Who is Liam Rosenior ex-Hull City manager, bio, age, height, parents, dad, wife, salary and stats

Who is Liam Rosenior ex-Hull City manager, bio, age, height, parents, dad, wife, salary and stats

EFL Championship side Hull City have decided to sack their manager, Liam Rosenior, find out more about him along with his parents and wife

Following the sacking, Rosenoir has become a hot free agent, particularly for clubs looking to secure a new top manager.

Who is Liam Rosenior ex-Hull City manager, bio, age, height, parents, dad, wife, salary and career stats

Ironically, Rosenior was nominated for Championship manager of the season this year, alongside Kieran McKenna and Daniel Farke.

Liam Rosenior bio

Liam James Rosenior is an English football manager and former player who was born on July 9, 1984, in Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom. He is the son of fellow manager and former player Leroy Rosenior and most recently served as the head coach of EFL Championship club Hull City. During his time as a player, Rosenior played as a full-back as well as a winger. Liam Rosenior recently got fired from his position as head coach after he failed to lead the play-off positions.

Rosenior is of Sierra Leonean descent through his father, Leroy Rosenior, who was an international footballer for Sierra Leone. Liam is married to Erika with whom he has a child.

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Liam had signed a 3 year, $3,120,000 contract with Brighton & Hove Albion, including an average annual salary of $1,040,000.

Age and height

Liam Rosenior is currently 39 years old and stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m).

Player career

Liam Rosenior started out his football journey as a player, spending his time in the Bristol City youth academy from 2001–2002. He played as a midfielder and made his senior debut for Bristol City before joining Fulham in November 2003. He then made his Premiership debut for Fulham on December 13, during a 1-1 home draw with Manchester United.

After initially signing a four-year extension with Fulham in July 2006, he left the club the following year for Reading. He made his debut for Reading during a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland on September 15, 2007. Two years later, on September 2, 2009, Liam Rosenior joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of 2009–10 season.

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The following season, he joined Hull City on October 29, 2010, through a short-term agreement lasting till January 1, 2011. After making his debut the following day, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Hull. By the end of the 2014–15 season, Hull City had released Liam Rosenior and five other players, and he ended up signing for Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-year deal. Rosenior eventually retired from playing on July 30, 2018.

During his time as a player, Liam Rosenior played for the England national football team. He first got a call up to the England U21 squad in March 2005 and made his debut the same month. After making several more appearances for the squad, Rosenior got to join the Under-21 Championship and made seven appearances for the England U21 team.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from playing, Liam Rosenior stayed at Brighton, as the assistant coach with Brighton’s under-23 team. He also simultaneously worked as a pundit on Sky Sports. He eventually secured a new role at Derby County as specialist first team coach to Phillip Cocu July 20, 2019.

Just two years later, he was appointed as the assistant manager of the club, with Wayne Rooney as manager. After Rooney resigned on June 24, 2022, Rosenior took over as interim manager till September 21, 2022. Later that year, on November 3, 2022, Hull City appointed Rosenior as their head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He has since served the club before his eventual sacking.

Liam Rosenior managerial statistics

Given below is Liam Rosenior’s managerial statistics:

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Team From To P W D L Win %
Derby County (interim manager) 24 June 2022 22 September 2022 12 7 2 3 58.33
Hull City 3 November 2022 Present 51 17 20 14 33.33
Total 63 24 22 17 38.10    

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