Chris Powell

Christopher George Robin Powell MBE is an English football coach and former player who is currently the assistant coach at Sheffield Wednesday As a left back Powell played for Southend United Derby County Charlton Athletic West Ham United Watford and Leicester City He also made five appearances for the England national team With Charlton he had three spells as a player over eight seasons and in the 19992000 season was part of the squad that won the First Division to be promoted to the Premier League After finishing his playing career at Leicester in 2010 Powell became first team coach He then returned to Charlton Athletic as manager In the 201112 season Charlton were promoted to the Championship as League One champions in Powells first full season as a manager He has also managed Huddersfield Town from 2014 to 2015 He was assistant manager at Derby County from 2016 to 2017 including a spell as caretaker manager He then managed Southend United from January 2018 to March 2019 Powell served as chairman of the Professional Footballers Association from November 2005 until he retired In October 2009 Powell was named as one of 50 ambassadors for Englands 2018 World Cup bid