| Steve Gallen | |
| Fullname: | Stephen Gallen |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Acton, London, England |
| Currentclub: | Millwall (Director of Football) |
| Youthclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers[1] |
| Youthyears1: | 1990–1994 |
| Years1: | 1994–1996 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991–1992 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1993–1994 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker manager) |
| Manageryears2: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Pegasus |
Stephen Gallen (born 21 November 1973) is a London-born Irish football coach who is the Director of Football at Millwall Football Club.
Gallen was employed for almost two decades at Queens Park Rangers, and first joined the Academy coaching setup in 1997, as the under-12s coach. In December 2009, he and fellow academy coach Marc Bircham jointly assumed managerial duties for a match against West Bromwich Albion, after manager Jim Magilton was suspended; the game finished 2-2.[2] He was in the position of Senior Professional Development Coach, coach of the QPR U21 side, from 2014 to 2015, when he was promoted to First Team Coach. He left the club on 30 January 2016.
Gallen has two brothers, Joe and Kevin, both of whom played for QPR before also joining the coaching staff.
On 23 June 2016, Pegasus announced that Gallen would be the club's manager from the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League.[3] [4] He left the club on 3 November 2016 after struggling to adapt to Hong Kong culture.[5]
On 19 April 2017, Gallen joined Charlton Athletic as the club's Head of Recruitment.[6] Steve was appointed as Director of Football on 10 January 2020 soon after Charlton Athletic was taken over by East Street Investments.[7] Gallen departed Charlton on 2 August 2023.
On 9 September 2023, he took over as assistant manager of the Montserrat national football team under Lee Bowyer.
On 10 May 2024, Gallen was announced as the new Director of Football at Millwall.[8]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers (caretaker manager, with Marc Bircham) | 16 December 2009 | 17 December 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | ||
| Pegasus |  | 23 June 2016 | 3 November 2016 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33% | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57% | ||||
Queens Park Rangers under-18s
Queens Park Rangers under-21s