Carl Craig

Carl Craig is an English football manager. He was formerly the head coach of NASL club Minnesota United.

Early life Craig spent some time on the books of Newcastle United as a young footballer but fell away from the game in his mid-teens. During the 1980s he was a member of punk bands called Reality Control and The Abductor, and toured with Chumbawamba. Craig then ran a whole foods co-operative with bandmates out of a flat in Newcastle. Craig was also a vegan in this period and his first experience of football coaching was for the team of a workers co-op music club.

Craig was promoted to head coach of Minnesota United in December 2015.

On 1 December 2020, Craig was announced as the head coach and technical director of USL League One club Forward Madison FC.

Craig was appointed manager of USL League Two club Minneapolis City of 24 January 2023. Craig left Minneapolis City on 22 May 2024.

Managerial record