Gerard Nash (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leixlip United | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| 2002–2003 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Southend United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 4 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Ipswich Town U18 | ||
| 2016–2020 | Ipswich Town U23 | ||
| 2021–2022 | FAI (High Performance Coach) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Aston Villa U18 | ||
| 2024–2025 | GAIS (First Team Coach) | ||
| 2025– | Cork City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerard Nash (born 11 July 1986) is an Irish former professional footballer and coach, currently manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City.
Nash played his youth football with Leixlip United and Belvedere before joining the Ipswich Town academy. He played for Ipswich Town and also spent time on loan at Hartlepool United and Southend United before he was forced to retire in 2006 due to complications occurring after two cruciate ligament injuries.
He subsequently took up coaching roles at Ipswich, becoming the U18s manager in 2013 and later the same position in the U23s in 2016.
He departed the club in May 2021 joining the Football Association of Ireland as High Performance Coach.
In June 2022, he left the FAI, joining Aston Villa as U18 Head Coach, before, in August 2024, joining GAIS of the Swedish Allsvenskan as a First Team Coach.