Craig Dalrymple (born 30 December 1973) is an English former

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who serves as the

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's head of professional player development. Formerly, Dalrymple worked for

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and the

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as an academy director.

Playing career

Dalrymple was born in

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...

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, England. Dalrymple began his career was a

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with Ipswich Town's academy. Craig went on to spend six years with the Tractor Boys without making a first team appearance. Following his time at Ipswich, Craig went on to play for a number of clubs and institutions including a stint with the

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in their previous incarnation as the Vancouver 86ers.

Coaching career

On 25 September 2018, Dalrymple was announced as interim head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Before rejoining the Whitecaps, Darlymple held a number of technical, coaching and scouting positions within the game. Dalrymple was promoted to the Technical Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in January 2014 after serving many roles within the MLS club including U15, U16, U18, U23 head coach, head of player development, assistant Technical Director, and head of recruitment. Prior to joining the Whitecaps FC Darlymple's spent a one-year stint as a youth coach with

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working with the academy players, and 10 years as technical director of Surrey United Soccer Club in

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. Dalrymple is a fully licensed coach holding several coaching 'badges' include the UEFA Pro License from the English FA, 'A'-level license certification from the

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, the

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and the CSA. He also holds the Academy Directors License from the English FA, and was most recently one of only 20 MLS coaches that completed the French Football Federation Elite Formation Coaching License. In 2007, Dalrymple was also employed in the role of scout for the Canadian U-20 soccer team. Dalrymple began at the Vancouver Whitecaps in May 2010. Dalrymple was the Whitecaps Residency head coach in the 2010

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campaign, succeeding interim head coach Colin Miller.

References

Living people 1973 births Footballers from Melton Mowbray English men's footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Vancouver Whitecaps FC non-playing staff Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coaches Capilano University alumni Men's association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer players Simon Fraser University alumni Inter Miami CF non-playing staff {{Canada-footy-bio-stub