Michael Carrick

English footballer and manager

Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He is best known for his 12-year playing career with Manchester United, for whom he was also captain.[3] Carrick was a central midfielder, but he was used as an emergency centre-back under Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho. His playing style was grounded in his passing ability.[4][5]

Michael Carrick
Carrick with Manchester United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Michael Carrick[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Wallsend, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Middlesbrough (head coach)
Youth career
1986–1997 Wallsend Boys Club
1997–1999 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 West Ham United 136 (6)
1999Swindon Town (loan) 6 (2)
2000Birmingham City (loan) 2 (0)
2004–2006 Tottenham Hotspur 64 (2)
2006–2018 Manchester United 316 (17)
Total 524 (27)
National team
England U18 4 (0)
2000–2003 England U21 14 (2)
2006 England B 1 (0)
2001–2015 England 34 (0)
Teams managed
2021 Manchester United (caretaker)
2022– Middlesbrough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Source:[6][7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1999–2000 Premier League 8 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 1
2000–01 Premier League 33 1 4 0 4 0 41 1
2001–02 Premier League 30 2 1 0 1 0 32 2
2002–03 Premier League 30 1 2 0 2 0 34 1
2003–04 First Division 35 1 4 0 1 0 3[b] 0 43 1
Total 136 6 11 0 8 0 1 0 3 0 159 6
Swindon Town (loan) 1999–2000 First Division 6 2 0 0 6 2
Birmingham City (loan) 1999–2000 First Division 2 0 2 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2004–05 Premier League 29 0 6 0 3 0 38 0
2005–06 Premier League 35 2 1 0 1 0 37 2
Total 64 2 7 0 4 0 75 2
Manchester United 2006–07 Premier League 33 3 7 1 0 0 12[c] 2 52 6
2007–08 Premier League 31 2 4 0 1 0 12[c] 0 1[d] 0 49 2
2008–09 Premier League 28 4 3 0 1 0 9[c] 0 2[e] 0 43 4
2009–10 Premier League 30 3 0 0 5 1 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 44 5
2010–11 Premier League 28 0 3 0 1 0 11[c] 0 1[d] 0 44 0
2011–12 Premier League 30 2 2 0 1 0 7[f] 0 1[d] 0 41 2
2012–13 Premier League 36 1 5 0 0 0 5[c] 1 46 2
2013–14 Premier League 29 1 0 0 3 0 7[c] 0 1[d] 0 40 1
2014–15 Premier League 18 1 2 0 0 0 20 1
2015–16 Premier League 28 0 5 0 1 0 8[g] 0 42 0
2016–17 Premier League 23 0 2 0 5 1 7[h] 0 1[d] 0 38 1
2017–18 Premier League 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 316 17 35 1 19 2 86 4 8 0 464 24
Career total 524 27 53 1 31 2 87 4 11 0 706 34
  1. Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in First Division play-offs
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
  7. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Source:[9][10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 2 0
2006 7 0
2007 3 0
2008 1 0
2009 5 0
2010 2 0
2011 0 0
2012 4 0
2013 5 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 0
Total 34 0

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 27 April 2024[11][12]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Manchester United (caretaker) 21 November 2021 2 December 2021 3 2 1 0 066.67
Middlesbrough 24 October 2022 present 86 43 14 29 050.00
Total 89 45 15 29 050.56

Honours

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As a player

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West Ham United U18

West Ham United

Manchester United

Individual

As a manager

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Individual

References

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