Wayne Rooney has been announced as manager of Championship side Birmingham City, where NFL legend Tom Brady is a minority owner.
head coach on Sunday after his side failed to reach the Major League Soccer playoffs for a second successive season and joins Birmingham, where NFL legend Tom Brady announced in August he became a minority owner and advisory board chair.Rooney's former teammates Ashley Cole, who he played with at England, and John O'Shea, who he shared time with at Manchester United, will join his coaching staff.
Rooney replaces John Eustace as manager, whose Birmingham side were sixth in the Championship with five wins from their opening 11 games before his 15-month spell in charge was brought to an end on Monday. "Wayne is a born winner," Birmingham co-owner Tom Wagner said."We believe, with the support of his coaching staff, the club, and our supporters, he will take Blues forward on the next stage of our journey. His playing philosophy will help to realise the ambitions we have set for Birmingham City.
Rooney has previously managed in the Championship with his first coaching job coming at Derby County between January 2021 and June 2022.
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