Anthony John Carss (born 31 March 1976) is an English football coach and former professional player, who works for Aston Villa Academy as Emerging Talent Programme Manager.
Carss started his career with Blackburn Rovers,[2] and went on to Darlington, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town.
[4] After spells at Darlington, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Carlisle United and Oldham Athletic – in 2003 Carss joined Huddersfield Town, winning promotion via the Division Three play off final in 2004.
[4] In June 2018, Carss achieved his UEFA Pro Licence, graduating alongside Nemanja Vidić, David James and Nicky Butt.
[10][11] On 20 July 2023, after the appointment of Iñigo Idiakez as U21 Coach at Aston Villa, Carss was moved to the new role of Emerging Talent Programme Manager.