[20] On 1 November, Bellamy scored his first senior goal, the opener in a 2–2 home draw with Bury. On 27 November 2011, Dalglish withdrew Bellamy from the team for the game against Manchester City following the death of his friend and coach Gary Speed. [13] In 1993, he met his future wife Claire after being introduced by his brother Paul; Bellamy credits the relationship as a key factor in moving him away from his early troubles. [80] Bellamy and his wife saw the birth of their third child—the couple's first daughter. Channel 7 Queensland reports the Broncos are still hopeful of convincing the supercoach back to Red Hill where his coaching career began under Wayne Bennett. Craig Bellamy (born 3 October 1959), also known by the nickname of "Bellyache", is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and a former player. [63], During mid-2005, Bellamy attracted interest from numerous clubs, including Aston Villa, Fiorentina and Benfica, before agreeing terms with Everton following discussions with manager David Moyes. Forced to field a team full of young players due to the regular side's representative commitments, the 'Baby Broncos' upset the Wests Tigers. Bellamy returned to Liverpool the following season before rejoining Cardiff City permanently in 2012. That’s my country’s anthem. [63] He instead signed for Blackburn Rovers, managed by his former Wales manager Mark Hughes, for an undisclosed fee. It was Bellamy's second driving ban; in 2013, he failed to declare himself as the driver of a car that was caught by a speed camera. The altercation occurred when the club was travelling to play a UEFA Cup fixture with Real Mallorca and Bellamy refused to travel. RUGBY LEAGUE'S TOP FIVE COACHES OF ALL-TIME CRAIG BELLAMY Coached: 2003-current (Melbourne). "[161], Bellamy assisted Giggs to score the opening goal of a 3–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates in the team's following fixture. It's been a long couple of months, I had to be patient and believe something like this could happen. Is it just me who hates watching Craig Bellamy coached sides? [99] Cardiff manager Dave Jones confirmed Bellamy would become team captain for the season with former captain Mark Hudson named club captain. So I did what everybody had told me not to do. [5] Despite being younger than most of the other players, he was selected to play and featured in his first match against Gladstone Primary School. [9], 2009 marked the fourth consecutive year Melbourne played in the grand final under Bellamy. In 2016, he was appointed Cardiff's player development manager, overseeing all age groups at the club's youth academy and coaching the older age-group teams. Storm recruitment chief Paul Bunn is confident Bellamy will reject the Broncos to stay for the Storm, a club he has coached since 2003. [39] Newcastle's title challenge gradually faded and Bellamy missed most of the season's final months after tearing a tendon during a match against Sunderland. Thu 28 May, 2020 16:30 Club News. His rehabilitation, however, was slow and he missed Newcastle's first four fixtures of the season. [101], Bellamy's influence on the Cardiff team proved pivotal in the push for promotion, which included a 2–2 draw with league leaders Queens Park Rangers in April in which he scored the second goal. [96] On 11 August 2010, he was left out of his club's 23-man Europa League squad to face Timișoara. [51] The pair had a public argument when Bellamy was pictured swearing at Souness after being substituted during a match and later had a physical altercation during a training session. Bellamy was shown a straight red card in the match after being adjudged to have swung an arm at Ashley Cole,[36] although the decision was later overturned on appeal. He returned and scored in a 2–1 win against Barnsley on 2 October. Craig Bellamy as his usual animated self in the coach's box. Bellamy has yet to coach a losing season at Melbourne, with a better than 50% win-loss ratio in every year so far in his 455 matches, a club record. [167], Bellamy's career was severely hampered by persistent injuries that restricted both the amount of time he could train and the number of matches he could play in close proximity. [12], Despite speculation he would move to the Warriors or St George-Illawarra as coach, he signed a new three-year deal with Melbourne Storm in early 2013. [45] Bellamy underwent the knee surgery but returned to Newcastle to be informed by Shepherd the club were willing to sell Bellamy if he failed to return to form. [117] Speed's death prompted Bellamy to visit Steve Rogers, a psychologist, after fearing his own personal problems could leave him in a similar position. I felt quite demoralised. He has established the Craig Bellamy Foundation in Sierra Leone. [8] As a boyhood fan of the club, Bellamy described the move as "like a dream" and took a reduction in wages to join Liverpool. [40], Bellamy underwent knee surgery during the summer break and was originally expected to be fit in time for the new season. Bellamy was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Storm for the 2003 NRL season. He received his first