Arsenal are advertising for a new u15 coach.
The advert, which appears on Arsenal Jobs, calls for a Youth Development OPhase Head Coach, with the job purpose described as, “Covering the full coaching remit, assisting on an effective coaching programme for youths aged 13 to 16 years old, in delivering and developing performance pathways and plans, and creating an optimum environment for youth players to develop and grow. The biggest focus will be on the technical development of our U15 players.”
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm Sunday, 4 November 2018.
Since Arsene Wenger announced he was leaving, Arsenal have been undergoing something of an overhaul at all levels.
Just recently, academy goalkeeping coach, Deren Ibrahim left for a full-time coaching role at Charlton Athletic.
In September, Arsenal updated their Academy staff page on Arsenal.com detailing a ton of new changes at the club.
A number of new faces have been added while others have changed roles or gone completely.
New lineup
In total, I’ve noted 21 changes to the page. If you notice that I’ve missed any, let me know on Twitter.
The changes are as follows:
2. Marcel Lucassen named as Head of Coach and Player Development
3. Darren Hawkes moved from u11 Head Coach to u13 Head Coach
4. Adam Burchill moved from Assistant foundation phase coach to u12 Head Coach
5. Ryan Garry moved from Head foundation phase coach to u23 Assistant Coach
6. Simon Copely moved from u13 coach to u14 Head Coach
7. Greg Lincoln moved from u14 coach to u15 Head Coach
10. Ameesh Manek has been replaced as Head of Academy Operations by Lee Herron
11. Josh Smith added as the u11 Head Coach
12. Paul Barry added as the u10 Head Coach
13. Alex Nichols added as u9 Head Coach
14. Chris Tercou added as u15–u18 Goalkeeping Coach
15. Seb Barton added as u9–u14 Goalkeeping Coach
16. Joe Sutton added as Pre-Academy director
17. James Krause added as a Football Analyst
18. Colin Blackburne added as Interim Lead Academy Physiotherapist
19. Aaron Clarke, u9s Head Coach, gone
20. Jordan Reece, lead academy physiotherapist, gone
21. Serge van den Ban, u9-u16 Head Goalkeeping coach, gone
Please note these details only reflect the changes on Arsenal.com and do not indicate if people have left the club.
Arsenal have also promoted Per Mertesacker to their executive team:
Per Mertesacker has been promoted and joins Huss Fahmy, Raul Sanllehi, Sven Mislintat and Vinai on Arsenal's executive team.
— Gilles (@Grimandi_Tweets) October 27, 2018
This a continental style appointment & hopefully marks the start of including intelligent ex-players in the decision-making process.
Mertesacker must have the potential to make a very capable exec.
He also recently became a member of the DFB advisory team.
Mover & Shaker?— Gilles (@Grimandi_Tweets) October 27, 2018