Garry Monk Biography: Age, Height, Net Worth, Wife, Children

Garry Monk Biography, Age, Height, Net Worth, Wife, Children – British football manager, Garry Alan Monk was born on March 6, 1979, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

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Garry Monk Nationality

Monk was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. He is British.

Garry Monk Height and Weight

Monk stands at a height of 6 feet tall or 183 centimeters/1.83 meters and weighs 81kg.

Garry Monk Parents and Siblings

As of the time of filing this report, we have no information regarding the parents and siblings of Monk.

Garry Monk Educational Background

As of the time of filing this report, we have no details about Monk’s educational background.

Garry Monk Career

Chairman Huw Jenkins named Monk as player-manager in an acting capacity on February 4, 2014, after manager Michael Laudrup was fired.

Swansea defeated Cardiff City 3–0 in their South Wales derby on February 8th, the first game he managed. All three goals came in the second half of the game.

Monk’s Swansea made it to the Europa League round of 32, where they lost 3-1 on aggregate to Rafa Benítez’s Napoli team, having finished second in their Group A behind Valencia.

With one game remaining, Swansea managed to stave off relegation. On May 7, 2014, Monk signed a three-year contract to become Swansea City’s permanent manager, bringing an end to his playing career.

Swansea defeated Manchester United 2-1 on the road in the first game of the 2014–15 season, marking the team’s first-ever league victory at Old Trafford under Monk’s leadership.

With two home victories over Burnley and West Bromwich Albion, the Swans maintained their winning start to the league campaign. As a result of their recent success, Swansea is now tied for first place in the Premier League standings, and Monk was named August’s Premier League Manager of the Month.

On October 19, 2014, following Swansea’s 2–1 loss to Stoke City, Monk declared that referee Michael Oliver was “disgusting” for awarding a penalty because Stoke’s Victor Moses had dived for one.

Monk was not prosecuted over these remarks, despite being questioned by the FA and receiving warnings on his media comments.

After defeating Arsenal on May 11, 2015, Swansea became just the third team in Premier League history to triumph both at home and away from Manchester United and Arsenal in the same campaign. With a record number of points, the Swans finished the season in seventh place.

In July 2015, Monk agreed to a three-year contract extension. On December 9, 2015, Swansea fired Monk after 12 years of service due to a losing streak of 11 Premier League games, leaving the team in 15th place.

Monk succeeded Steve Evans as head coach of Championship team Leeds United on June 2, 2016, with an initial one-year rolling deal.

On June 28, 2016, Monk made his first acquisition as Leeds’ head coach when he paid approximately £2 million for Swedish striker Marcus Antonsson.

On August 7, Monk’s first game as Leeds’ manager ended in a 3-0 loss against Q.P.R. on the first day of The Championship. Monk’s first triumph came the next day, on August 10, when Leeds defeated Fleetwood Town 5–4 in a penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw in extra time.

Monk was nominated in November 2016 for the Championship Manager of the Month award for October after leading Leeds to sixth place, into the Championship play-off positions, and into the EFL League Cup quarterfinals. Rafa Benitez of Newcastle United won the award, and Monk narrowly missed out.

Steve Agnew, the interim manager, was replaced by Monk on June 9, 2017, when Middlesbrough was demoted to the Championship. When Monk was appointed, he declared that his goal was to get the team promoted back to the Premier League right away.

On July 7, Monk brought in two new players for the team: Jonny Howson from Norwich City and Cyrus Christie from Derby County. He signed Britt Assombalonga from Nottingham Forest two days after bringing in Martin Braithwaite from Toulouse.

On July 12, 2017, he managed his first match at Albufeira, Portugal, a goalless draw with Oxford United. Subsequently, Monk acquired West Ham United’s Ashley Fletcher and Darren Randolph later that month.

Later on in the transfer window, Monk brought in Connor Roberts from Swansea City and Lewis Baker on loan from Chelsea. It was revealed on December 23, 2017, that Monk had departed the team. Three days later, Tony Pulis took over.

On March 4, 2018, Monk was named manager of Birmingham City, a Championship team. In 15 months, he became Birmingham’s fifth permanent manager after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract.

After Steve Bruce left a few months earlier, Monk was named manager of Sheffield Wednesday on September 6, 2019. He agreed to a contract with no end date.

When Wednesday was scheduled to play Birmingham, which is currently led by his former assistant Pep Clotet, in November 2019, Monk refused to shake hands with Clotet after the game and made disparaging remarks about him in his pre-match press conference.

Later in the season, when the two managers squared off again in the rematch, Monk and Clotet seemed to put their issues behind them as they shook hands. Sheffield Wednesday, which was sitting second-last in the league, fired him on November 9, 2020.

On March 4, 2024, Monk accepted a contract extension with League One team Cambridge United that would keep him as head coach till the end of the 2025–2026 campaign.

Garry Monk Wife

Monk is married to Lexy Blackwell. The couple have been married since 2015.

Garry Monk Children

Monk is the father of three children; Remy Monk, and the twins, Louis Monk and Theo Monk.

Garry Monk Net Worth

Monk has a net worth estimated to be about $11 million as of 2024. He is believed to have amassed his impressive net worth from his previous playing career as a center-back for Swansea City and his managerial career as the head coach of EFL League One club Cambridge United.

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