aware going into the conversation that I’ve got a really good job and I’m supported where I am.

“So it went no further and it was literally quite an informal conversation. A quick coffee and that was it.”

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