Nick Montgomery
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Nicholas Anthony Montgomery (born 28 October 1981) is a football coach and former player, who is head coach of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Anthony Montgomery | ||
Date of birth | (1981-10-28) 28 October 1981 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Sheffield United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2012 | Sheffield United | 349 | (9) |
2012 | → Millwall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | 113 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | (3) |
Total | 494 | (15) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Scotland Futures | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
2023– | Hibernian | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A defensive midfielder, Montgomery spent the majority of his career with Sheffield United, making 398 appearances across twelve seasons. Towards the end of his time in England, he had a short spell on loan with Millwall. In 2012, he moved to Australia to play for Central Coast Mariners, and became club captain in 2015. After leaving the Mariners in 2017, he went on to play for Wollongong Wolves for two seasons.
Born in England, Montgomery represented Scotland at under-21 level and as part of a Scotland 'Futures' side. He obtained Australian citizenship in 2017.
After retiring as a player, Montgomery became an assistant coach at Central Coast Mariners. He became their head coach in 2021 and guided them to the A-League championship in 2023. Later that year he became head coach of Hibernian.