Osian Roberts (born 18 August 1965) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the head of development of Italian Serie A club Como. In 2014, he was described in the media as "the most influential man in Welsh football".[2]
On 21 July 2015, Roberts was promoted to assistant manager of the Wales national team under team manager Chris Coleman.[7] Coleman resigned the manager role in November 2017 and Roberts stated that he wished to become the new national team manager.[8] Roberts was retained as assistant manager following the appointment of Ryan Giggs as Wales manager.[9]
On 1 August 2019, it was announced that Roberts had become technical director of the Morocco national team.[10][11] He resigned in July 2021.[12]
In August 2021, he became assistant manager to Patrick Vieira at Crystal Palace.[13][14] Vieira was sacked by Crystal Palace in March 2023 with Roberts and other coaching staff also being released.[15]
In December 2023, Italian club Como announced the appointment of Roberts as their new caretaker coach until the end of the 2023–24 Serie B season, replacing Cesc Fàbregas, who had also been caretaker; Roberts also served as head of development for the club.[16][17][18][19] He eventually guided the club to promotion to Serie A after 21 years by finishing in second place.[20][21][22] Fàbregas returned to the role in July 2024.[23]
