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Welsh footballer

Mark Anthony Delaney (born 13 May 1976) is a Welsh former professional footballer who manages Coventry City under 18s. He played for Carmarthen Town, Cardiff City and Aston Villa as a right back. He is also a former member of the Wales national team, gaining 36 caps during his career. In doing so, he became the first player to progress from the Cymru Premier to the senior national side.

Delaney was raised in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire by his parents Mike and Angelina. He is of Italian descent, with his maternal grandparents having moved to Wales after World War II. He attended Ysgol Bro Gwaun (located in Fishguard). He is a fluent Welsh speaker.

As a youngster, Delaney played in the youth system at Manchester United but was released after he was deemed too small. Delaney joined League of Wales side Carmarthen Town in 1996, later becoming club captain at 20 years of age. between his purchase and his sale to Aston Villa eight months later on 9 March 1999 for £500,000. Delaney had been travelling to an away match with Cardiff against Brighton & Hove Albion when he was informed of the transfer by manager Frank Burrows on their arrival.

The day after his transfer was completed, Delaney's father drove him to Birmingham and he travelled with the first team for their match against Derby County. One month later, Delaney was handed his Premier League debut by manager John Gregory, replacing Steve Stone in the final ten minutes of a 3–1 victory over Nottingham Forest on 24 April 1999. but was informed by the surgeon that it was unlikely that Delaney would return to playing football following extensive surgery. However, on 15 August 2007, he announced his retirement from football due to his injury problems.

On 5 September 2007, Delaney stated he was hoping to go into coaching, and in 2008, Delaney re joined Aston Villa as a youth coach. In 2015, Delaney was named head coach of the Aston Villa F. C. Under 23s squad. On 8 January 2021, Aston Villa were forced to name a squad full of academy players for an FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool due to a COVID 19 outbreak at Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. First team coach Dean Smith was unable to attend as he had to self isolate, so Delaney acted as first team coach for that game. Aston Villa lost the game 4–1, but were praised for the performance of their young, inexperienced side. On 20 May 2022, it was announced that Delaney had left Aston Villa, after 14 years at the club in various coaching roles. On 7 September 2023, Delaney was appointed lead professional development phase coach at Coventry City, who will take charge of the under 18s.