Ricky Sbragia

Ricky Sbragia
Personal information
Full name Richard Sbragia
Date of birth (1956-05-26) 26 May 1956
Place of birth Lennoxtown, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rangers
Glasgow Amateurs
1972–1974 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Birmingham City 15 (1)
1975–1976Morton (loan) 4 (0)
1978–1980 Walsall 77 (4)
1980–1982 Blackpool 26 (1)
1982–1987 York City 149 (7)
1985Darlington (loan) 6 (0)
Total 277 (13)
Managerial career
2002–2005 Manchester United Reserves
2008–2009 Sunderland
2011–2012 Scotland U17
2012–2015 Scotland U19
2015–2016 Scotland U21
2016–2017 Scotland U19
2017–2019 Manchester United U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish football coach and former player.

His playing career, mainly in the English lower leagues began at Birmingham City, Walsall, Blackpool, York City and a loan spell at Darlington. Sbragia had a brief spell in his homeland with a loan spell at Morton during his spell at Birmingham.

He has an extensive coaching career, having had spells at Manchester United, Bolton and Sunderland, where he had a brief spell as manager. He followed this by joining the Scottish Football Association, having head coach roles at Scotland U17, Scotland U19 and Scotland U21 teams.