Carl Serrant

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carl Serrant

| image =

| fullname =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1975|9|12}}

| birth_place = Bradford, England

| currentclub =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1998

| years2 = 1998–2001

| years3 = 1999

| years4 = 2000

| years5 = 2001–2003

| years6 = 2003–2005

| years7 = 2005–2007

| clubs1 = Oldham Athletic

| clubs2 = Newcastle United

| clubs3 = → Bury (loan)

| clubs4 = → Sheffield United (loan)

| clubs5 = Bradford Park Avenue

| clubs6 = Droylsden

| clubs7 = Farsley Celtic

| caps1 = 90

| caps2 = 6

| caps3 = 15

| caps4 = 0

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 111

| totalgoals = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1998

| nationalteam1 = England B

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs1 = Newport County (Assistant manager)

}}

Carl Serrant (born 12 September 1975) is an English football coach and former player, who is the first-team coach of EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Career

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Serrant made more than 100 appearances in the Football League with Oldham Athletic, Newcastle United, Bury as well as earning a cap for England B before his professional career was cut short by injury. He later returned to play in non-league for Bradford Park Avenue, Droylsden and Farsley Celtic. Whilst at Farsley he joined the coaching staff at Leeds United.

In November 2007 he joined Crystal Palace as a fitness coach.{{cite web |url=http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~1172186,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415124034/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10323~1172186%2C00.html |archivedate=15 April 2012 |title=Palace sign Serrant and Stannard |publisher=Crystal Palace official website |date=20 November 2007 |accessdate=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} After less than a year with Palace, Serrant moved to Sheffield United as a strength conditioning coach.{{cite news

|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/blades-boss-s-world-wide-scouting-job-1-245476

|title=Blades boss's world-wide scouting job

|date=2008-06-21

|accessdate=2013-10-23

|work=The Star

|first=James

|last=Shield}} In 2017, he was appointed joint head of fitness and conditioning at Cardiff City.{{cite web |url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/teams/management/management-staff/fitness/ |title=Fitness & Conditioning |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |accessdate=9 September 2017}}

On 22 February 2022 Serrant was appointed assistant manager to James Rowberry at Newport County.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60483159 Serrant joins Newport] On 10 October 2022 Rowberry was sacked with Newport in 18th place in League two after 13 league matches of the 2022–23 season. Serrant was also sacked[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63205882 Rowberry sacked at Newport] Newport's Sporting Director Darren Kelly took the role of caretaker manager.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63252548 Kelly caretaker Newport manager]