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{{short description|English football coachmanager and(born former player1981)}}

| fullnamefull_name = Paul Martyn Konchesky<ref name="PFA">{{cite book| last = Hugman| first = Barry J.| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005| publisher=Queen Anne Press| year = 2005| page = 354| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>

| position = [[DefenderFull-back (association football)#Full-back|Left back]]

| manageryears1 = 2017–20212020

| managerclubs1 = [[WestBillericay Ham UnitedTown F.C. Under-23s and Academy|West Ham UnitedBillericay AcademyTown]] (coachassistant)

| manageryears2 = 20202021–2022

| managerclubs2 = [[BillericayWest TownHam United W.F.C.|BillericayWest Ham United TownWomen]] (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2021–20222022–2023

| managerclubs3 = [[West Ham United W.F.C.|West Ham United Women]] (assistant)

'''Paul Martyn Konchesky''' (born 15 May 1981) is an English [[Association football|football]] coach and former professional player who ismost currentlyrecently awas coachmanager atof Colchester[[West Ham United W.F.C.|West Ham United Women]] of the [[FA WSL]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/konchesky-appointed-womens-manager-harder-departs|title=Konchesky appointed women's academymanager, as Harder departs &#124; West Ham United F.C.|website=www.whufc.com}}</ref>

During a 21-year playing career, Konchesky played as a [[DefenderFull-back (association football)#Full-back|left back]] notably in the [[Premier League]] for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], as well as in the [[Football League]] for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]. He spent the final three years of his career playing non-league football for [[Billericay Town F.C.|Billericay Town]] and [[East Thurrock United F.C.|East Thurrock United]]. Konchesky made 15 appearances for the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21 team]] and was capped twice for [[England national football team|England]].

Born in [[Barking, London|Barking]], Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in [[Dagenham]], and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club, as well as being a product of the [[Senrab F.C.]] academy, which has produced a number of notable players such as [[John Terry]] and [[Jermain Defoe]]. He signed for West Ham as a boy at the [[The Academy of Football|Academy]]. He owes his surname to his [[Polish people|Polish]] great-grandfather.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Back in favour |work=The Times |location=London | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article745484.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 | access-date =2 June 2009 | date=4 December 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He is a lifelong supporter of West Ham United and once held a season-ticket for the [[Boleyn Ground#Bobby Moore Stand|Bobby Moore Stand]], his [[wikt:idol|idol]] being [[Julian Dicks]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Konchesky stays cool | publisher=whufc.com | url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20050812/konchesky-stays-cool_2236884_1138677 | access-date=17 April 2011 | location=London | date=12 August 2005 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926031438/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20050812/konchesky-stays-cool_2236884_1138677 | archive-date=26 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Konchesky's nephew, [[Frankie Terry]], is a professional footballer for [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]].<ref name = "Chelmsford">{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/frankie-terry-joins-on-a-youth-loan-from-colchester-united/|title=Frankie Terry joins on a youth loan from Colchester United|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=30 September 2022|accessdate=18 October 2023}}</ref>

Konchesky signed for Charlton as a trainee in August 1997.<ref name=sbase>{{cite web | title = Paul Konchesky | work = Soccerbase | publisher = [[Racing Post]] | url = httphttps://www.soccerbase.com/players_detailsplayers/player.sd?playeridplayer_id=12185 | access-date = 30 June 2007 | archive-date = 6 January 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110106063247/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=12185 | url-status = deadlive }}</ref> He became the youngest player to appear in the first team for Charlton (a record later broken by [[Jonjo Shelvey]]) when he played against [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] in August 1997 at the age of 16 years and 93 days<ref name=sbase /><ref>{{Cite news| last= Harlow | first=Phil |title =Konchesky's ready for the top |publisher=BBC Sport | date =9 August 2002 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/2176410.stm | access-date =30 June 2007 }}</ref> but it was not until the 2000–01 season when he made 27 appearances,<ref name=sbase /> that he became a regular in the first team. In June 2003, frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at his preferred position of left back, Konchesky made a written request for a transfer, which was accepted by Charlton.<ref>{{Cite news| title =Konchesky seeks move |publisher=BBC Sport | date =18 June 2003 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3000586.stm| access-date =30 June 2007 }}</ref> However, firm offers were not forthcoming. Instead Konchesky joined Tottenham on loan. A spate of injuries at Charlton led to Konchesky being recalled from Spurs in December 2003,<ref>{{Cite news| title =Curbishley calms Konchesky |publisher=BBC Sport | date =24 December 2003 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3333339.stm| access-date =30 June 2007 }}</ref> when he also came off the transfer list.<ref>{{Cite news| title =Konchesky off the transfer list|publisher=BBC Sport | date =14 February 2005 |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4265325.stm| access-date =30 June 2007 }}</ref>

On 31 August 2010, Konchesky signed a four-year contract with Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8944785.stm|title=Liverpool complete Paul Konchesky signing from Fulham|date=31 August 2010|publisher=BBC|work=BBC Sport |access-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> He made his league debut on 12 September against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], though in the 77th minute he was injured and was substituted. He made his [[UEFA Europa League]] debut four days later in a group stage tie against [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] at [[Anfield]], with Liverpool comprehensively winning 4–1. However his time at Liverpool was a disappointment with the defender struggling at the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=Planet |date=2023-08-31 |title=Paul Konchesky: I struggled in Liverpool; the fans are in control |url=https://www.planetfootball.com/in-depth/paul-konchesky-talks-liverpool-transfer-what-went-wrong-for-him-at-anfield |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Planet Football |language=en}}</ref> An error against Spurs allowing [[Aaron Lennon]] to score the winner was heavily criticised and Konchesky was sarcastically cheered by Liverpool fans when substituted in the home defeat to Wolves.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/konchesky-i-can-say-now-that-liverpool-was-a-mistake-6271414.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/konchesky-i-can-say-now-that-liverpool-was-a-mistake-6271414.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Ian | last=Herbert | title=Konchesky: I can say now that Liverpool was a mistake | date=3 December 2011}}</ref>

Konchesky made 15 appearances for the [[England national under-21 football team]],<ref name=Englandu21>{{cite web|title=Paul Konchesky|url=http://www.11v11.com/players/paul-konchesky-3793/|publisher=www.11v11.com|access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> and has two caps for the senior England team.<ref>{{cite web|title=England – statistics|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/Stats/Explorer?t=p|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webarchivearchive.org.uk/wayback/archiveweb/2011040203035620100509063133/http://www.thefa.com/England/Stats/Explorer?t=p|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 AprilMay 20112010|publisher=www.thefa.com|access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> He made his [[England national football team|England]] first team debut in a half-time substitution in the friendly against [[Australia men's national footballsoccer team|Australia]] in February 2003 and made a second appearance for England again in a half-time substitution in the friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in November 2005.<ref name=englandEngland>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=David|title=Paul Konchesky spots a route to World Cup|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/paul-konchesky-spots-a-route-to-world-cup-6461267.html|access-date=19 January 2013|newspaper=www.standard.co.uk|date=21 April 2010}}</ref>

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?player_id=12185 |title=Paul Konchesky Career Stats |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=7 November 2015 }}{{Deaddead link|date=September 2023April 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot medic}}{{cbignore|fix-attemptedbot=yes medic}}</ref>

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