Neil Critchley (born 18 October 1978) is an English football coach who is currently the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
He has previously managed Liverpool under-18s (standing in for Jürgen Klopp for two of Liverpool's cup fixtures in the 2019–2020 season), and guided Blackpool to promotion, via the playoffs, from League One to the Championship in 2020–21, his first full season in charge of the club. After a short stint as assistant head coach to Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa in 2022, he was appointed head coach of Queens Park Rangers. After signing a three-year contract, he was sacked after two months, having won one game from his first twelve. He returned to Blackpool in May 2023, but was sacked the following August.
As of 2020, he was one of sixteen coaches worldwide to have obtained UEFA's elite badge.
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1999-2000 |
2013-2017 Coach |
2017-2020 Manager |
2020-2022 Manager |
2022-2023 Manager |
2023-2024 Manager |