Garry Monk

Garry Alan Monk (born 6 March 1979) is an English football manager and former player who played as a centre back. His managerial career includes spells at Swansea City, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday.

Garry Monk
Monk playing for Swansea City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Garry Alan Monk
Date of birth (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–1995 Torquay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Torquay United 5 (0)
1996–2004 Southampton 11 (0)
1998Torquay United (loan) 6 (0)
1999Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
2001Oxford United (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 15 (0)
2003–2004Barnsley (loan) 14 (0)
2004 Barnsley 3 (0)
2004–2014 Swansea City 226 (3)
Total 287 (3)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Swansea City
2016–2017 Leeds United
2017 Middlesbrough
2018–2019 Birmingham City
2019–2020 Sheffield Wednesday
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Monk played for Swansea City in all four divisions of professional football from 2004 to 2014, for the majority of that time as captain. He played 270 matches for Swansea in all competitions over ten seasons, and was part of their team which won the 2013 Football League Cup final.

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