career red card on 7 February 1998 in the 23rd minute against Manchester City, but finished his first full season with 13 goals from 38 appearances, while playing mostly as a central midfielder. [176] Their second child, Cameron, was born in January 2001 and their third, Lexi, in 2007. Bellamy was born 3 October 1959 in Portland, New South Wales, Australia. The injury, however, continued causing problems and after playing in a 1–0 defeat to Wigan in February, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season. On 23 May the Melbourne Storm announced that it had been one of three successful bidders and the only NRL club to gain a licence to field a Netball side in a new expanded Australian Netball League to commence in 2017. [100] Manchester City had been wary of selling Bellamy to a potential divisional rival and had suggested the idea of a move to Cardiff, paying a large percentage of his wages to make the move. Bellamy has coached the Storm to 326 wins from 471 games in charge — an exemplary winning record of 69 per cent. It’s not our anthem. He ashes with the group on more than one occasion and accused them of lacking effort following a 2–0 defeat against Portsmouth on 14 February 2009. He returned at the end of the 1999–2000 season, playing in friendlies against Brazil and Portugal. [55], Souness responded by stating that Bellamy would never play for Newcastle again while he was manager and consequently the club fined Bellamy two weeks' wages (about £80,000). [73] The incident earned him the nickname "The Nutter with the Putter" in the press. [188] Operating in the Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Makeni regions, The Craig Bellamy Foundation League provided a national youth football framework for children; as well as on-pitch performance, points were awarded for school attendance, fair play and contributions to community projects. Craig Douglas Bellamy was born on 19 July 1979 at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff,[3] the second of three boys born to Douglas and Angela Bellamy. Craig Bellamy spent two permanent spells at Liverpool only, while one of his two spells at Cardiff City was a loan deal from Manchester City between 2010 and 2011. [177][178][179], Bellamy proposed to Jansen on 13 July 2005 at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester,[65] and they married in June 2006 at St Bride's Church in St. Brides-super-Ely, a village near Cardiff. Soon after, the under-10s side of local team Caer Castell FC, which included Bellamy – who scored all four goals in the club's first fixture – was formed. He later admitted to acting as a lookout while his friends broke into vehicles to steal car stereos to sell for drug money. My body can't take anymore. Enough of the moving and the following me round. According to a data from 2009, 1600 boys aged 11-19 get trained and coached daily through the Craig Bellamy … [24] He made his return to the first team against Port Vale on 22 April 2000 and finished the season by scoring goals in consecutive matches against Barnsley and Sheffield United. He has grown into the job since he has been with us, he has understood the extra responsibilities and it showed on the pitch. Craig Bellamy (born 3 October 1959 in Portland, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player.He is the current head coach of the NRL's Melbourne Storm club and previously coached the New South Wales' State of Origin team. https://www.zerotackle.com/bellamy-set-to-walk-from-the-storm-50792 He has previously coached the New South Wales State of Origin team. "[21] One training session left him "nearly in tears" after Kevin Scott repeatedly singled him out. [101], Bellamy made his debut for Cardiff on 21 August in a 4–0 win over Doncaster Rovers, in which he scored from a 35-yard (32 m) free kick. He won his third NRL premiership with the Storm in 2020. Bellamy also writes a column for The Australian. He went one better in 2012, winning the 2012 NRL grand final against Canterbury 14-4. [172] He stepped down from his coaching role at Cardiff in January 2019 to defend himself against a claim of bullying of a youth-team player. [191][192] The first 15 children were enrolled at the academy in August 2010. [71] The pair had argued in a bar on the final night before Riise had returned to his hotel room. He is known as one of the greatest coaches in NRL history. [19] During the early stages of the campaign, Bellamy played his 10th match for the first team, leading to new contract negotiations. [167] He also blamed Bellamy's relative lack of trophy wins during his career as partly to blame; "a lot of managers signed him but a lot of managers got rid of him as well; ... all were trophy winners, but none of them won anything with Bellamy in the team". [66] Blackburn had previously opened discussions about paying £2 million to remove the clause with Bellamy but negotiations had not been completed when Liverpool made their bid. [3] He made his professional debut for Norwich on 15 March 1997 under manager Mike Walker, as an injury-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the First Division. He was fined two