Darren Paul James Wassall (born 27 June 1968) is an English football coach and former player who played as a defender. He has been academy director of Derby County since 2009; he was also the club's head coach on a temporary basis during 2016. He played for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Birmingham City and Burton Albion, and also had loan spells with Hereford United, Bury and Manchester City, making a total of 177 Football League appearances.