Well-being, Confidence and Leadership Coach for Professional sports people
Former professional footballer and Ireland international - played for Millwall, Blackburn, QPR, West Brom and Burnley
23 International Caps for the Republic of Ireland
UEFA Pro License coach
Former coaching teams: Scotland national team, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Crystal Palace, AFC Wimbledon and West Brom
Football pundit and commentator: BBC 5Live, BBC Sport
Patron of Nystagmus Network
Sporting ambassador for Sporting Chance
Honours
Millwall F.C
Football League Trophy Runner Up-1998-99
Football League Second Division: 2000–01
West Bromwich Albion
Football League Championship runner-up: 2009–10
Nottingham Forest
EFL Play-Off Final winner: 2022
Steven Reid is a retired professional footballer, pundit, Pro License Coach and Well-being, Confidence and Leadership Coach for Professional sports people
He began his career at Millwall, making his professional debut in 1997 aged 17, and was part of the team to gain promotion to the English First Division.
In 2003, he left the club for Blackburn Rovers who he was with for seven years. After many unfortunate injuries that kept him away from the pitch for lengthy periods of time, he signed on loan to Queens Park Rangers in 2009, before making a permanent move to West Bromwich Albion in October 2010.
After being released by West Brom in 2014, Steven considered taking up a coaching role but after being approached by a newly-promoted Burnley, Steven decided to keep on playing and signed a one year contract with the club.
He earned 23 caps for the Republic of Ireland, including the 2002 World Cup and was made Captain in their friendly against the Netherlands in 2006.
After retiring from playing in the summer of 2015, Steven threw himself into the broadcasting world, co-presenting BBC 5Live’s 606 and working as a co-commentator and pundit across a host of BBC shows. However, Steven always felt that the pitch was where he belonged. In 2015, he was appointed first-team coach of Championship club Reading, before leaving in 2017 to join Crystal Palace in the same position. Steven left Palace the following August to coach at AFC Wimbledon. In 2019, he was appointed Assiatant Caretaker to Manager Jimmy Shan at West Bromwich Albion, where he worked until the end of the 2018–19. He then joined Steve Clarke's backroom staff at the Scottish national team in May 2019, helping them qualify for the 2020 Euros. He left the position with Scotland in August 2021 to become First Team Coach at Nottingham Forest. On 16 September 2021, Steven was appointed Interim Manager of Nottingham Forest, following the dismissal of Chris Hughton, before joining Steve Cooper’s coaching team as his Assitant.
In 2022, Steven helped Nottingham Forest secure promotion to the Premier League after beating Huddersfield in the Play-Off Finals at Wembley. Shortly after however, he announced he would be leaving his role in order to take his career in a new direction, using his experience with mental health to help young players to improve their own mental well-being, confidence, and leadership.
“Tongue Tied Media has always been there
to offer me advice and guidance on and off the pitch.
In particular, Jo has become a close friend
and has been there for me in both good times
but maybe more importantly in the bad times.
Tongue Tied Media are great supporters of diversity
across sport and media and have built up great contacts across the industry.”
Contact Steven’s agent: info@ttmanagement.co.uk