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“It’s a club I know well for lots of reasons and a league I know well, so it was a pretty easy decision,” Heckingbottom told the club website., external
“Experience is key. Knowing the players helps, and then having success in this league helps, so we know what it takes to compete.
“We know what it takes to do well and you can give that clear direction to try
Burnley have appointed former England midfielder Scott Parker as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
Parker, 43, succeeds Belgian Vincent Kompany who joined Bayern Munich despite relegation from the Premier League last season.
Parker has been out of work since March 2023, having been sacked by Belgian side Club Bruges after winning only two of his 12 games in charge.
After leading Fulham and Bournemouth from the
Sunderland have appointed Lorient boss Regis Le Bris as their new head coach on a three-year contract.
The 48-year-old Frenchman replaces Michael Beale, who was sacked in February after less than three months in charge.
Le Bris spent two seasons in charge of Lorient, guiding them to 10th in Ligue 1 in his first campaign before they finished 17th and were relegated last season.
The Black Cats finished 16th
Middlesbrough assistant coach Aaron Danks has been appointed as one of Vincent Kompany’s assistants at Bayern Munich.
The Englishman previously worked alongside Kompany when the latter was in charge of Anderlecht.
Danks had a spell on the coaching staff at Aston Villa, where he had two games in caretaker charge in October 2022, before moving to Boro two months later.
Kompany was appointed Bayern boss last month after two seasons
Stoke City have appointed Lincoln City’s assistant head coach Chris Cohen as their new first-team coach.
The 37-year-old former Nottingham Forest midfielder worked under Imps boss Michael Skubala for six months.
He was previously assistant to Nathan Jones at Luton Town and Southampton.
“He has an excellent reputation within the game and his work is highly regarded by coaches, players and club owners alike,” said , externalStoke’s sporting director
Watford have appointed Alberto Garrido, part of the backroom team at Real Madrid, as their new first-team coach.
The 48-year-old Spaniard will work alongside assistant head coach Damon Lathrope and first-team development coach Armand Kavaja on Hornets head coach Tom Cleverley’s backroom staff.
“We are trying to rebuild a winning culture around the club again and he comes from the most successful culture in world football,” said Cleverley.
“Alberto
Maresca’s first taste of senior management arrived in 2021 but he lasted just 180 days with Italian club Parma, winning only four of his 14 games in charge.
The Italian, who previously had a stint in charge of Manchester City’s under-23 side, returned to the club to work as manager Pep Guardiola’s assistant in June 2022.
After playing a role in City’s Treble-winning campaign in 2022-23, Maresca moved to King
Hull City have appointed former Hamburg boss Tim Walter as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
Walter will officially take charge on 1 July subject to obtaining a visa.
The 48-year-old German replaces Liam Rosenior after leaving Hamburg earlier this year, having previously taken charge of Stuttgart and Holstein Kiel.
Hull finished seventh in the Championship this season and Rosenior was sacked after not reaching the play-offs,
Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
The Belgian, 38, succeeds Thomas Tuchel and leaves Burnley for the Bundesliga side after the two clubs agreed a compensation fee.
Kompany won the Championship with Burnley in 2022-23, but the Clarets suffered relegation from the Premier League this season after finishing 19th.
“It’s a great honour to be able to work for this club
BBC Radio Norfolk’s Rob Butler
It’s fair to say Norwich City fans have been hard to please over the last couple of seasons.
Dean Smith didn’t light any fires at Carrow Road, he was followed in the head coach hot seat by David Wagner who took the club to a respectable sixth-place finish in the Championship.
The play-offs beckoned but when the Canaries were soundly beaten by Leeds United in