Ryan Mayne Felix Garry (born 29 September 1983) is an English professional

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coach and a former defender. He works as assistant manager at Belgian side

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. During his playing career he featured for

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and

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Club career

Arsenal

Born in

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, Garry joined

in 1999 and progressed through their

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, winning the

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in 2001. He signed a professional contract with Arsenal on 2 July 2001, and his

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debut came against

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on 6 November 2002 in the League Cup. He made his first starting appearance on 7 May 2003 against

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, playing 90 minutes in a 6–1 win which saw hat-tricks from

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and

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, the first match of

's 49-game unbeaten run. However, this proved to be his only league appearance as he was then hit by long-term injury (

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) and spent most of the next four seasons on the sidelines.

AFC Bournemouth

He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2006–07 season, after which he joined

on a contract until January 2008 following a trial. He signed a contract extension in January 2008, which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2007–08 season. He signed a new contract in June. Garry made his debut for Bournemouth in a 0–0 draw against Nottingham Forest on 11 August 2007. On 15 August 2009, Garry scored his first goal and the only goal in the match against

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in a 1–0 win. On 25 September 2010, Garry scored his second goal in a 2–0 win over Carlisle United and scored his third in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 October 2010. Garry made his last appearance for Bournemouth against Walsall in a 3–0 victory before Garry suffered an injury. In July 2011 he was forced to retire from football at the age of 27, after failing to recover from a persistent nerve-related problem in his lower leg and became first-team coach and

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at Bournemouth. He was released again 10 months later as part of a backroom reshuffle by new manager Paul Groves.

Coaching career

On 27 September 2021, Garry was appointed as head coach of the England U18s following coaching spells with Bournemouth,

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and Arsenal. On 16 August 2022, Garry was appointed as head coach of the England U17s. On 18 August 2022, Garry moved across to take charge of England U18s once again ahead of the

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. In January 2024, Garry was appointed as assistant manager at

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side

to work under former

coach

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. On 14 January 2025, Garry was appointed caretaker manager of Lommel following Bould's resignation. In March 2025, following the appointment Lee Johnson, Garry returned to his previous role as assistant manager.

Honours

Arsenal *

: 2000–01

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garry, Ryan 1983 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Havering People from Hornchurch English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Arsenal F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Premier League players English Football League players England men's youth international footballers Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English football coaches AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff English football managers Lommel S.K. managers Challenger Pro League managers English expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century English sportsmen