weeks wages by the club. [88], Further player purchases ahead of the 2009–10 season increased competition for Bellamy; forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Carlos Tevez both joined the club. Finding the room unlocked, Bellamy entered to find his teammate asleep. The Canberra Raiders were clearly hurting after Friday night’s preliminary final loss to the Melbourne Storm. After winning the 1990 premiership with the Raiders, Bellamy spent 1991 with Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga as captain/coach in the Group 9 Competition, and also had a stint playing in England for Swinton, before returning to Canberra for one last year in 1992. [15] Bellamy's homesickness was lessened after he became friends with another apprentice from Cardiff, Tom Ramasut, but problems with his discipline became commonplace. With his Newcastle career in doubt, however, Bellamy said he had feigned an injury to leave a training session before the Arsenal match. [47] He missed more than three months of the campaign in recovery before returning to first-team action on 31 January 2004 in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City. [26], As Newcastle stalled over a bid, Coventry City offered a club-record £6 million to sign Bellamy, which Norwich accepted. Nic Savage nic_savage1 December 23, 2020 5:17pm The robbery victim: Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy, whose team is on track to record the fewest regular-season losses in 24 years. West Ham, however, continued with the move and accepted Manchester City's bid. He is known as one of the greatest coaches in NRL history. Before the match, Bellamy telephoned his former Norwich and international teammate Robbie Savage who played for Derby, and offered the players £30,000 if they won the match. [74], In the first match following the incident, a Champions League last-16 round, first-leg away match at Barcelona, Bellamy celebrated his goal that tied the score at 1–1 by emulating a golf stroke. [87] Bellamy arrived as part of Manchester City's increased spending following the investment of the Abu Dhabi United Group; Wayne Bridge, Nigel de Jong and Shay Given also arrived within a week. [41] On 13 November 2002, he scored two goals, including a 90th-minute winner, in a 3–2 win over Feyenoord, which took Newcastle into the second group stage of the tournament. This drew threats of legal action from the members of the NRL Judiciary. [45] He finished the 2002–03 season with nine goals in 37 appearances and Newcastle finished in third position. I know because I spoke with Craig during the week and he said, 'there's no way in the world you'll get us four times in a row - if you beat us I'll run around the Twin Waters golf course naked.' [90] A week later, he scored goals against Manchester United in a 4–3 defeat. [8], On 20 June 2006, Bellamy was the subject of a £6 million transfer bid from Liverpool, triggering a clause in his contract that obliged Blackburn to allow him permission to talk to the club. After a coaching apprenticeship as Wayne Bennett's assistant at the Brisbane Broncos, which included a win over the Wests Tigers with the "Baby Broncos" when Bennett and the teams stars were away on State of Origin duty. [107] Cardiff drew the match but were defeated 3–0 in the second leg with Bellamy absent. [41] In the second round of the Champions League, during a 4–1 home defeat to Internazionale, Bellamy received the fastest red card in the competition's history when he was sent off for swinging an arm at opposition defender Marco Materazzi five minutes into the game. He took them to the minor premiership in 2011, just narrowly missing out on a spot in the grand final to a loss in the preliminary final to the New Zealand Warriors. Bellamy has credited Hughes with "restoring his career" during his time at Blackburn. [196][197], Bellamy is a supporter of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, part of University of Wales Hospital, where both he and his three children were born. [13] He coached the team to victory in the 2013 World Club Challenge over Leeds, earning the title of world champions. [108], Bellamy stated that he would like to stay with Cardiff beyond his loan spell to achieve his dream of them one day playing in the Premier League. We need two strikers near 20 goals. He coached New South Wales Country to victory and his club, Melbourne won the 2006 minor premiership and reached the 2006 National Rugby League grand final, but finished as runners-up to former mentor Bennett's Brisbane Broncos. [147] Toshack praised Bellamy following the victory, stating, "Craig has been excellent. Craig Bellamy spent more than one period at just two clubs Welsh team Cardiff City and Liverpool. [60] Bellamy ended the season on a personal high point, winning the Scottish Cup, his first major career trophy after Celtic beat Dundee United 1–0 at Hampden Park. Bellamy, fuelled by alcohol, remained irate and went to Riise's hotel room with a golf club. Xavier Coates’ secret meeting with Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy Brisbane Broncos winger Xavier Coates is reportedly considering