# Charlie Trout

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English football manager (born 1985)

Charlie Trout Personal information Full name Charles Trout Date of birth (1985-04-20) 20 April 1985 (age 41) Place of birth Nottingham, England Team information Current team Puerto Rico (manager) College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2007–2009 UIC Flames Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Lincoln City 0 (0) Gainsborough Trinity Managerial career 2023– Puerto Rico * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Charles Trout** (born 20 April 1985) is an English [football](/source/Association_football) manager and former player who currently manages the [Puerto Rico national team](/source/Puerto_Rico_national_football_team).

Released from [Lincoln City](/source/Lincoln_City_F.C.) without a first-team appearance, he played in the [Conference North](/source/Conference_North) for [Gainsborough Trinity](/source/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C.), where he suffered from injury. He moved to the United States to play [college soccer](/source/College_soccer) for the [UIC Flames](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_soccer).

Trout stayed in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) to coach youths, and in 2021 was hired by [Dave Sarachan](/source/Dave_Sarachan) to oversee the [Puerto Rico under-20 team](/source/Puerto_Rico_national_under-20_football_team). When Sarachan resigned in March 2023, Trout succeeded him as manager of the senior team.

## Early life and playing career

Trout was born in [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham) and raised in a council estate in [Clifton](/source/Clifton%2C_Nottinghamshire), and became a fan of [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.). When he was 11 and representing the [Nottinghamshire County Football Association](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Football_Association)'s boys' team, he was scouted for Leeds United, but did not advance through the youth system.[1]

Trout then signed for [Lincoln City](/source/Lincoln_City_F.C.) on an apprenticeship. He was given a first-team squad number and trained with the professionals, but was released at age 19 without playing a game. He then signed for [Gainsborough Trinity](/source/Gainsborough_Trinity_F.C.) of the sixth-tier [Conference North](/source/Conference_North) while working in other jobs during the week. He was sidelined for eight months with a hamstring injury picked up against [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.) in the [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy), and recurring injuries afterwards meant that he gave up on finding a way back into professional football in England.[1]

Having previously rejected the chance to play in the United States, Trout had a trial for the [UIC Flames](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_soccer) of the [University of Illinois Chicago](/source/University_of_Illinois_Chicago). He initially wanted to stay in England after returning during the severe winters of *The Windy City*, but remained and completed his degree.[1]

## Coaching career

Trout had helped coach the youth teams at Lincoln, and became involved with inner-city youth teams in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), with several of his players joining the academy of [Chicago Fire SC](/source/Chicago_Fire_SC). During the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), he turned down jobs at other clubs and began his own coaching business.[1]

In 2021, American [Dave Sarachan](/source/Dave_Sarachan) became manager of the [Puerto Rico national football team](/source/Puerto_Rico_national_football_team) and enlisted Trout as an assistant for the under-20 team.[1] Sarachan resigned with promotion from [League C](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_CONCACAF_Nations_League_C) of the [CONCACAF Nations League](/source/CONCACAF_Nations_League) already secured, and Trout was named in charge on 19 March 2023, four days ahead of the next fixture away to the [British Virgin Islands](/source/British_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team).[2] The side won his debut 3–1 in [Road Town](/source/Road_Town).[3]

Trout led Puerto Rico in [2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification](/source/2023_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_qualification) in [Florida](/source/Florida), defeating [Suriname](/source/Suriname_national_football_team) on penalties in the first round before falling 2–0 to [Martinique](/source/Martinique_national_football_team) in the final.[4] In the [2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_CONCACAF_Nations_League_B), his team came second of four, behind [Guyana](/source/Guyana_national_football_team),[5] while the [following season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_CONCACAF_Nations_League_B) saw the same result behind a [Haiti](/source/Haiti_national_football_team) team with a 100% record; Puerto Rico did not finish as one of the best runners-up to advance to the next [CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification](/source/2025_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_qualification).[6] In [qualification](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONCACAF)) for the [2026 FIFA World Cup](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup), Puerto Rico advanced to the second round and remained in contention to go further, but a draw between Suriname and [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador_national_football_team) on the final day meant those two teams advanced.[7]

