Michael Carrick has been appointed as Middlesbrough’s new head coach, the Championship membership have introduced.
The previous Manchester United midfielder and assistant and caretaker supervisor replaces Chris Wilder on the Riverside Stadium and can be joined by former Middlesbrough supervisor Jonathan Woodgate, who will tackle the function of first-team coach.
“The membership is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Carrick as head coach,” learn an announcement. “Michael brings a wealth of expertise to the membership having spent 12 years as a participant at Manchester United earlier than teaching and caretaker managing the Outdated Trafford membership.”
We have got tremendous Michael Carrick… 🎶
A glance again on the illustrious profession of our new Head Coach 🔎 #UTB
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) October 24, 2022
Chairman Steve Gibson added: “We’re delighted to welcome Michael to the membership. We had recognized plenty of potentials for the emptiness who we spoke with, and had been impressed by all, however Michael was the excellent candidate. He has the identical values because the membership, and we’re very a lot aligned in our ambitions. We see Michael as the right match for us and he believes that is the appropriate membership on the proper time.”
Tyneside-born Carrick, a five-time Premier League winner who additionally received the Champions League and Europa League throughout his 12-year enjoying profession at at Outdated Trafford, in addition to profitable 34 England caps, was on Middlesbrough’s books as a schoolboy. “I’m actually excited to be right here and to be a part of a membership with such a deep historical past and custom,” he mentioned. “Middlesbrough was the primary skilled membership I performed for as a nine-year previous boy, so it’s a really particular feeling to be again right here as a head coach. I can’t wait to get began.”
