Michael Carrick is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and is best known for his 12-year playing career with Manchester United, whom he also captained. Carrick was a central midfielder, but he was used as an emergency centre-back under Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho. His playing style was grounded in his passing ability.
Carrick with Manchester United in 2009
Carrick celebrates a goal with Cristiano Ronaldo (left) in the Manchester derby in a 3–1 home win in 2006
Carrick (back) defending a shot from Lionel Messi in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final
Carrick playing in a pre-season friendly in 2015
Middlesbrough Football Club is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Nicknamed the Boro, they were formed in 1876 and are the 12th oldest football league club in England and Wales. The club have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995, having previously played at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995.
George Hardwick, a Middlesbrough and England player, later a manager and coach
The 2004 League Cup final at the Millennium Stadium
Middlesbrough shirts, 1994–2010
The Riverside Stadium in 2006, with the old gates to Ayresome Park in the foreground