joining a rival club after his contract expires at the end of 2021. “I honestly believe he will stay at the Storm. My chest was tight because I’m asthmatic. In April, 2008, Bellamy signed a five-year contract extension through to 2013 with Melbourne despite interest from the Brisbane Broncos. Media: Craig Bellamy on ABC. [35], Bellamy was involved in controversy when he was one of four players sent home early from a winter training camp in La Manga after unwittingly missing a team meal in honour of former chairman John Hall. [125] Talks about a possible transfer began[126] and on 10 August 2012, Bellamy completed his free transfer to Cardiff City on a two-year deal. He scored his first post-return goal for Liverpool against Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup in the seventh minute of the game. [101] Bellamy scoreed in four consecutive home-league matches against Coventry, Leeds, Watford and Reading but rarely trained as much as the first team to rest his knee, which was swelling profusely after games. Craig Bellamy is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. [14] The club, however, took little interest in him as a youngster and, at nine-years-old, he joined Bristol Rovers after being spotted by former professional Stan Montgomery, who was working for the club. [92] The relationship between Bellamy and Mancini had a difficult start after a clash over training schedules. [42] Complications from his knee surgery caused problems throughout the season; inflammation occurred consistently after matches, leaving him struggling for fitness the following week. "[26], Bellamy became Coventry's record signing, joining on 16 August 2000 as a replacement for Robbie Keane. [35] Newcastle enjoyed a good start to the season and moved into first place on 18 December 2001 after a 3–1 win over Arsenal. [84] Bellamy later said Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp informed him that, despite having no interest in the player, Manchester City had threatened to sign Redknapp's transfer target Wilson Palacios as retaliation for Tottenham signing Bellamy. The top-six finish marked a vast improvement on the previous season's 15th position, qualifying the club for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. [136], Bellamy was taken into the senior Wales squad in 1998 by manager Bobby Gould, some of whose methods were regarded as unusual. [184] These periods often coincided with periods of binge drinking; after Cardiff's defeat to Reading in the playoff semi-final, Bellamy went on a "two-day drinking binge". I sing one anthem and that’s that. [41] After returning from injury, Bellamy made his UEFA Champions League debut against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv and was later given a retrospective three-match ban for headbutting Tiberiu Ghioane in the latter stages of the match. I told Strachan I’d sign. Melbourne supercoach Craig Bellamy is so confident Canberra coach Ricky Stuart won’t beat him four times in a row that he’s bet a nudie run on it. [142][143] Consecutive victories over Azerbaijan put Wales into a strong position in the group but they failed to win any of last four matches, losing to Serbia and Montenegro (twice) and Italy, and drawing with Finland. [158], In June 2012, Bellamy was confirmed as one of the three over-aged players selected by manager Stuart Pearce for Great Britain to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics alongside Micah Richards and fellow Welshman Ryan Giggs. [93] After a run of seven consecutive draws in the Premier League, during the last of which Bellamy was sent off for two bookable offences, Hughes was sacked as manager and replaced by Roberto Mancini. Hawks coach Brian Goorjian has revealed how premiership-winning Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has inspired his side’s history-making start to the NBL season. [186], Bellamy is an advocate of mixed martial arts and has sponsored some of the fighters who train at Tillery Combat, a gym in Abertillery, Wales, providing them with supplements, kit and management advice through his company Shin2Chin. [59] He also put in notable performances in an away match at Dundee United, in which he scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 victory and the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox, a crucial game for Celtic. It’s the first grand final win […] [125], Bellamy returned to the side in November, featuring in back-to-back victories over Middlesbrough and Barnsley that put Cardiff top of the table. The Canberra Raiders signed Bellamy in their début season, 1982. [58] The following week, he scored his first goal in a 5–0 win against Scottish First Division side Clyde in the Scottish Cup. Outside football, he has been a patron of several charities and started his own organisation, The Craig Bellamy Foundation, in Sierra Leone to provide schooling and football coaching to disadvantaged children. "I … craig bellamy rugby. He has yet to coach a losing NRL season, maintaining a better than 50% win/loss ratio for each season he has coached. 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