As manager of Puerto Rico, Trout has fielded young players including those still in [college soccer](/source/College_soccer) in the United States, as it is common for players in their mid-20s to leave football for a more stable or well-paying profession. He commented that some of his opponents such as Suriname could call upon professionals from the Dutch [Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie) or Spain's [La Liga](/source/La_Liga).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cole_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cole_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cole_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-cole_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-cole_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-cole_1-5) Cole, Sean (March 2025). ["Fishing for success"](https://www.magzter.com/stories/sports/World-Soccer/FISHING-FOR-SUCCESS?srsltid=AfmBOoqEU2oLvi2BMuJrGjlVmKBkZOGhSLYVvbKtn5mJ8XFwAz-vVh2l). *[World Soccer](/source/World_Soccer_(magazine))*. [Magzter](/source/Magzter). pp. 72–75. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Quiles, Gabriel (19 March 2023). ["La Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol anuncia nuevo entrenador de la selección masculina"](https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/la-federaci-n-puertorrique-a-de-f-tbol-anuncia-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-selecci-n/article_328e300a-c677-11ed-a732-9f6ba35bf431.html) [Puerto Rican Football Federation announces new manager of the men's team]. *[El Vocero](/source/El_Vocero)* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Selección Nacional de fútbol supera a las Islas Vírgenes Británicas"](https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/futbol/notas/seleccion-nacional-de-futbol-supera-a-las-islas-virgenes-britanicas/) [National football team beat the British Virgin Islands]. *Primera Hora* (in Spanish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Martinique brush off spirited Puerto Rico challenge to head into Gold Cup group stages"](https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2023/06/21/martinque-brush-off-spirited-puerto-rico-challenge-head-gold-cup-group-stages/). *Inside World Football*. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Goleada de Puerto Rico a Bahamas con hat-trick de Ricardo Rivera"](https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2023/11/21/puerto-rico-y-bahamas-se-encuentran-en-la-fecha-6-del-grupo-d/) [Puerto Rico rout Bahamas with hat-trick from Ricardo Rivera]. [Infobae](/source/Infobae). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Puerto Rico sucumbe ante Haití 3-0 y no avanza a la Copa de Oro de la Concacaf"](https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/puerto-rico-sucumbe-ante-hait%C3%AD-3-0-y-no-avanza-a-la-copa-de-oro-de-la-concacaf/88234592) [Puerto Rico succumb to Haiti 3-0 and do not advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup] (in Spanish). [SWI swissinfo](/source/SWI_swissinfo). [EFE](/source/EFE). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2-1. Puerto Rico no avanza más en la Concacaf por el empate entre Surinam y El Salvador"](https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/2-1.-puerto-rico-no-avanza-m%C3%A1s-en-la-concacaf-por-el-empate-entre-surinam-y-el-salvador/89494235). [SWI swissinfo](/source/SWI_swissinfo). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

v t e Current managers of CONCACAF national teams Jeffrey (Anguilla) Passyc (Antigua and Barbuda) Bermúdez (Aruba) Kevin Davies (Bahamas) Hallc (Barbados) Bartolotta (Belize) Findlay (Bermuda) Janga (Bonaire) Pérez (British Virgin Islands) Marsch (Canada) Rowec (Cayman Islands) Batista (Costa Rica) Pereira (Cuba) Advocaat (Curaçao) Herdi (Dominica) Neveleff (Dominican Republic) Gómez (El Salvador) D'Urbano (French Guiana) Modeste (Grenada) Angloma (Guadeloupe) Tena (Guatemala) Dooley (Guyana) Migné (Haiti) Molina (Honduras) Vacant (Jamaica) Mercadal (Martinique) Aguirre (Mexico) Eve (Montserrat) Cruz Real (Nicaragua) Christiansen (Panama) Trout (Puerto Rico) Serrano (Saint Kitts and Nevis) John (Saint Lucia) Darcheville (Saint Martin) Hendrickson (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) de Jong (Sint Maarten) ten Cate (Suriname) Kingi (Trinidad and Tobago) Vacant (Turks and Caicos Islands) Pochettino (United States) Jones (United States Virgin Islands) (c) – caretaker manager (i) – interim manager

v t e Puerto Rico national football team – managers Ordóñez (1959) Marchant (1966) Villarejo (1974–75) Rosa (1992) Vaccaro (1996) Gatinho (2000) Rojas (2002–03) Barros (2004) Clarke (2008–10) Whitbread (2010) Campos (2011–13) Barros (2014) Martinez (2015) Avedissian (2015–16) Stefanowski (2016) Cantarero (2016–18) Guevara (2018–19) Morales (2019–21) Sarachan (2021–22) Trout (2023–)

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