Conor Coady announced his retirement from professional football on Friday at the age of 33. The defender's professional career lasted 15 years.
Career figures
Coady made 317 appearances for Wolves and won 10 England caps. He had a 503-game eight-club career and scored 22 goals for club and country.
Clubs he represented
Coady started at Liverpool and also played for Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Wolves, Everton, Leicester, Wrexham and Charlton.
Coaching and broadcasting
Coady took up an England Under-21 coaching role in September. After coaching England's youth sides earlier in the year, he revealed in September that he had returned to Liverpool. Coady said: "I'm trying to keep myself busy, I'm lucky enough to get the opportunity to go into Liverpool's U21s. I came through there. I'm doing a little bit of coaching with the boys, which has been brilliant. The lads at Liverpool are amazing with me. The players but also Jay Spearing and Rob Page, who gave me the opportunity to come in, mirror them a little bit, be in the office before training and look at how they plan a session. If they need numbers, I'll jump in and keep myself fit as well. That's what it's looking like at the minute."
Coady was announced as co-host of The Football Dugout, a new weekly podcast and YouTube show, alongside Sky Sports football presenter Mark Chapman. He has also been linked with the role of assistant head coach at League One side Barnsley.
Coady's words
Alongside the announcement, the defender wrote: "Lived the dream. Eternally Grateful, Thank you."
In a lengthy statement thanking every club he played for, Coady said: "It’s time for my incredible wife Amie, and four boys to enjoy seeing daddy a little bit more. Thank you to all the fans from every club I played for. With every shirt I put on, I gave it my all. It’s been an honour to say I played this unbelievable game. Thank you for everything. Coads."
