Nathan Rooney

Nathan Rooney (born 10 September 1989) is an English football manager, who is currently in charge of Gibraltar Football League club FCB Magpies

Early life
Rooney was born in 1989 in Blackburn, England.

Playing career
As a youth player, Rooney joined the youth academy of English side Blackburn Rovers.

Managerial career
Rooney obtained a UEFA A License at the age of twenty-two. In 2020, after spells coaching academy sides of Blackburn Rovers and Fleetwood Town, as well as serving as an assistant coach at Crawley Town, Carlisle United and the Gibraltar national football team, Rooney was appointed manager of English side Colne.

In January 2022, he was appointed manager of Gibraltarian side Bruno's Magpies. He oversaw an upturn in form that saw the club secure UEFA Europa Conference League qualification for the first time by finishing 4th. After another season of improvement culminating in a 3rd place finish and the club winning the 2022–23 Rock Cup in his first full campaign, he resigned in May 2023 to take over Portuguese club Espinho. However, he returned to the rebranded FCB Magpies later in the summer, without managing a competitive game for Espinho. His first game back in charge saw the Magpies secure their first Pepe Reyes Cup, the traditional curtain raiser for the season between the previous season's league champions and cup winners.

Honours
FCB Magpies
 * Rock Cup: 2022–23
 * Pepe Reyes Cup: 2023