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{{Short description|South African football player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bradley Carnell
| image = KSC 0708 6 Carnell 02.jpg
| caption = Carnell with [[Karlsruher SC]] in 2007
| fullname = Bradley Neil Carnell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|1|21}}
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
| height = 1.74 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Philadelphia Union]] (head coach)
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Southern Suburbs
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = Robertsham Callies
| years1 = 1993–1997
| clubs1 = [[Bidvest Wits F.C.|Wits University]]
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 1997–1998
| clubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]]
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1998–2003
| clubs3 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| caps3 = 82
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2003–2005
| clubs4 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2005–2009
| clubs5 = [[Karlsruher SC]]
| caps5 = 93
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2009–2010
| clubs6 = [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]]
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010
| clubs7 = [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock II]]
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010–2011
| clubs8 = [[SuperSport United F.C.|Supersport United]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 303
| totalgoals = 19
| nationalyears1 = 1993–1994
| nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national under-20 football team|South Africa U-20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1997–2010
| nationalteam3 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
| nationalcaps3 = 42
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2017–2021
| managerclubs1 = [[New York Red Bulls]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2020
| managerclubs2 = [[New York Red Bulls]] (interim)
| manageryears3 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs3 = [[St. Louis City SC|St. Louis City]]
| manageryears4 = 2024
| managerclubs4 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2025–
| managerclubs5 = [[Philadelphia Union]]
| pcupdate = 23 May 2011
| ntupdate = 7 April 2010
}}

'''Bradley Neil Carnell''' (born 21 January 1977) is a South African football [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He is currently the head coach of [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Philadelphia Union]].

== Early career ==
Born in [[Johannesburg]], Carnell attended [[Parktown Boys' High School]] in Johannesburg. The old Parktown boy played for Southern Suburbs and Robertsham Callies juniors as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and he was later converted to a defender. He was regularly selected to play at district levels being coached by former [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Hereford United]] and [[Cheltenham Town]] [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] and former [[Bidvest Wits F.C.|Wits University]] manager [[Terry Paine]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bradleycarnell.com/bio-offering-bradley-carnell.php | title = Bio / Offering | publisher = bradleycarnell.com | access-date = 5 April 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140828190437/http://bradleycarnell.com/bio-offering-bradley-carnell.php | archive-date = 28 August 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

== Playing career ==
Carnell made his professional debut at the age of 16 in 1993 playing for [[Bidvest Wits F.C.|Wits University]]. While still a student, he scored twice in Wit's 2–0 win over [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] in the final of the [[1995 BP Top 8]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wits Sport - Wits University |url=https://www.wits.ac.za/alumni/history-and-traditions/wits-sport/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.wits.ac.za}}</ref>

He played for [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] (1997–98), [[VfB Stuttgart]] (1998–2003) and [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (2003–05). His greatest success came at Stuttgart where he helped win the league silver in 2003.  He was selected for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].

According to media reports, he was involved in an on-field altercation with a fellow player (goalkeeper Markus Miller) during a German league match in Frankfurt during September 2007.<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 27 September 2007 | language = de | publisher = Bild | title = Prügel-Skandal! | url = http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/sport/bundesliga/2007/09/27/spielbericht-frankfurt-karlsruhe/eintracht-ksc,geo=2565674.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120724051513/http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/sport/bundesliga/2007/09/27/spielbericht-frankfurt-karlsruhe/eintracht-ksc,geo=2565674.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 July 2012 }}</ref>

In July 2009 he moved to [[F.C. Hansa Rostock]]. On 13 July 2010, he signed for [[SuperSport United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sufc.co.za/articles.aspx?Id=359199 | title = United sign new players | date = 13 July 2010 | access-date = 13 July 2010 | publisher = Supersport United | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120224122938/http://www.sufc.co.za/articles.aspx?Id=359199 | archive-date = 24 February 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

He announced his retirement from football on 27 August 2011.

== Coaching ==
On 28 March 2017, Carnell was announced as the new assistant coach of the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]]. On 5 September 2020, a day after the firing of [[Chris Armas]], he was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 regular season.

On 5 January 2022, Carnell was announced as the first head coach of [[St. Louis City SC]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Bradley Carnell to be first head coach of St. Louis City SC | website=St. Louis CITY SC | date=5 January 2022 | url=https://www.stlcitysc.com/bradleycarnell/ | access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> On July 1, 2024, Carnell was fired by St. Louis City SC amid a disappointing second season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=St. Louis MLS team fires coach Bradley Carnell in 2nd season |url=https://apnews.com/article/mls-st-louis-carnell-fired-7090c5bb806cff3064ba75e37ae67ba2 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

Carnell was named an assistant coach for [[Canada men's national soccer team]] for its September 2024 International Series in the United States, which featured friendlies against Mexico and the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps | title = 
Men’s International Series in USA | website = Canada Soccer | access-date = 23 December 2024}}</ref>

On 2 January 2025, Carnell was named head coach of the [[Philadelphia Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradley Carnell Named Philadelphia Union Head Coach |url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/bradley-carnell-named-philadelphia-union-head-coach |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Philadelphia Union |language=en}}</ref>

== Managerial statistics ==
{{updated|match played 29 June 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team!!rowspan="2"|From!!rowspan="2"|To!!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}!!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}!!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}!!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}!!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[New York Red Bulls]] (interim)||5 September 2020<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2020/09/05/bradley-carnell-named-interim-head-coach|title=Bradley Carnell Named Interim Head Coach|publisher=New York Red Bulls FC|last=Vazzano|first=Andrew|date=5 September 2020|access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>||19 November 2020<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2020/11/19/bradley-carnell-shares-message-after-move-assistant-coach|title=Bradley Carnell Shares Message After Move to Assistant Coach|publisher=New York Red Bulls FC|date=19 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
{{WDL|14|6|3|5}}
|-
|[[St Louis City SC]]||5 January 2022 ||1 July 2024<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-louis-city-sc-parts-ways-with-head-coach-bradley-carnell|title=St. Louis CITY SC Parts Ways With Head Coach Bradley Carnell|publisher=St. Louis CITY SC|date=1 July 2024|access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
{{WDL|62|22|15|25}}
|-
|[[Philadelphia Union]]||2 January 2025 ||present
{{WDL|22|13|5|4}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|98|41|23|34}}
|}

== Honours ==
'''VfB Stuttgart'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2000]], [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D2000/Round%3D1469/match%3D65601/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040702102052/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D2000/Round%3D1469/match%3D65601/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2004 |title=Stuttgart 1–1 Auxerre (Aggregate: 3 – 1)|publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1621/Match%3D70010/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021021101811/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1621/Match%3D70010/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2002 |title=Stuttgart 2–0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 – 1)|publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Fussballdaten|carnellbradley|Bradley Carnell}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bradleycarnell.com/}}

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