noted by Carrick's former club and national team captain Wayne Rooney. Carrick's intelligence and awareness were highlighted by former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who labelled him his "trainer coach during the game". Furthermore, his importance to the team performance was constantly praised by former teammates Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, as well as European peers Xavi and Xabi Alonso. In 2015, The Telegraph included him at number one in their list of "The top 20 most under-rated footballers of all time," describing him as an "unassuming but highly intelligent and technically gifted deep-lying midfielder," who "has consistently performed well." Personal life Carrick married Lisa Roughead, a Pilates instructor with a business degree, in Wymondham, Leicestershire on 16 June 2007. The couple started dating when they were both at school, and have a daughter, Louise, and a son, Jacey. In October 2018, Carrick announced that he had suffered from depression for two years following the defeat in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. Carrick has one brother, Graeme, who is four years younger. He was also at West Ham United but suffered several injuries, and has completed an MSc in Sport Coaching is currently an FA Regional Coach Mentor (North East & Yorkshire) after 7 years as an FA Skills Coach and a spell Coaching at Team Northumbria, after previously working at the Newcastle United Academy coaching the under-10s and under-16s. Career statistics Club Source: International Source: Managerial statistics Honours West Ham United U18 FA Youth Cup: 1998–99 West Ham United UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999 Manchester United Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 FA Cup: 2015–16 Football League/EFL Cup: 2009–10, 2016–17 FA Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 UEFA Champions League: 2007–08 UEFA Europa League: 2016–17 FIFA Club World Cup: 2008 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 First Division, 2012–13 Premier League Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2012–13 References External links 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Wallsend Footballers from Tyne and Wear Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English footballers England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers England B international footballers England international footballers Association football midfielders Wallsend Boys Club players West Ham United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players FA Cup Final players UEFA Champions League winning players UEFA Europa League winning