Tag: appointed

Southampton: Tonda Eckert targets Premier League return for Saints after being appointed permanent boss
5 December 2025 Off

Southampton: Tonda Eckert targets Premier League return for Saints after being appointed permanent boss

By Total Football News

Tonda Eckert has targeted a promotion challenge after being appointed Southampton’s permanent head coach on a contract to 2027.

The Championship side have won four of their five games since the 32-year-old German took charge on an interim basis at the start of November.

That run has helped the team climb to 14th in the table, five points off the play-off places.

“I think that we’ve had a great start

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Keith Andrews in line to be appointed Brentford manager after Thomas Frank’s departure
23 June 2025 Off

Keith Andrews in line to be appointed Brentford manager after Thomas Frank’s departure

By Total Football News

Brentford set-piece coach Keith Andrews is frontrunner for the vacant manager’s job at Gtech Community Stadium.

BBC Sport understands the club are not putting a timescale on the appointment, and discussions are progressing well.

The Bees have been looking for a new boss since Thomas Frank left for Tottenham Hotspur this month.

Andrews, 44, was appointed to Brentford’s coaching staff in July 2024, after being part of Sheffield United’s backroom

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Graham Potter appointed new West Ham manager after Julen Lopetegui sacking
9 January 2025 Off

Graham Potter appointed new West Ham manager after Julen Lopetegui sacking

By Total Football News

Potter was Chelsea’s first managerial appointment following Todd Boehly’s takeover, but dismissed after less than seven months in charge.

The Blues paid more than £21m in compensation to Brighton, where Potter had impressed after leading the Seagulls to Premier League finishes of 15th, 16th and ninth in a three-year spell.

Potter, who has also managed at Ostersunds FK and Swansea City, oversaw a record £323m outlay at Stamford Bridge in

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Wolves: Vitor Pereira appointed new head coach of Premier League strugglers
19 December 2024 Off

Wolves: Vitor Pereira appointed new head coach of Premier League strugglers

By Total Football News

Wolves had been assessing their options for a number of weeks and sounded out candidates, including former West Ham manager David Moyes.

Pereira quickly became the frontrunner and joins having won Primeira Liga titles with Porto in 2012 and 2013 and the Greek Super League with Olympiakos in 2015.

He had been in charge at Al-Shabab since February and leaves them sixth in the Saudi Pro League.

The 56-year-old succeeds

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Brighton: Daniel Niedzkowski appointed assistant head coach to Fabian Hurzeler
9 November 2024 Off

Brighton: Daniel Niedzkowski appointed assistant head coach to Fabian Hurzeler

By Total Football News

Brighton have appointed German Daniel Niedzkowski as assistant head coach.

The 47-year-old will leave his role as head of the German football federation’s coach training programme to join Brighton in January, subject to being granted a work permit.

Fabian Hurzeler, who took over as Brighton manager this summer, trained under Niedzkowski.

“He will be an excellent addition to our coaching team,” Hurzeler said.

“He is somebody I know very well

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Birmingham City: Chris Davies appointed new head coach from Spurs
6 June 2024 Off

Birmingham City: Chris Davies appointed new head coach from Spurs

By Total Football News

Birmingham City have appointed Tottenham Hotspur assistant boss Chris Davies as their new head coach on a four-year deal.

Davies, 39, who was a coach at Swansea City, Liverpool and Celtic under Brendan Rodgers, succeeds Tony Mowbray at the newly relegated League One club.

Blues have agreed a compensation package with Spurs as Davies still had two years left on his contract.

The club spoke to over 40 candidates for

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Stoke City: Jonathan Walters appointed as technical director
8 April 2024 0

Stoke City: Jonathan Walters appointed as technical director

By Total Football News
Jonathan Walters took over as interim technical director in February
Jonathan Walters took over as interim technical director on 23 February

Stoke City have appointed their former striker Jonathan Walters as technical director after two months in an interim role working alongside head coach Steven Schumacher.

The 40-year-old former Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Wrexham, Chester City and Ipswich Town player had his best days after joining Stoke in 2010.

Walters announced his retirement as a player while at Burnley in

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