Gregg Ryder

Gregg Ryder (born 1987 or 1988) is an English football coach and former player who most recently was the manager of Icelandic club KR.

Career Ryder attended Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham and played for local clubs Hexham Tigers and Stocksfield. He moved to the United States aged 18 on a soccer scholarship, After returning to England, also coaching at Newcastle United, he moved to Iceland to coach. also playing for KFS Vestmannaeyja.

Ryder managed Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur from 2013, when he became the youngest-ever manager to take charge of a team in Iceland's top two divisions. He won promotion in the 2015 season.

He became manager of Þór Akureyri in October 2018. He left the club at the end of the 2019 season. He was then linked with the Falkirk job in Scotland.

He coached at Danish club HB Køge from 2020, before returning to Iceland to become manager of KR in October 2023. In February 2024 he was praised by Theódór Elmar Bjarnason. He left KR in June 2024.

Personal life Ryder is a Newcastle United fan.