Brian Eastick

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Brian Eastick is head coach of the England under-19 football team.

As a young player at Crystal Palace, Eastick was capped at England under-18 level.^[1] He has been involved in coaching for more than 30 years, working at Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Charlton Athletic,^[2] before spending five months as manager of Newport County in the 1987–88 season. He then took the post of assistant manager of Leyton Orient.^[3] before working at Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra and Sheffield United.^[2] Between 1988 and 1995 Eastick worked part-time at the Football Association's National School at Lilleshall before leaving to take up a role as assistant to Bryan Hamilton in managing the Northern Ireland side between 1995 and 1998.^[1]

Eastick spent seven years at Birmingham City, brought in by manager Trevor Francis to develop the youth system from scratch,^[4][5] before spending two years as academy manager and head coach of Newcastle United during Sir Bobby Robson's reign.^[2]

In May 2005 he was appointed assistant to Don Givens as manager of the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.^[6] In August the same year, Eastick was appointed a national coach with the FA and took responsibility for the England under-18 side.^[7] When Martin Hunter stepped down in June 2006 to take up a role as first-team coach with Norwich City,^[8] Eastick stepped up to take charge of the under-19s.^[7]

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