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Biography
Ryan Austin (born 15 November 1984) in Stoke-on-Trent is an English professional footballer who is player-manager at Kidsgrove Athletic.
Career
After starting out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 2004 he was later promoted to the first-team. He then had a successful loan spell at Burton Albion impressing manager Nigel Clough. In August 2004, he signed for Burton Albion on a free transfer from Crewe. A regular for Burton in the Football Conference, Austin made his Football League debut on 8 August 2009 in a 3–1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town. Austin has also played for the England C national football team at semi-professional level.
Austin was ruled out until the end of the 2009–10 season with a torn knee ligament. He made his return to the side after injury against Rotherham United on 11 September 2010.Austin was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2011/2012 campaign. In July 2012 he joined Kidderminster Harriers. In October 2012 he joined Brackley Town on loan. In January 2013, Austin joined Brackley on a permanent deal.
In August 2016 Austin joined Kidsgrove Athletic and replaced Peter Ward as manager.