Who is Lee Carsley’s wife Louisa?

LEE Carsley has been named as the Three Lions’ interim manager following Gareth Southgate’s exit after Euro 2024.

Here we get to know the former England U21 boss‘ wife Louisa.

Lee Carsley has been appointed interim head coach of England

Who is Lee Carsley’s wife Louisa?

Lee Carsley is married to Louisa, although when the couple tied the knot hasn’t been reported.

They live in Kenilworth, Warwickshire with their three children.

Lee prefers to keep his family’s personal information out of the public domain.

Who is Lee Carsley?

During his playing career, Lee made his name as a talented midfielder during a six-season spell with Everton.

He also played for Derby, Blackburn, Coventry and Birmingham.

On the international stage, Lee won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland before retiring in 2011.

He joined the England youth setup as a specialist coach in 2015, before being appointed England U20 head coach in 2020.

Lee was later promoted to England U21 in 2021 and led them to victory in the European Championship in 2023, their first title in the competition since 1984.

The former Under-21s boss has been revealed as the replacement for Gareth Southgate.

He will be in charge of England‘s matches against the Republic of Ireland on September 7, and Finland at Wembley three days later.

Ex-England left-back Ashley Cole will be part of his coaching staff.

A statement from the FA confirmed the news.

It read: “Lee Carsley has been appointed interim head coach of England senior men ahead of the start of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League campaign.

“Carsley will step up from his role in charge of the Men’s U21s, initially for September’s fixtures away to Republic of Ireland and at home to Finland.

“But with a view to remaining in the position throughout autumn while the FA’s recruitment process for a new permanent head coach continues.”

Carsley said: “It’s an honour to step up and lead this England squad on an interim basis.

Lee Carsley led England to victory in the 2023 U21 Euros

“As I am very familiar with the players and the cycle of international football, it makes sense for me to guide the team while the FA continues the process to recruit a new manager.

“My main priority is to ensure continuity and our goal is to secure promotion in the UEFA Nations League.”

Does Lee Carsley have any children?

According to reports Lee and Louisa have three children together.

Their eldest child is a boy named Callum.

The couple’s second son, Connor, lives with Down’s Syndrome.

In 2007, Lee told the Independent: “Until we had Connor we basically lived up in a bubble where everything was rosy.

“We get paid a lot of money, you don’t worry about bills, you are not worried about anything, and then all of a sudden you have something that totally rocks you and it’s, ‘Bloody hell’.

“Suddenly you realise that no one’s untouchable, it could happen to anyone, and you become a lot more aware of other people’s problems and what really goes on.

“We’ve been sat in waiting rooms with people from all walks of life. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, everyone is sat there hoping for the same thing and it does bring you back down to earth.

“Now my lifestyle and my attitude is a lot different to some other players, but I would never knock them for that because they haven’t been through or experienced what I have.

“I know I didn’t think about these problems before Connor arrived, but then why would I have done? That’s why, if I’m fundraising, I’ll never push it with the lads here and I’ll never go around preaching that this is what they should all be doing in their spare time.”

Following his U21 Euro 2023 triumph, Lee brought the trophy for his son’s side, Solihull Moors Down’s Syndrome Team, to look at.

He told ITV: “When I’m away for this amount of time I don’t normally bring a trophy back. It was good that we could win it.”

After lifting the trophy himself, his son Connor said: “It’s good and I’m proud of my dad. My dad is a great manager and coach.”

Lee Carsley with former Everton teammate and doppelganger Thomas Gravesen

Lee was part of the of Mick McCarthy‘s Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

But due a number of factors, England’s new interim manager didn’t have the best of times, as he told the Irish Examiner in January 2024.

He explained: “I was at the World Cup but I felt out of it. I was playing well for Everton, I felt like I could contribute to the team.

“Then, to only get a couple of minutes – especially after Roy Keane going home — was really frustrating.

“I don’t look back on the World Cup as a great experience. The fact that I played two minutes at a World Cup isn’t something that I’d talk about.

“At that point, we had Connor. He was two years old then. I’m not saying that I had any mental health issues or anything like that, but my wife was pregnant with our third.

“We were dealing with Connor and all the challenges that come with that.

“Being away with Ireland for long spells, there were a lot of times when I was thinking ‘is this actually worth being away from home?’

“Your club form starts to struggle then because you’ve been sitting in a hotel for 10 days, not getting a lot of game-time and find yourself out of the team when you go back to your club.

“It’s like a negative circle. That’s why I pulled out of squads with Ireland or decided not to play for a while.” 

Their third child is a daughter named Lois.