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Darren Wassall (born 27 June 1968) is an English former football defender who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League. He was appointed academy manager at Derby County in 2009, and briefly acted as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Nigel Clough. ==Career== Wassall began his career in 1984 at Nottingham Forest, where he was a product of the youth system. He failed to win a regular first team place, although he was a reliable stand-in to the likes of Des Walker, and was loaned out to Hereford United and Bury. Despite his limited opportunities Wassall featured in two finals for Forest, winning a medal in the 1992 Full Members Cup 3–2 victory over Southampton (having scored his one and only Forest goal in the semi-final second leg against Leicester City at the City Ground) and playing in the 1–0 defeat in the 1992 Football League Cup Final against Manchester United. He left Forest for Derby County in 1992 in a £600,000 deal amid rumours of a dressing room incident with manager Brian Clough which left Wassall feeling unable to remain at Forest. While at Derby he had loan spells at Manchester City and Birmingham City. Wassall joined Birmingham full-time in 1997 in a £150,000 deal, although his impact was limited as he struggled with injuries. He retired in 2000 after suffering an achilles injury. However Wassall was able to continue playing by dropping out of the Football League and playing for Burton Albion. He retired altogether in 2005 to take charge of the club's youth team. He scored once during his spell at Burton, in a 4–2 FA Cup defeat to Kidderminster Harriers in November 2000. In 2009, Wassall became academy manager at Derby County under Nigel Clough's regime. He is still in the position and is responsible for bringing through a number of players to Derby's first team including Mark O'Brien, Callum Ball, Jeff Hendrick, Mason Bennett and Will Hughes. In May 2013, Wassall was rewarded for his work, winning the President's Award at the clubs awards night. In September 2013, Clough was sacked by Derby County, and his backroom staff sent on gardening leave. However, Wassall remained at the club, continuing his work with the youth academy under the tenure of new head coach Steve McClaren.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Derby County FC Staff Profiles )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Wassall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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