There are a number of former Leeds United players that have gone into management over the past few years.
Leeds are one of the biggest clubs in England, and have had a rich and successful history in the club’s football. A long run of dominance in English football came to an end as the club languished in the lower division for over a decade. It took Marcelo Bielsa to give Leeds United their first taste of Premier League football in over 20 years when the club were promoted in 2020. With the latest takeover from 49ers Enterprises and investment from Red Bull, the club is looking forward to establishing themselves in the English top flight again.
The club have quite a number of players from previous eras who have retired and have now gone into coaching. Jason Wilcox, Andrew Hughes, Neil Sullivan, Robbie Fowler and Casper Ankergren are just some of the names that are currently in technical staff roles.
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Former Leeds United man set to remain at Premier League club
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Neil Sullivan worked with the Leeds United academy in 2015, and is now with Hull City’s U18 team, Casper Ankergren is Head of Goalkeeping at Brondby, and Jason Wilcox is technical director at Manchester United.
Andrew Hughes has been a part of the Leicester City coaching staff, joining under Steve Cooper in August. The foxes sacked Cooper after a string of poor results in the Premier League, but Hughes will remain with the club. The former Leeds United man will be involved in first team training until a new head coach is appointed. Leicester City confirmed this in a statement:
“Men’s first-team training will be overseen by first-team coach Ben Dawson, supported by coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes, as the club begins the process of appointing a new manager, which we hope to conclude as soon as possible.”
Hughes is a big part of Leeds United history as he served the club between 2007 and 2010. The former midfielder made over a 116 appearances at Elland Road and was part of the team that won promotion from League One in 2010. Hughes was loved at the club, and was awarded The chairman’s Special Award and Best Contribution to the Community Award in consecutive years at the Leeds United Player of the Year Awards.
