 has become become Gareth Southgate's No.2 Who is Steve Holland and did he play football? Born in Stockport in 1970, he came through the academy at Derby County until his late teens, when, after a bad injury, he was told that he would be released. He had short stints playing professional football for the likes of Bury and semi-pro for Northwich Victoria but, aged 21, Holland decided to go into coaching. Holland was appointed as a youth coach at Crewe Alexandra in 1992, aged 22 by Dario Gradi, who had coached Holland as a schoolboy - and he has never looked back. Holland was highly thought of by a succession of managers at ChelseaCredit: Getty Images Has Steve Holland ever managed before? He took charge of Crewe in 2007 having been academy director, working for the Alex for 17 years. But he left the role 18 months later, and left the club in December 2008. While at Crewe, Holland completed the UEFA English Pro Licence coaching award and went on to complete the LMA-PFA Certificate in applied Management at Warwick University in 2009 - making him one of the top coaches around. And that served him in good stead when he was named reserve team boss at Chelsea in August 2009, winning the Premier Reserve League for the 1st time since 1994. He moved up to the first team under Andre Villas-Boas in 2011 and has been assistant manager there, and even took charge on a caretaker basis for the Premier League fixture against Sunderland when Jose Mourinho left in December 2015. Gareth Southgate takes charge of England training at St Georges' Park with his trusted assistant HollandCredit: Reuters How long has Steve Holland been in the England setup? In August 2013, Holland was appointed assistant manager to the new England Under 21s m){kind=link}
Holland had been at Chelsea assistant since August 2009 and with the England set up since 2013
STEVE HOLLAND is part of Gareth Southgate’s backroom staff at England following a successful spell with Chelsea.
And now the assistant boss will be a part of an important England World Cup campaign in Qatar. 3Credit: PA:Press Association
Steve Holland (r) has become become Gareth Southgate’s No.2
Born in Stockport in 1970, he came through the academy at Derby County until his late teens, when, after a bad injury, he was told that he would be released.