Osian Roberts is a Welsh football coach who is assistant manager of the Welsh national team. He has been described as "the most influential man in Welsh football."Roberts was born in Anglesey, and was brought up in Bodffordd on the island.Roberts was a central midfielder, and captained the Welsh Schools side. He played in North Wales for Bangor City, before moving to the United States at the age of 19 after receiving a scholarship to attend Furman University. He later played in the American Professional Soccer League for the New Mexico Chiles, where he was player-manager. Wikipedia